How Prison Shaped a Woman’s Career Path
All this week, WBHM is exploring challenges people confront after being released from Alabama’s prisons. One struggle former inmates face is what to do with their lives once they are released.
For 10 years of her adult life, Jamie Faust was in and out of county jail and federal prison. In 2012 she entered Julia Tutwiler’s Prison for Women as an HIV positive inmate. At the time, HIV inmates were segregated from the general population.
She tells WBHM’s Sarah Delia that living with HIV in prison wasn’t easy, but the experience pushed her to follow a career path she might not have otherwise.
Despite new challenges, Juneteenth event organizers are unbowed
Organizers of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. tell NPR how they're feeling this year. And NPR presents a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Trump’s VA cut a program that’s saving vets’ homes. Even Republicans have questions
NPR has heard from more than 50 veterans around the country who are upset about the VA cutting a program that was helping vets avoid foreclosure. Veterans now have worse options than most Americans.
Inside a school that’s working to fix the U.S. shortage of air traffic controllers
Facing a severe shortage, the FAA is racing to hire thousands of air traffic controllers. But training them can take years. We visit a school in Florida that's trying to get them on the job faster.
Planning to be outside on a hot day? Take these precautions
People spend a lot of time outside during hot weather. Whether you're going to the beach, walking your dog or working your shift as a lifeguard, try these 7 proven ways to stay cool and prevent heat-related illness while outside.
SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas explodes, but no injuries reported
A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas exploded Wednesday night, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky. The company said the Starship "experienced a major anomaly."
Erick is an ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 hurricane near Mexico’s Pacific coast
The major storm threatens to unleash destructive winds near where the eye crashes ashore, flash floods and a dangerous storm surge, forecasters said.
