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The organization's board unanimously adopted 70 recommendations of an independent report. But some say the governing body's pledge to do better isn't enough.

Nurse-Family Partnership programs provide low-income mothers with checkups. Robert Siegel speaks with Nobel Laureate James Heckman on the benefits of NFP, which is found to especially help boys.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Republican Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee about the issue of sexual harassment. She wants the names of members of Congress who has used hush funds to cover-up harassment allegations to be released.

The NFL team that could never catch a playoff break finally got one. In their NFC Divisional Round matchup, the Minnesota Vikings pulled off a miracle win against the New Orleans Saints. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Ben Goessling, who covers the team for the Star Tribune.

An investigation from NPR and the PBS show Frontline found oil and gas companies had serious doubts that plastic recycling was viable, but promoted it to keep profits high and plastic bans at bay.

Bloomington-Normal child care providers are stepping up to help essential workers who still have to report to their jobs despite the coronavirus.The YWCA…

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Tom Goldman about John Geddert's suicide and what it means for USA gymnastics. Then they move on to women's soccer: A guest from 2009 and the US women's national team.

A safety director issued a public warning that buckets of ore may have exposed employees and tourists to unsafe radiation. But it's not clear whether anyone experienced dangerous levels of radiation.

Some scientists say Earth has entered a new geological epoch — the Anthropocene era — defined by human impact on the global landscape. Three artists traveled to 22 countries to see what we've wrought.

Steve Inskeep talks to John Cohen of Rutgers University who served as a senior official in the Department of Homeland Security about those who use ideological justification for their violent acts.