WAMC - Site Search

#SportsReport: No. 10 Fighting Irish Fall To Longhorns

MLB:In baseball, in the American League, the Yankees beat Baltimore 5-3, Oakland blanked Boston 1-0, the Angels doubled up Seattle 4-2, Detroit edged…

President Trump's budget request includes provisions that could affect drug prices.

Trump's Budget Proposal Swings At Drug Prices But May Land Only A Glancing Blow

The Trump administration rolled out a list of actions in its budget proposal to attack drug prices, but most of the measures dance around the edges of the problem.

Although the FDA seems to have backed off, farmers and brewers are still nervous about the FDA's rule, which will be proposed again at the end of summer.

Going Against The Grain: FDA Threatens Brewers' Feed For Farmers

Breweries have been providing farmers with free or discounted grain to feed their animals for centuries. But a proposed FDA rule intended to make food safer could disrupt that relationship.

A Look At The Lasting Political Ramifications Of California's Prop 187

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Los Angeles Times reporter Gustavo Arellano about the lasting ramifications of a California measure that restricted undocumented immigrants from receiving public services.

#NPRreads: Love, Coding, Yuccies, And The 'NPR Sound'

This week's selection of articles and essays covers comedian Aziz Ansari's new book about love, a new demographic term, a global gaming superstar, and more.

In the 1940s, a psychoanalytic approach to autism — "the refrigerator mother theory" — suggested that the condition was caused by bad parenting.

'In A Different Key' Traces History And Politics Of Autism

Authors John Donvan and Caren Zucker say parents have been "unsung heroes" in spurring more research on autism, and in getting many more kids out of institutions and into schools.

Post-Ron Swanson, Nick Offerman Has The 'Gumption' To Be Himself

"I've never accused myself of being manly," Offerman says, noting his real-life persona is different from his Parks and Recreation character. His book is a set of essays about people who inspire him.

Patient Gary Wilhelm looks at his medical data on a smartphone that is synchronized to a new Fitbit Surge on his wrist.

Weighing Privacy Vs. Rewards Of Letting Insurers Track Your Fitness

A major life insurer is offering lower premiums in exchange for policyholders' sharing activity data. But privacy advocates worry such programs eventually will be used to deny coverage.

Democratic primary winner Larry Krasner on stage at his campaign party Tuesday night.

Enthusiastic Democrats Lead Anti-Establishment DA Candidate To Victory

With in-your-face progressive messaging, Larry Krasner beat out five former prosecutors and a former judge in Philadelphia's primary. He was the only candidate with no government experience.

Candy Chang, co-founder of the website Neighborland, writes on an art installation in New Orleans in April. As part of a public street art project that later became Neighborland, Chang put nametag-like stickers on empty New Orleans storefronts for residents to write ideas for improving the city.

Filling In New Orleans' Future, One Blank At A Time

New Orleans residents are using Neighborland.com to post ideas for improving their neighborhoods. Initially a local public street art project, Neighborland tries to democratize city development by creating instant civic feedback. But the digital divide has left the city's computer illiterate out of the conversation.

Search results for