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State Tax Overhaul Moves Ahead As Lawmakers Look To Special Session This Week

Utah lawmakers are expected to take up tax reform in a special session Thursday after a state task force approved legislation late last night aimed at…

President Nixon waves outside the White House after his farewell address Aug. 9, 1974.

From Consensus To Deadlock: Is Impeachment Still A Check On Presidents?

The Nixon impeachment was a bipartisan affair; President Clinton's impeachment was less so. But in the Trump era, getting bipartisan support for the move is virtually impossible.

Nearly 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, planes still lag behind many buses and trains. Regulations prohibit passengers from sitting in their own wheelchairs on commercial flights.

Wheelchairs On Planes: Why Can't Passengers Use Their Own Onboard?

Many buses and vans can safely accommodate and restrain a passenger's wheelchair, but airline passengers are required to transfer to the plane's standard seat. A grassroots group hopes to change that.

News Brief: Vaping Rates, Dangerous Highway & Tech In Schools

Monday evening, December 9, 2019Utah Vaping RatesAs of Monday, the Utah Department of Health is reporting 115 cases of vaping-related lung injuries in the…

Student Loans A Lot Like The Subprime Mortgage Debacle, Watchdog Says

Mike Calhoun rang the alarm bell early on about the subprime mortgage debacle — before reckless lending drove the economy into recession. These days, he's sounding the alarm about student loans.

Jenni Grover holds a collection of finished patches from a quilt created by more than 100 volunteers across the country. The plans for the quilt were discovered at the estate sale of 99-year-old Rita Smith, who died earlier this year. Several dozen volunteers gathered to help put the pieces together at the Wishcraft Workshop in Chicago on Dec. 7.

Quilters Across The U.S. Answer Call To Help Sew Up Unfinished Project

A Chicago woman found an unfinished quilt of the United States at an estate sale and sought help online to finish it. Quilters from around the country joined her last weekend to complete the project.

Health insurers say the U.S. government owes them more than $12 billion in payments that were rescinded by a Republican-controlled Congress. The money was supposed to subsidize insurers' expected losses between 2014 and 2016.

ACA Insurers In The Supreme Court: Why Consumers Should Pay Attention

The case centers on $12 billion in payments the federal government pledged to insurers to defray their losses in the first years of the health law. Did rescinding those payments send premiums soaring?

Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa takes her first walk as Miss Universe after winning the 2019 Miss Universe pageant.

Miss Universe 2019 Is Young, Gifted And An Outspoken Believer In 'Black Girl Magic'

Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa speaks out on "natural" beauty, gender equality and climate change.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volcker listens to a question as he appears before the Senate Banking Committee in Washington, D.C., in 1980.

Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker Dies At 92

Volcker took the top job at the Federal Reserve in 1979, at a time when inflation was spiraling out of control. He is credited with taming it.

Former vice president and 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks to Iowans at Johnson's Reception Hall in Elkader, Iowa.

Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Joe Biden

Morning Edition host Rachel Martin interviews former Vice President Joe Biden aboard his campaign bus about his bid for the Democratic nomination and the impeachment inquiry against President Trump.

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