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CAHOOTS At 30 Pt. II: As Services Expand, Other Cities Take Note Of Its Intervention Model

This Fourth of July marks 30 years since CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) launched in Eugene. The mobile crisis intervention service…

Criticism Surrounds Facebook's Proposed Jump Into Cryptocurrency

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with media studies professor Lana Swartz about Facebook's proposed currency, Libra.

Customers line up to enter the Bergdorf Goodman store in New York City in this 2010 file photo. Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll claims President Trump sexually assaulted her in a dressing room at the Manhattan department store in the '90s.

'It Hurt. And It Was Against My Will': Trump Accuser Stands By Her Story

Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll repeats her claim that President Trump assaulted her in the 1990s, even as he tells reporters her story is "a total false accusation."

<p>A man walks by the Senate Chamber in the Oregon Capitol on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Salem, Ore.</p>

Oregon Lawmakers Cancel Saturday Session Due To Potential Statehouse Threat

It appears Oregon lawmakers began communicating again Saturday after Republican Senators refused to show up at the Oregon Legislature late this week and dialogue stalled out Friday amid a battle over a sweeping cap-and-trade climate bill.

Chris Marshall has organized pop-up Sans Bars in New York, Washington, D.C., and Anchorage, Alaska. And he has expanded into permanent spaces in Kansas City, Mo., and western Massachusetts.

Breaking The Booze Habit, Even Briefly, Has Its Benefits

Tens of thousands of Instagram followers can't be wrong: Curiosity about the sober life is trending. Scientists say cutting out alcohol can improve your sleep and blood pressure, and help your liver.

Norwegian Island Wants To Be 'Time-Free'

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Kjell Hveding, a local businessman and entrepreneur who launched the idea of a time-free zone for Sommarøy, Norway.

Daisha Smith says she only realized she had been sued over her hospital bill when she saw her paycheck was being garnished. "I literally have no food in my house because they're garnishing my check," she says.

When Hospitals Sue For Unpaid Bills, It Can Be 'Ruinous' For Patients

When patients can't afford to pay their medical bills, many hospitals offer a payment plan — or free or discounted care. But some try to collect by suing patients and garnishing their wages.

Dave Bartholomew — New Orleans Trumpeter, Songwriter And Bandleader — Dies At 100

Without Dave Bartholomew, rock 'n' roll as we know it might not exist. The trumpeter, songwriter, bandleader, producer and arranger, died Sunday at 100 in New Orleans.

President Donald Trump presents the Medal of Honor to retired Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday. Bellavia received the award for conspicuous gallantry while serving in support of Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq in 2004.

Medal Of Honor Awarded To Iraq War Veteran

Retired Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia received the nation's highest medal for heroism for saving his squad in Fallujah, Iraq. Bellavia is the first living veteran of that war to be so honored.

Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, stands with his attorney, Donald Frank, during a court session on Monday in Springfield, Mass. He has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of negligent homicide in connection with a crash that killed seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire.

Driver In Crash That Killed 7 Motorcyclists Pleads Not Guilty

Prosecutors say that Volodymyr Zhukovskyy was driving a pickup truck and veered over the center line of a rural road in New Hampshire, striking and killing a group of motorcyclists.

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