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Stories from July 30, 2019

Live analysis and fact checks: July Democratic debate Night 1

Live analysis and fact checks: July Democratic debate Night 1

Ten presidential hopefuls are making their case on CNN Tuesday night. It is the first of two nights in this second round of Democratic primary debates. Follow NPR's real-time coverage.
by NPR Staff

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Sanders, Warren clash with moderates over 'Medicare for All'

Sanders, Warren clash with moderates over 'Medicare for All'

A full six months before the first votes are cast, the tug-of-war over the future of the party pits pragmatism against ideological purity as voters navigate a crowded Democratic field divided by age, race, sex and ideology.
by The Associated Press

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2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Walmart in Mississippi

2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Walmart in Mississippi

A gunman described as a disgruntled Walmart employee fatally shot two co-workers and wounded a police officer before he was shot and arrested Tuesday morning at a Walmart store in northern Mississippi, authorities said.
by The Associated Press

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1 in 4 food delivery drivers admit to eating your food

1 in 4 food delivery drivers admit to eating your food

A study conducted by US Foods found that nearly 30 percent of food delivery service drivers admitted to stealing a bite of food from their customer's order.
by Dani Matias

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10-year-old drags toddler to safety as gunfire erupts

10-year-old drags toddler to safety as gunfire erupts

A gunman cut through a fence at a popular California garlic festival and turned to a tent where the Honey Ladies were selling their habanero and garlic honey. He shot and wounded the business owner and her husband, but thanks to a 10-year-old girl, their young son escaped harm, witnesses say.
by The Associated Press

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Kids see bearded men as strong — but unattractive, study finds

Kids see bearded men as strong — but unattractive, study finds

New research shows that young children have a negative reaction to beards, but that changes as they get older. Children with bearded fathers did feel more warmly toward facial hair.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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Q&A: What to know about the Capital One data breach

Q&A: What to know about the Capital One data breach

The data breach involves about 100 million people in the U.S. and 6 million in Canada. Capital One said it will reach out to those affected using "a variety of channels."

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Judge orders release for Iraqi man after 2-year detention

Thirty-five-year-old Farass Adnan Ali has been in consecutive immigration detention since July 2017. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the lengthy detention violates Ali's constitutional rights. Ali must be released within 30 days.
by The Associated Press

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Cops: Wisconsin killings may have been tied to kidnap attempt

Cops: Wisconsin killings may have been tied to kidnap attempt

Authorities say some elements in the shooting deaths of five people in a small Wisconsin town are similar to last year’s abduction of western Wisconsin teenager Jayme Closs.
by Tim Nelson

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Jill Ellis is stepping down as U.S. Women's soccer coach

Jill Ellis is stepping down as U.S. Women's soccer coach

"The timing is right to move on, and the program is positioned to remain at the pinnacle of women's soccer," said Ellis, who won back-to-back World Cup titles and will depart in October.
by Bill Chappell

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Even if you’re losing it, your hair deserves some love

Losing your hair can mean losing your confidence. Host Angela Davis talked about different causes of hair loss for men and women and how to take care of the hair you have.
by Manda Lillie and Angela Davis

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TSA officials find missile launcher in Texas man's luggage

TSA officials find missile launcher in Texas man's luggage

A Texas man who said he is an active member of the U.S. military told authorities the Griffin rocket launcher was a memento from Kuwait, according to the Transportation Security Administration.
by Vanessa Romo

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'It Came from Something Awful' links 4Chan and today's political discourse

'It Came from Something Awful' links 4Chan and today's political discourse

If author Dale Beran is to be believed, all the world's an Internet forum. His new book offers an overview of Internet culture and explores the mindset and techniques of early Internet trolls.
by Andrew Limbong

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Ex-corrections official disputes claims, alleges mismanagement

Ex-corrections official disputes claims, alleges mismanagement

Former corrections official defends her actions and says she resigned after feeling “marginalized” for speaking up about agency management.
by Brian Bakst

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Bear attack near Ely prompts advisory

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is advising people in the Northland to exercise vigilance in the wake of a bear attack last week.

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Tame Impala’s summer tour stops at Surly Festival Field

The tour was presumably scheduled to promote a new album, but that album has not yet been released.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Sen. Matt Little on bipartisan group’s new emergency insulin plan

Sen. Matt Little on bipartisan group’s new emergency insulin plan

On Monday, a group of Minnesota lawmakers announced they had reached agreement on a plan for emergency insulin assistance. The deal still needs the support of legislative leaders, and a funding mechanism.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Sunday tornado tally rises to 6

Twin Cities NWS office finds damage from a sixth tornado.
by Paul Huttner

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Woman who died in horse accident identified

Authorities have identified the North Dakota woman who died after she was dragged by a horse in western Minnesota.
by Associated Press

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Woman’s kayaking hobby brings delight, discovery at 106

Woman’s kayaking hobby brings delight, discovery at 106

Pat Marble, just a few weeks shy of 107, still spends her summers at the family lake house in Northome, about four and a half hours north of the Twin Cities where she lives. At the lake, she sleeps on the porch, and says she doesn’t do much housework anymore. But she has picked up a new hobby: kayaking.
by Britta Greene

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Officers shoots, wounds person in Moose Lake

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says a police officer has shot and wounded a person while serving a warrant in Moose Lake.
by Associated Press

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Republicans deny report GOP looking to circumvent Evers

Republicans deny report GOP looking to circumvent Evers

The Wisconsin Legislature's top Republicans denied a report Monday that their party is working to circumvent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers when redrawing political boundary lines in 2021.
by Associated Press

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Boris Johnson tries to reassure on Brexit as pound slumps

Boris Johnson tries to reassure on Brexit as pound slumps

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was visiting Wales on Tuesday as part of a national tour intended to reassure Britons that his hard-Brexit push won't hurt the economy and rip apart the U.K.
by Associated Press

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As Trump dives into racial politics, suburban women recoil

As Trump dives into racial politics, suburban women recoil

In more than three dozen interviews by The Associated Press with women in critical suburbs, nearly all expressed dismay — or worse — at Trump's racially polarizing insults and what was often described as unpresidential treatment of people.
by Associated Press

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Controversial program boosts funding for scarce public housing

Controversial program boosts funding for scarce public housing

Critics accuse Minneapolis officials of selling out low-income residents of public housing through a new program that seeks revenue from private investors. But the program will pay for apartment renovations and not change control of the dwellings.
by Martin Moylan

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Tara Westover and Sarah Smarsh on revising the narrative on rural America

Aspen Ideas Festival: Tara Westover and Sarah Smarsh on revising the narrative on rural America

Writers Tara Westover and Sarah Smarsh speak at the Aspen Ideas Festival about the ways we think about rural America and the destructive stereotypes we hold about people who have different experiences from our own.
by MPR News Staff

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Barr changes asylum rules, limits family endangerment claims

Barr changes asylum rules, limits family endangerment claims

Attorney General Barr says Congress never intended for asylum seekers to include family members as part of a "particular social group" eligible for protection.
by Richard Gonzales

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Capital One target of massive data breach

Capital One target of massive data breach

The hacker got information including credit scores and balances plus the Social Security numbers of about 140,000 customers, the bank said. It will offer free credit monitoring services to those affected.
by The Associated Press

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