NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 22:34:11 +0000 https://www.wkyufm.org/post/lori-loughlin-15-others-indicted-new-charges-college-admissions-scandal 121003 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 22:25:00 +0000 Lori Loughlin, 15 Others Indicted On New Charges In College Admissions Scandal Associated Press Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has vetoed a pension bill that was aimed at providing relief to some state-funded agencies struggling with ballooning retirement payments. Bevin said in his veto message that he will call a special legislative session before July 1 to give lawmakers another chance on the issue. The Republican governor said the measure violated the "moral and legal obligation" the state has to the affected retirees. https://www.wkyufm.org/post/kentucky-governor-vetoes-pension-bill 120998 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 22:05:11 +0000 Kentucky Governor Vetoes Pension Bill Ailsa Chang The new novel Trust Exercise opens with teenagers attending an elite performing arts high school in the 1980s. There, the theater kids form heartfelt friendships and relationships, and then sabotage them. Their semi-tyrannical drama teacher both inspires and manipulates them — with his "trust exercises." Midway through, the book leaps forward in time and perspective. One of the students, Karen, is now an adult, re-thinking her past. Trust Exercise is Susan Choi's fifth novel. She wanted to explore what happens when you look back on decisions that you made as an adolescent — when you felt like a grown-up, but may not have been as in control of your life as you had imagined. Interview Highlights On the teenage mind It's so hard to just decode the world. And when we're teenagers, I think that we're wildly improvising. We're just sort of grabbing standards of judgment, we're grabbing values out of the air, and hoping that they fit. And we are really, really, I think, prone to make mistakes https://www.wkyufm.org/post/susan-choi-takes-her-teenagers-seriously 121006 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 21:48:00 +0000 Susan Choi Takes Her Teenagers Seriously editor Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. https://www.wkyufm.org/post/mayor-beira-mozambique-wants-trump-see-damage-cyclone-idai 121005 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 21:48:00 +0000 Mayor Of Beira, Mozambique, Wants Trump To See The Damage From Cyclone Idai Tom Goldman Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. https://www.wkyufm.org/post/scrutiny-continues-santa-anita-race-track-after-23-thoroughbreds-die-3-months 121004 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 21:48:00 +0000 Scrutiny Continues For Santa Anita Race Track After 23 Thoroughbreds Die In 3 Months Quil Lawrence A Wisconsin combat veteran was driving down the highway in February when he suddenly found his name, license plate number and mental health information broadcast on the radio, on television and posted on electronic billboards across the state. "It felt very violating. Because I didn't want everyone who doesn't know me to know I have problems. It made me want to crawl into a bigger hole," he told NPR. But the "Green Alert" might have saved his life. "It's still affecting me dramatically and negatively, but at the same time it's quite possible that it's why I'm here right now," says the former Air Force staff sergeant. "It's kind of a double-edged sword." NPR is not divulging the man's name because he never consented to have his information made public. A new Wisconsin law allows authorities to put that information out the same way an AMBER Alert publicizes missing children or a Silver Alert does for people with cognitive impairment. It's the first Green Alert to take effect — green for https://www.wkyufm.org/post/balancing-safety-and-privacy-when-veteran-goes-missing 121001 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 21:48:00 +0000 Balancing Safety And Privacy When A Veteran Goes Missing Matthew S. Schwartz On Facebook, people linger long after death. A friend's photo might pop up on a timeline. A child's video might show up in Facebook "Memories," highlighting what happened on this date in years past. Sometimes these reminders bring a smile to the faces of friends and family left behind. But Facebook's algorithms haven't always been tactful. Unless someone explicitly informs Facebook that a family member has died, Facebook has been known to remind friends to send birthday greetings, or invite a deceased loved one to an event. