Immigration Detainees Seek Prison-Rape Protection
Human rights advocates are calling on the Obama administration to do more to protect people in immigration detention centers from …
How Alabama Banned Holiday Gifts For Teachers
This time of year, you might be thinking about what sort of gift or tip you’d like to offer your …
Billionaire Dreamer, Aviation Pioneer Aim For Earth Orbit
Remember when the space shuttle — aka “space truck” — was going to make make trips into Earth orbit a …
U.S. Troops (But Not Their TVs) Prepare To Leave Iraq
The final American troops are set to leave Iraq in a matter of days. Just a few thousand remain, and …
Home Sweet Home: The New American Localism
You can talk about the global village, a mobile society and the World Wide Web all you want, but many …
Facebook Aims To Prevent Suicides With Online Help
If you’re considering suicide, Facebook now stands ready to get you some help. The gigantic social-networking site said Tuesday that …
Dirty Little Secret: Almost Nobody Cleans Contacts Properly
People who wear contact lenses say they’re diligent about keeping them clean. But press them for details, and it turns …
New Poll Suggests Latino Voters See ‘Hostile’ GOP
The overwhelming majority of Latino voters believe that the Republican Party ignores them or is outright “hostile,” and that nominating …
Captured Drone May Have Limited Benefit For Iran
Iranian officials have crowed they are mining “priceless technological information” from a CIA spy drone that went down days ago …
Rep. Lankford’s Proposal Would End Threat of Gov’t Shutdown
Legislation sponsored by Representative James Lankford (R-OK) would keep government open no matter what, but cut 1% across the board if deadlines aren’t met. KOSU’s Ben Allen talks with the Rep. Lankford about the proposal.
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