Relationship from Divorce Case the Focus For Indicted JeffCo District Attorney
Charles Todd Henderson was set to become Jefferson County’s next district attorney on Tuesday. Instead, he held a press conference and declared his innocence on one count of perjury. That felony count prevented Henderson from taking office, leading some Henderson supporters to cry it’s a politically-motivated persecution. We talk about the charge and the divorce case that prompted it with Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald.
Trump announces weapons for Ukraine and threatens Russia with tariffs
President Trump threatened to punish Russia with heavy tariffs on countries that trade with Moscow if the Kremlin fails to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine, while promising Kyiv weapons.
European trade ministers meet to forge strategy after Trump’s surprise 30% tariffs
The EU is America's biggest business partner and the world's largest trading bloc. The U.S. decision will have repercussions for governments, companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.
Shackled for weeks: Federal report finds abuse of restraints in prisons
The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General found widespread abuse of shackles in federal prisons. One prisoner was held in restraints so tight that he had to have a limb amputated.
Flood risk is widespread in the U.S. Few people have insurance for it
Climate change is increasing the risk of dangerous floods. But people often balk at the cost of flood insurance, especially since many doubt they need protection.
With social prescribing, hanging out, movement and arts are doctor’s order
Doctors are writing "social prescriptions" to get people engaged with nature, art, movement and volunteering. Research shows it can help with mental health, chronic disease and dementia.
By land and by sea, these new nonfiction books will carry you away
Helen Whybrow's memoir, The Salt Stones, is a closely-observed account of her life as a shepherd. In A Marriage at Sea, Sophie Elmhirst tells the true story of a couple adrift on a rubber raft.