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg on Monday announced that the social network will use artificial intelligence to determine when someone has died, and stop sending those kinds of notifications. Sandberg didn't explain exactly how the new artificial intelligence features will work, but a Facebook spokesperson told NPR the company will look at a variety of signals that might indicate the person is deceased. The spokesperson wouldn't provide details on what those signals https://www.wkyufm.org/post/facebook-promises-stop-asking-you-wish-happy-birthday-your-friend-who-died 120999 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 21:34:00 +0000 Facebook Promises To Stop Asking You To Wish Happy Birthday To Your Friend Who Died Kevin Willis The Western Kentucky University community is digesting the release of a set of recommendations impacting the school’s 380 academic programs. WKU began the in-house review of programs last fall after years of state budget cuts and recent enrollment declines. The decision to grow, maintain, or suspend certain programs is a part of WKU’s Comprehensive Academic Program Evaluation, or CAPE . The process examined the future viability of WKU’s academic programs, including majors, minors, and certificates. https://www.wkyufm.org/post/wku-programs-facing-elimination-would-impact-3-percent-schools-enrollment 120997 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 20:31:38 +0000 WKU: Programs Facing Elimination Would Impact 3 Percent of School's Enrollment Laurel Wamsley Demonstrations in the capital of Khartoum have been gaining intensity in recent days as protesters staged a sit-in in front of the military complex there. Now the scene has turned violent. Security forces killed at least 14 people on Tuesday, activists involved in the demonstration told the Associated Press. At least eight others have been killed since Saturday, including members of security forces, the news service reported. Sudan has been the site of protests since late December, when a protest began over the price of bread. The economic concerns have become political demands, and protesters want an end to the 30-year-rule of President Omar al-Bashir. As the AP reports, activists are pushing their appeal with fresh vigor after nearly four months of protests: "On Monday, for the first time, leaders of the protests called on the military's leadership to abandon al-Bashir and join their call for change. And on Tuesday, they invited military leaders to meet with their representatives to https://www.wkyufm.org/post/14-are-reported-killed-sudan-protesters-call-end-presidents-rule 121000 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 20:23:00 +0000 14 Are Reported Killed In Sudan As Protesters Call For End To President's Rule Jackie Northam Last week, at the tail end of a monthlong trial in a federal court in Boston, a tall and impeccably dressed man took the witness stand. Jean Leonard Teganya, a Rwandan, raised his hand and took an oath to tell the truth. For the next three hours, Teganya's lawyer probed where he was and what he did during the genocide that engulfed Rwanda 25 years ago. More than 800,000 people were slaughtered over the course of about three months. I sat on a wooden bench in the spectator section on the other side of the courtroom and studied Teganya. Next to me was his uncle, Greg Meyer, who had cold-called me a few days earlier to tell me about the trial. Prosecutors alleged that Teganya had taken part in rapes and killings during the 1994 genocide. Teganya was arrested in 2017 and charged with fraud and perjury when he denied carrying out these crimes in an attempt to gain asylum in the United States. Meyer believed Teganya was innocent. As a journalist, I covered the genocide from its opening days, https://www.wkyufm.org/post/reporters-notebook-rwandans-trial-triggers-memories-genocide 121002 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 20:10:00 +0000 Reporter's Notebook: Rwandan's Trial Triggers Memories Of Genocide Brian Naylor President Trump repeated a false claim to reporters Tuesday, wrongly blaming the Obama administration for instituting a policy in which children were separated from their parents at the Southern border. "I'm the one that stopped it," Trump said. "President Obama had child separation." Trump made the comments during a photo op prior to his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. Asked whether the administration was considering reinstating the policy of child separation to curb the number of migrant families crossing the border from Mexico, Trump responded that "We're not looking to do it." But he seemed to imply it was an effective means of stemming border crossings, and he compared families attempting to cross into the U.S. to visitors to an amusement park. "I'll tell you something, once you don't have it that's why you have many more people coming. They are coming like it's a picnic, like, 'Let's go to Disneyland.' President Obama separated children. They had child https://www.wkyufm.org/post/fact-check-trump-wrongly-states-obama-administration-had-child-separation-policy 120992 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 19:50:00 +0000 FACT CHECK: Trump Wrongly States Obama Administration Had Child Separation Policy Updated at 4:40 p.m. ET Polls in Israel have closed in an election that is largely seen as a referendum on its longtime right-wing leader, Benjamin