Money for the 1st time in 2 decades for federal research on gun safety under a reported deal the spending bill set for a House vote as soon as tomorrow would provide 25000000 for gun violence research divided evenly between the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Here s N.P.R. s Martin costly federal spending on gun violence research has been limited by Republican and Ari opposition to anything that looks like advocacy for gun control especially by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jeffrey Swanson is a visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for gun policy and research I don t think it sends a message it s the 1st time in 25 years that the c.d.c. Has been able to devote this amount of money specifically to gun violence without having to you know hide it under the radar the c.d.c. Already collects data on firearm deaths and other agencies do gun violence studies but Swanson says this money could expand research into new top
Childers accountability for war crimes the legislation could give the u.s. Leverage for a political solution to the war Deborah Amos n.p.r. News for the 1st time in Pakistan s history a special court has charged one of the country s former military dictators provides more sheriff with high treason and sentenced him to death and P.R. s da da reports from Lahore the military the country s most powerful institution and its generals have ruled for about half of Pakistan s 7 decades General Pervez Musharraf was the most recent he left power in 2008 the court said Musharraf had committed high treason by suspending the constitution during his rule the military said due process had been ignored and that it can be appealed but analysts say the Army s image of being all powerful has taken a mighty blow the National Weather Service says severe weather in the south is extending into today with parts of the Florida panhandle and southeastern Georgia under tornado watches I mean he held in Washingt
Will research on gun safety under reported deal the spending bill side for a House vote as soon as tomorrow would provide 25000000 for gun violence research divided evenly between the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Here s N.P.R. s Martin cost the federal spending on gun violence research has been limited by Republican an n.r.a. Opposition to anything that looks like advocacy for gun control especially by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jeffrey Swanson is a visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for gun policy and research I don t think it sends a message it s the 1st time in 25 years that the c.d.c. Has been able to devote this amount of money specifically to gun violence without having to you know hide it under the radar the c.d.c. Already collects data on firearm deaths and other agencies do gun violence studies but Swanson says this money could expand research into new topics such as the effectiveness of red fla
In the trade war with Beijing. Also this hour a newspaper investigates what happens to kids who are in foster care but never find a permanent home and then have to leave the system at the age of 18 many end up in prison It s Tuesday December 17th Filipino boxer turned politician and many Paki turns 42 years old today. The news is next. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington encore of a comb and later today a federal judge will sentence palm in a for its one time business partner regain its N.P.R. s Brian Lucas says Gates was a key witness and former special counsel Robert Muller s Russian investigation gates and man of Fort who were both senior truck campaign officials were among the 1st people charged as part of Robert Muller s investigation while metaphoric fought the charges Gates struck a plea deal in early $28000.00 and agreed to cooperate with the government prosecutors say that Gates provided extraordinary assistance he met with investigators more than 50 times he testified for th
Cooperate with the government prosecutors say that Gates provided extraordinary assistance he met with investigators more than 50 times he testified for the government in 3 criminal trials including against man a fort his former boss man of 4 was convicted in that bank in tax fraud trial and is currently serving a 7 and a half year prison sentence in his own case Gates has asked the court for no prison time just probation in light of his extensive cooperation the government does not oppose Gates request the decision on how much time if any expense behind bars rest in the hands of the court Brian Lucas n.p.r. News Washington the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina says President Trump will soon be announcing a drawdown of u.s. Troops in Afghanistan as Jennifer glass reports Graham was in Kabul yesterday Senator Graham discussed the gradual and responsible reduction of u.s. Forces with Afghan prison Ashraf Ghani here in Kabul and said