It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.
Today's shooting in New York City draws special attention because of the location: at the base of the Empire State Building, perhaps the most famous building in New York, one of the most famous buildings in the world. The gunman opened fire there. Several people were shot and wounded. We're getting conflicting accounts of how many, although news photographs from the scene do show a number of people down on the ground.
This interview was originally broadcast on May 31, 2011. David Eagleman's Incognito is now out in paperback.
Your brain doesn't like to keep secrets. Studies at the University of Texas, Austin, have shown that writing down secrets in a journal or telling a doctor your secrets actually decreases the level of stress hormones in your body. Keeping a secret, meanwhile, does the opposite.
Originally published on Fri August 24, 2012 11:03 am
Catholics are considered one of the most important swing groups in the country. Now, for the first time in history, both major political parties have Catholic vice presidential candidates. Guest host Viviana Hurtado discusses the Catholic voting bloc with pollster Robert Jones and conservative Catholic blogger Gayle Trotter.
There's a debate going on about whether President Obama's deferred action program for undocumented workers will help boost the economy, or hurt it. Guest host Viviana Hurtado hears two opposing views from Muzaffar Chishti of the Migration Policy Institute, and Vanderbilt University law professor Carol Swain.
Originally published on Mon October 15, 2012 9:55 am
Millions of college students are heading back to campus soon, and as any parent footing the bill knows, they're hungry for more than just knowledge — they want food, and lots of it, at all hours.
Originally published on Fri August 24, 2012 10:53 am
A shooting near the iconic Empire State Building this morning has left two people dead — one of them the gunman who first opened fire — and has shut down streets around that Manhattan landmark.
Police do not believe there's any link to terrorism. Instead, they suspect the gunman had some sort of work-related grievance.
Combative instructor training at the Fort Benning military base in Macon, Ga.
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Combative instructor training at the Fort Benning military base in Macon, Ga.
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Combative instructor training at the Fort Benning military base in Macon, Ga.
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Combative instructor training at the Fort Benning military base in Macon, Ga.
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Combative instructor training at the Fort Benning military base in Macon, Ga.
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Combative instructor training at the Fort Benning military base in Macon, Ga.
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Combative instructor training at the Fort Benning military base in Macon, Ga.
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Combative instructor training at the Fort Benning military base in Macon, Ga.
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Combative instructor training at the Fort Benning military base in Macon, Ga.
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Combative instructor training at the Fort Benning military base in Macon, Ga.
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Staff Sgt. Ronald Sherwood practices a maneuver on Sgt. 1st Class Darwin Scriber at the U.S. Army Combatives School at Fort Benning, Ga. The school trains instructors who will teach recruits hand-to-hand combat. Most of the student instructors have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Student instructors watch combat movements before a sparring exercise at the U.S. Army Combatives school. The Army has been conducting a study to see how many soldiers sustain concussions during the training.
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Sgt. 1st Class Isaac Cunningham (left) and Staff Sgt. Robert Terry practice maneuvers.
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U.S. Army combatives instructor Sgt. Teddra Rodriguez (center) demonstrates a move to two students.
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Students practice moves during a sparring session. Early findings in a research study suggest that, on average, one soldier is suffering a concussion every other day in combat classes.
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Maj. Christopher Carpenter takes a series of kicks and punches from a sparring partner. The soldiers take turns holding pads and practicing kicking and punching combos that will help them in close combat situations.
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Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Rice, a master trainer at the U.S. Army Combatives School, drives back his partner with a high kick during a sparring session.
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Cunningham demonstrates a defensive technique.
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Instructors go through the gym watching the exercises.
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A training session for instructors who teach hand-to-hand combat, or combatives, at the Fort Benning military base in Georgia.
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Student instructors take turns practicing maneuvers during a sparring session at the U.S. Army Combatives school at Fort Benning.
Originally published on Fri August 24, 2012 2:21 pm
Update at 3 p.m. ET. In its latest update, the National Hurricane Center says that tropical storm Isaac "could be near hurricane strength" when it reaches Haiti later today. That's a slightly more serious forecast from where we began the day.
Our original post — "Isaac Barrels Toward Haiti, But Isn't Likely To Become Hurricane Today":
Ashley Beecher, 29, and her daughters Annie (on lap) and Charlie. After feeding Annie, Beecher donates her extra supply to the human milk bank at Texas Children's Hospital.
Originally published on Mon August 27, 2012 7:59 am
When Ashley Beecher had her first daughter, nursing was a struggle, and she sometimes had to supplement her baby's diet with formula. But when she had her second daughter in January, it was a very different story.
"Very early on I noticed [that] I've got so much more milk than what this child is drinking," said Beecher, a 29-year-old Houston mom, who started expressing her milk and storing it in plastic bags in her freezer. "There's probably, I would say, estimated around 50 bags containing six ounces of milk in each one and that's just what I have right now."