Netanyahu. Both leading candidates are claiming victory. The prime minister and Trump ally, who could become Israel's longest-serving leader if he secures another term, is facing corruption allegations. He's also facing a serious challenge from relative political newcomer Benny Gantz. Netanyahu has spent the last 10 years in power, and also led the country for three years in the late 1990s. Polling stations closed on Tuesday at 10 p.m. local time, or 3 p.m. ET. While the race itself is largely about Netanyahu's political future, Israel's 6.3 million eligible voters are choosing between some 40 different candidate lists , representing a broad array of parties, movements and individuals. The candidates are competing for the 120 seats in Israel's parliament, the Knesset. After election returns are in, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will https://www.wkyufm.org/post/israel-votes-netanyahus-political-future 120990 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 19:24:00 +0000 Israel Votes On Netanyahu's Political Future Emil Moffatt The Heart of Kentucky Men's Chorus takes standards and even a country song or two and sings them a cappella. The Elizabethtown-based group performed as part of the Stained Glass Music Series at St. Joseph's Catholic Church on March 26, 2019. Also playing that night was series mainstay Ken Stein on the organ as he performed pieces from Herbert Howells, Charles-Marie Widor, Louis Vierne and Leon Boëllman. https://www.wkyufm.org/post/stained-glass-series-heart-kentucky-mens-chorus 120989 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 19:17:35 +0000 Stained Glass Series: Heart of Kentucky Men's Chorus Bill Chappell A weather whiplash is predicted to hit people in the Rockies and Plains this week, as conditions go from balmy to blizzard overnight. The high is predicted to be around 80 degrees in Denver and other cities Tuesday — but within 24 hours, blizzard conditions are forecast, the National Weather Service says. "Warm today. Snow tomorrow," says the NWS office in Denver and Boulder, Colo. , predicting temperatures that could hit record highs Tuesday — followed by rain turning to snow, in a blast of cold air that will ride winds of 40-60 mph on Wednesday. For many central U.S. residents, the week began with warnings of a possible winter storm. But predictions now call for an April blizzard that could bring whiteout conditions. And because of the intense drop in pressure, the system could develop into the region's second bomb cyclone in less than a month . The sudden about-face is similar to the way the inland bomb cyclone formed in March, when the weather in the Rockies and Great Plains https://www.wkyufm.org/post/second-bomb-cyclone-colorado-predicted-go-80-degrees-blizzard 120991 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 19:10:00 +0000 A Second Bomb Cyclone: Colorado Predicted To Go From 80 Degrees To A Blizzard editor With  Meghna Chakrabarti The Department of Homeland Security is facing major staffing shakeups with the resignation of Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and removal of Secret Service Director Randolph Alles. This, as President Trump pushes for tougher border security. Want more from the show? You can get messages from our hosts   (and more opportunities to engage with the show) sent directly to your inbox with the  On Point newsletter .  Subscribe here . Guests Nick Miroff , reporter covering immigration enforcement, drug trafficking and national security for the Washington Post. ( @NickMiroff ) John Sandweg , former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under President Obama and a top aide to then-DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano. Gabby Orr , White House reporter for Politico. ( @GabbyOrr_ ) From The Reading List Politico : Stephen Miller pressuring Trump officials amid immigration shakeups As President Donald Trump roils the capital over illegal immigration, his https://www.wkyufm.org/post/nielsen-alles-out-what-does-trump-want-homeland-security 120996 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 19:05:00 +0000 With Nielsen, Alles Out, What Does Trump Want For Homeland Security? editor With  Meghna Chakrabarti Illinois joins a growing list of states adopting Tobacco 21 policies to combat teen vaping. Will it curb usage? Want more from the show? You can get messages from our hosts   (and more opportunities to engage with the show) sent directly to your inbox with the  On Point newsletter .  Subscribe here . Guests Dr. Susanne Tanski , professor of pediatrics at Dartmouth College. Former chair of the American Association of Pediatrics Tobacco Consortium.  ( @GeiselMed ) Dr. Julie Morita , commissioner of the City of Chicago Department of Public Health. ( @ChiPublicHealth ) Ryan Kennedy , professor of public health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. ( @JohnsHopkinsSPH ) From The Reading List Chicago Tribune : Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs bill raising smoking age to 21 statewide Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Sunday that will raise the legal age for purchasing cigarettes, e-cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 statewide. For Illinois, it https://www.wkyufm.org/post/you-have-be-21-smoke-illinois-will-new-law-affect-teen-vaping 120995 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 19:05:00 +0000 You Have To Be 21 To Smoke In Illinois. Will New Law Affect Teen Vaping? Ryland Barton A woman who accused former House Speaker Jeff Hoover of sexually harassing her is fighting the Republican lawmaker’s claim that she improperly divulged details of a secret non-disclosure settlement she made with him and four others. Hoover and two other Republican lawmakers filed a lawsuit against the former staffer in Fayette County Circuit Court earlier this year, saying that Marissa Espinosa violated the confidentiality clause in their $110,000 settlement shortly after they signed it on Oct 25, 2017. https://www.wkyufm.org/post/hoover-s-accuser-asks-court-dismiss-lawsuit-filed-against-her 120988 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 18:49:11 +0000 Hoover’s Accuser Asks Court To Dismiss Lawsuit Filed Against Her Maureen Corrigan Normal People , Sally Rooney's second novel, opens in 2011 in a small town in the west of Ireland, where two teenagers, improbably, hook up. Marianne is a social pariah: She's really smart, lightly contemptuous and weird — a judgment bestowed on her by the cultural gatekeepers at her high school because "she wears ugly thick-soled flat shoes and doesn't put make-up on her face." Connell, a football player, is also very smart, but he knows enough to turn the dimmer switch down on his intelligence, so he's popular. His mom cleans the large house that Marianne's family lives in. Connell often picks his mom up at the end of her stint and Marianne is often sitting in the kitchen, reading The Fire Next Time or something equally challenging. They talk, they fall into bed together, they break up. This "wash-and-repeat" romantic cycle continues far into their university years at Trinity College, Dublin. Eventually, Marianne confides in Connell that she was in a relationship with a man who beat https://www.wkyufm.org/post/personal-demons-and-class-differences-complicate-love-normal-people 120994 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 18:26:00 +0000 Personal Demons And Class Differences Complicate Love In 'Normal People' Terry Gross TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Congress in the Trump era is the subject of the new book by my guests Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer. It's called "The Hill To Die On: The Battle For Congress And The Future Of Trump's America." Sherman and Palmer are senior writers for Politico and co-write the twice-a-day newsletter Politico Playbook. Their new book covers Capitol Hill, when Republicans controlled both houses of Congress as well as the White House, and describes how the power dynamic changed after Democrats took control of the House last year and Nancy Pelosi reclaimed her position as speaker. One thing that Democrats and Republicans in Congress have in common during this divisive period is that they're both dealing with a president who is unpredictable and doesn't follow protocol when it comes to dealing with Congress. Jake Sherman, Anna Palmer, welcome to FRESH AIR. So we're supposed to be a government of checks and balances. The Congress voted against giving https://www.wkyufm.org/post/reporters-say-members-congress-are-obsessed-getting-re-elected 120993 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 18:26:00 +0000 Reporters Say Members Of Congress Are 'Obsessed' With Getting Re-Elected Ariel Worthy Pittsburgh's mayor signed legislation Tuesday restricting the use of assault-style weapons in the city. The city council introduced a set of bills a few weeks after a gunman entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in October, killing 11 members and injuring seven. But despite the mayor's signature, Pittsburgh's fight has just begun. Supporters of the legislation faced immediate resistance from gun rights advocates who say the city doesn't have the authority to issue such a ban. The National Rifle Association quickly filed a lawsuit on behalf of some Pittsburgh residents. Pittsburgh tried to regulate assault-style rifles over 20 years ago. But the courts have rejected those laws. State judges ruled that gun laws can be regulated only in the state's capital. Mayor Bill Peduto has said it is time for the city to do something about the city's gun laws. "If we didn't challenge laws, women wouldn't be able to vote," Peduto said after the signing. City officials originally sought an https://www.wkyufm.org/post/pittsburgh-restricts-use-assault-style-weapons-setting-court-fight 120985 as https://www.wkyufm.org Tue, 09 Apr 2019 18:08:00 +0000 Pittsburgh Restricts Use Of Assault-Style Weapons, Setting Up Court Fight