Andrew Brown Jr. Family Lawyers: Video Shows 'Execution' By Deputies Sheriff's deputies shot and killed Brown, a Black man, while carrying out warrants in Elizabeth City, N.C. Family lawyers say body camera video shows deputies firing while Brown poses no threat.Attorneys for Andrew Brown Jr.'s family said Monday they were frustrated only to be shown 20 seconds of body camera footage of sheriff's deputies shooting and killing Brown last week. But what they did see amounted to an "execution," family attorney Chantel Cherry-Lassiter told reporters. Sheriff's deputies shot and killed Brown, a...…Andrew Brown Jr. Family Lawyers: Video Shows 'Execution' By Deputies Sheriff's deputies shot and killed Brown, a Black man, while carrying out warrants in Elizabeth City, N.C. Family lawyers say body camera video shows deputies firing while Brown poses no threat.Attorneys for Andrew Brown Jr.'s family said Monday they were frustrated only to be shown 20 seconds of body camera footage of sheriff's deputies shooting and killing Brown last week. But what they did see amounted to an "execution," family attorney Chantel Cherry-Lassiter told reporters. Sheriff's deputies shot and killed Brown, a...WW…

Masks Remain Extremely Effective Indoors, But Are They Necessary Outside? : Coronavirus Updates Unless people are packed together, "there really just is not much spread happening outdoors," Dr. Ashish Jha of Brown University's School of Public Health says.Heard onToggle more optionsScientists and public health experts agree that masks are effective at lowering the spread of the coronavirus indoors, where the vast majority of transmission is likely to occur. But what about outside? About have statewide mask mandates that generally require people to wear masks outside when they're not able to...…Masks Remain Extremely Effective Indoors, But Are They Necessary Outside? : Coronavirus Updates Unless people are packed together, "there really just is not much spread happening outdoors," Dr. Ashish Jha of Brown University's School of Public Health says.Heard onToggle more optionsScientists and public health experts agree that masks are effective at lowering the spread of the coronavirus indoors, where the vast majority of transmission is likely to occur. But what about outside? About have statewide mask mandates that generally require people to wear masks outside when they're not able to...WW…

John Boehner On The 'Noisemakers' Of The Republican Party Boehner was the Republican speaker of the House during much of the Obama presidency. His new memoir recounts his time leading House Republicans — even if that meant doing things he personally opposed.Heard onToggle more optionsJohn Boehner says he couldn't win an election as a Republican these days. "I think I'd have a pretty tough time," he says. "I'm a conservative Republican, but I'm not crazy. And, you know, these days crazy gets elected. On the left and the right." Boehner has a new memoir, On the House, about his time in...…John Boehner On The 'Noisemakers' Of The Republican Party Boehner was the Republican speaker of the House during much of the Obama presidency. His new memoir recounts his time leading House Republicans — even if that meant doing things he personally opposed.Heard onToggle more optionsJohn Boehner says he couldn't win an election as a Republican these days. "I think I'd have a pretty tough time," he says. "I'm a conservative Republican, but I'm not crazy. And, you know, these days crazy gets elected. On the left and the right." Boehner has a new memoir, On the House, about his time in...WW…

As Yemenis Starve, Humanitarian Relief Group Pleads For International Help Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council is on the ground in Yemen. The United Nations is asking for funding as tens of thousands are already starving to death and millions more go hungry.Heard onToggle more optionsHunger has been weaponized in the war in Yemen, says a former U.N. official who is currently in the country. "We are seeing a relentless countdown to a possible famine that the world hasn't seen since Ethiopia in the 1980s," says Jan Egeland, who is now secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee...…As Yemenis Starve, Humanitarian Relief Group Pleads For International Help Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council is on the ground in Yemen. The United Nations is asking for funding as tens of thousands are already starving to death and millions more go hungry.Heard onToggle more optionsHunger has been weaponized in the war in Yemen, says a former U.N. official who is currently in the country. "We are seeing a relentless countdown to a possible famine that the world hasn't seen since Ethiopia in the 1980s," says Jan Egeland, who is now secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee...WW…

