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First Lawmaker To Trigger New MeToo Era Conduct Rules Is A Female Freshman

The ethics committee announced Wednesday a preliminary inquiry into Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., over allegations of a sexual relationship with a member of her staff. She denies the allegation.

A street kitten looks out from behind a panel of lights in Cyprus in 2018.

Cats Don't Fetch, But Know Their Names As Well As Dogs, Researchers Say

In the study by Japanese researchers, cats reacted to their own name. Researchers say it's the first evidence showing cats can understand spoken words.

Mesa College students and administrators celebrate the opening of the school's first bachelor's degree program in this undated photo.

California Community Colleges To Hand Out First Bachelor's Degrees Next Year

Mesa College will graduate its first cohort of students earning four-year degrees in May. MiraCosta will hand out its first bachelor's degrees in 2019. But the programs' futures are uncertain.

NPR's Fall TV Preview: 19 Shows To Watch Out For

Whether they're watching sitcoms, prime-time dramas or something else altogether, our television and pop culture critics present a guide to the new programs and series coming out soon.

A woman walks in Skovparken, an officially designated "ghetto" in the Danish city of Kolding.

In Denmark's Plan To Rid Country Of 'Ghettos,' Some Immigrants Hear 'Go Home'

Officially designated as "ghettos," 25 areas with a high percentage of immigrant residents will be abolished. The government's goal is integration. "What they mean is 'go home,'" one immigrant says.

Even as the popularity of e-cigarettes exploded — with unknown health risks — the federal government was slow to regulate vaping companies.

How Vaping Snuck Up On Regulators

Even as the popularity of e-cigarettes like Juul has exploded — with unknown health risks — the federal government has been slow to regulate vaping companies.

Christian (Jack Reynor) and Dani (Florence Pugh) react to one of the rituals in "Midsommar."

Ari Aster's 'Midsommar' Will Delight And Disturb

'Hereditary' director scores another indie win

The number of pedestrians killed on U.S. roads last year was the highest in 28 years. Using data reported by states, the Governors Highway Safety Association estimates that 6,227 pedestrians were killed in 2018 — a 4 percent hike from 2017 and 35 percent since 2008.

Pedestrian Deaths Reach Highest Level In Decades, Report Says

A safety group estimates 6,227 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2018 — a 4 percent increase over 2017 and the highest mortality rate since 1990.

Ross Barrera, Starr County GOP chairman, wants a border wall to stop unauthorized migrants who he says hike up from the Rio Grande on the path behind his fence.

In Starr County, Texas, Trump's Border Wall 'Still Highly Unpopular'

Some residents are deeply skeptical of the border wall, fearing it will aggravate flooding problems and cut them off culturally from the Rio Grande river that has defined this landscape.

Hispanic and black children are over-represented in child poverty totals.

Report: Child Poverty Could Be Cut In Half Over 10 Years, At A Hefty Price

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine lays out how to cut child poverty in half in 10 years.

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