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Randy Thomas, former executive vice president of Exodus International, denounces the group's actions and "conversion therapy" as a whole in the Netflix documentary <em>Pray Away.</em>

Former 'Ex-Gay' Leaders Denounce 'Conversion Therapy' In A New Documentary

Netflix's documentary Pray Away talks to former leaders of Exodus International, one of the biggest organizations that pushed for so-called conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people.

Google Talks Up Vets In Super Bowl Ad. Does It Walk The Walk?

Google advertised its new job search tool for veterans during the Super Bowl. The goal is to help vets get hired. But how many veterans work at Google?

Romin Iqbal (center) of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) attends a press conference at CAIR-Columbus headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, in 2018. Iqbal was terminated for sharing information about the organization to "a known anti-Muslim hate group."

A leader of an Ohio Muslim organization was fired for spying for a hate group

The Columbus chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations fired its Executive and Legal Director Romin Iqbal after it discovered he was passing information to a "known anti-Muslim hate group."

Tower Of Babble: Nonnative Speakers Navigate The World Of 'Good' And 'Bad' English

The demand for "proper" English can be used to shut people out of spaces and opportunities. The folks at NPR's "Rough Translation" podcast have a story to tell.

Lucky Bronson is the store manager at Comickaze Comics on Clairemont Mesa Blvd.

Comickaze bookstore struggles to survive in pandemic and amid industry changes

Comic-Con Special Edition is this week so here's how one store is trying to keep customers well stocked with the latest comics

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in July 2020, in Washington, D.C.

Former Defense Secretary Esper sues the Pentagon over book redactions

The Trump-era Pentagon head says he wants to publish an "unvarnished" account of his turbulent time in the post. But the Biden administration wants him to delete parts of 60 pages of the text.

Tower Of Babble: Nonnative Speakers Navigate The World Of 'Good' And 'Bad' English

The demand for "proper" English can be used to shut people out of spaces and opportunities. The folks at NPR's "Rough Translation" podcast have a story to tell.

A box and container of ivermectin arranged in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Americans against taking ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug, as treatment or prevention against Covid-19.

As constituents clamor for ivermectin, Republican politicians embrace their cause

Hospitals and doctors are facing more demands for ivermectin as a Covid-19 treatment, despite no proof it works. In some Republican-dominated states, lawmakers and attorney generals are weighing in.

A woman undergoes antibody testing before an injection of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine known as Sputnik V at an outpatient clinic in Grozny earlier this week.

Putin Promotes Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine, But Most Russians Are Skeptical

The Russian leader has touted Sputnik V, as the vaccine is known, but more than half of Russians say they don't want to take it.

Courtney Gramm waited seven months to receive her nurse practitioner license in California. Nursing boards, meant as a safeguard, have become an obstacle, preventing qualified nurses from getting into the workforce for months when basic vetting should take only weeks.

Nurses are waiting months for licenses as hospital staffing shortages spread

Almost 1 in 10 nurses who were issued new licenses last year waited six months or more, an NPR analysis found. Nurses say patient care suffers as these delays make staffing shortages even worse.

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