Now Playing

Loading streams...

Podcasts & RSS Feeds

News From NPRRSS
All ContentRSS
View all podcasts & RSS feeds

News From NPR

Pages

The Two-Way
6:36 am
Wed April 10, 2013

'Very High' Chance North Korea Will Soon Test Fire Missile

Credit Toru Yamanaka / AFP/Getty Images
Japan is on full alert ahead of an expected mid-range missile launch by North Korea, its defense minister said as the U.N. warned of a potentially 'uncontrollable' situation. A Japanese soldier walks past a missile launcher deployed in Tokyo.
Share
E-mail
Comments
By

Originally published on Wed April 10, 2013 11:23 am

North Korea's next provocative move — the test firing of a medium-range ballistic missile — could happen at any moment, according to South Korean officials.

Bloomberg Businessweek reports that "the possibility of a ballistic missile launch is 'very high' and 'may materialize anytime from now,' South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se told lawmakers in Seoul today."

Read more
The Sequester: Cuts And Consequences
3:22 am
Wed April 10, 2013

Some Public Defenders Warn: 'We Have Nothing Left To Cut'

Share
E-mail
Comments
By

Originally published on Wed April 10, 2013 7:20 am

Steven Nolder joined the federal public defender's office when it opened in Columbus, Ohio, nearly 18 years ago. Nolder handled his share of noteworthy cases, including the first federal death penalty trial in the district and the indictment of a former NFL quarterback embroiled in a ticket fraud scheme.

Lately, Nolder says, his professional world has turned upside down.

Read more
Around the Nation
3:21 am
Wed April 10, 2013

L.A. Schools Hire Security Aides To Watch For Threats

Next imagePrevious image
Credit Kirk Siegler / NPR
Students at Tenth Street Elementary out on the playground.
Credit Kirk Siegler / NPR
Tenth Street Elementary School's principal, Juan Alfayate, says he thinks the presence of two aides helps make the campus safer for students.
Share
E-mail
Comments
By

Originally published on Wed April 10, 2013 7:20 am

Tenth Street Elementary is in the Pico-Union district of Los Angeles, a few blocks west of the Staples Center and downtown skyscrapers. It's a tough neighborhood; school security is always an issue.

On a recent day, about 150 third-graders were spread across a worn cement playground, running around, playing chase and tag.

Most lunch hours, you'll find Juan Alfayate, the school's energetic principal, out on the blacktop, dodging soccer balls and having fun with the kids while on playground patrol.

Read more
Business
3:20 am
Wed April 10, 2013

Construction Booming In Texas, But Many Workers Pay Dearly

Next imagePrevious image
Credit Jason Cato / Courtesy of Workers Defense Project
Marchers at the state capitol building in Austin, Texas, in February protest working conditions in the state's construction sector.
Credit Jack White / Courtesy of The Dallas Morning News
Two workers died when a crane collapsed under windy conditions at a University of Texas, Dallas, campus site in July 2012. OSHA cited the construction company with six serious safety violations and levied a $30,000 penalty.
Share
E-mail
Comments
By

Originally published on Thu April 11, 2013 1:12 pm

Like almost everything in the Texas, the construction industry in the Lone Star State is big. One in every 13 workers here is employed in the state's $54 billion-per-year construction industry.

Homebuilding and commercial construction may be an economic driver for the state, but it's also an industry riddled with hazards. Years of illegal immigration have pushed wages down, and accidents and wage fraud are common. Of the nearly 1 million workers laboring in construction here, approximately half are undocumented.

Read more
Financial Basics For Baby Boomers
3:19 am
Wed April 10, 2013

Debt And The Modern Parent Of College Kids

Credit iStockphoto.com
How will you pay for your kids' college?
Share
E-mail
Comments
By editor

Originally published on Wed April 10, 2013 9:44 am

It's college touring season, and many parents are on the road with their teenagers, driving from school to school and thinking about the college application — and financial aid — process that looms ahead.

Many baby boomers have already been through this stage with their kids, but because the generation spans about 20 years, others still have kids at home. So how should boomers plan to pay for school when, on average, students graduate from college in the U.S. with $25,000 in debt?

Read more

Pages