Critic Of U.S. Role In Yemen Responds To Biden's Plans To Pull Back Shireen Al-Adeimi of Michigan State University argues the U.S. has done "everything except for pulling the trigger" in the war in Yemen. She tells NPR she's skeptical of a U.S. role in creating peace.Heard onToggle more optionsPresident Biden said last week that the Saudi-led war in Yemen "has to end," as he pledged to end "all American support for offensive operations." The complex war started in 2014, when Houthi militants supported by Iran overthrew the unpopular Saudi-backed government in Sanaa, Yemen's capital. A...…Critic Of U.S. Role In Yemen Responds To Biden's Plans To Pull Back Shireen Al-Adeimi of Michigan State University argues the U.S. has done "everything except for pulling the trigger" in the war in Yemen. She tells NPR she's skeptical of a U.S. role in creating peace.Heard onToggle more optionsPresident Biden said last week that the Saudi-led war in Yemen "has to end," as he pledged to end "all American support for offensive operations." The complex war started in 2014, when Houthi militants supported by Iran overthrew the unpopular Saudi-backed government in Sanaa, Yemen's capital. A...WW…

Global Initiative To Start Shipping Vaccines To Africa, Where Supplies Are Low : Coronavirus Updates Dr. Katherine O'Brien of the World Health Organization says poor countries are able to get their populations vaccinated — they just need the doses.Toggle more optionsAfrican countries are far behind when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations, largely because in North America and Europe have already bought much of the existing and future supply. Poor countries are at the back of the line. That poses a threat for the world: While it's a humanitarian disaster for low-income countries themselves,...…Global Initiative To Start Shipping Vaccines To Africa, Where Supplies Are Low : Coronavirus Updates Dr. Katherine O'Brien of the World Health Organization says poor countries are able to get their populations vaccinated — they just need the doses.Toggle more optionsAfrican countries are far behind when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations, largely because in North America and Europe have already bought much of the existing and future supply. Poor countries are at the back of the line. That poses a threat for the world: While it's a humanitarian disaster for low-income countries themselves,...WW…

Wisconsin Hospital Leader On Getting Ready For Vaccinations : Coronavirus Updates Dr. Jeff Bahr with the Advocate Aurora Health system in Wisconsin says his hospitals are "ready to go" for vaccinations. Staff who treat COVID-19 patients will be first in line, he says.Toggle more optionsThe Food and Drug Administration looks set to allow emergency authorization of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine . With that, vaccinations will likely begin soon for health care workers and people in nursing homes. States will play a large part in distributing the doses that are available. In Wisconsin, state...…Wisconsin Hospital Leader On Getting Ready For Vaccinations : Coronavirus Updates Dr. Jeff Bahr with the Advocate Aurora Health system in Wisconsin says his hospitals are "ready to go" for vaccinations. Staff who treat COVID-19 patients will be first in line, he says.Toggle more optionsThe Food and Drug Administration looks set to allow emergency authorization of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine . With that, vaccinations will likely begin soon for health care workers and people in nursing homes. States will play a large part in distributing the doses that are available. In Wisconsin, state...WW…

How A Mother Protects Her Black Teenage Son From The World Minnesota state Rep. Ruth Richardson doesn't want her teenage son, Shawn, a track athlete, to go running outside. "You can't do the same things that your white friends do," she remembers telling him.Toggle more optionsThe best thing about being 17, according to Shawn Richardson, is freedom. "I'm able to go out more with my friends," he says. "I can do things solo." Shawn is a rising high school senior in Minneapolis. School is fine, but what he really loves is track. His friend timed him running the 100-meter dash in 10.71 seconds....…How A Mother Protects Her Black Teenage Son From The World Minnesota state Rep. Ruth Richardson doesn't want her teenage son, Shawn, a track athlete, to go running outside. "You can't do the same things that your white friends do," she remembers telling him.Toggle more optionsThe best thing about being 17, according to Shawn Richardson, is freedom. "I'm able to go out more with my friends," he says. "I can do things solo." Shawn is a rising high school senior in Minneapolis. School is fine, but what he really loves is track. His friend timed him running the 100-meter dash in 10.71 seconds....WW…