Sarah McCammon appears in the following:
Biden cheers latest job report but inflation worries persist
Saturday, December 03, 2022
The US job market is strong, with employers adding more than a quarter-million jobs every month. President Biden cheered the latest jobs report, but it could put more fuel on the fire of inflation.
Director Laura Poitras on her new documentary 'All the Beauty and the Bloodshed'
Saturday, December 03, 2022
NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with director Laura Poitras about her new documentary, "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed," a chronicle of photographer Nan Goldin's activism in the opioid epidemic.
'Mr. Christmas' of Richmond, Virginia is ready to retire his holiday lights
Saturday, December 03, 2022
Mr. Christmas, Frank Hudak of Richmond, VA is ready to retire his home's dazzling light display after decades of holiday cheer. He talks with NPR's Sarah McCammon about it.
Georgia Senate runoff election reaches final week of campaigning
Saturday, December 03, 2022
It's the final weekend of campaigning in Georgia's Senate runoff election, between incumbent Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker.
Biden administration says it is making progress slowing the rate of fentanyl deaths
Saturday, December 03, 2022
There were a record number of fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2021. The Biden administration says it is making progress slowing the rate of deaths linked to fentanyl.
Virginia city honors the 6 victims of last week's Walmart shooting
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
People gathered in Chesapeake, Va., for a candlelight vigil Monday to honor the victims of the Walmart mass shooting. The shooter, a supervisor at Walmart, turned the gun on himself.
Chesapeake, Va. Walmart employee shot and killed six people and himself
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
People in Chesapeake, Va. woke up Wednesday morning to the news that a local Walmart employee shot and killed six people and himself, according to police. The community lost its sense of security.
The latest updates from the shooting at a Walmart in Virginia
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
At least seven people have died in a mass shooting at a Walmart store in the coastal city of Chesapeake, Va. Authorities say the shooter is among the dead.
6 people and the gunman are dead in a shooting at a Walmart in Virginia
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
A Walmart employee opened fire in a Virginia store late Tuesday during what are normally popular pre-Thanksgiving shopping hours. It's the second high-profile mass killing in a handful of days.
After wins at the ballot, abortion rights groups want to 'put this to the people'
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Victories in every state that voted this year have abortion rights advocates looking at where they can next take the fight directly to voters.
Several state ballot measures resulted in victories for abortion rights supporters
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Voters generally favored abortion rights in abortion-related ballot initiatives this year. That could have implications for both policy and strategy.
Measures defending abortion rights win across the U.S.
Wednesday, November 09, 2022
Statewide votes on abortion played a huge role in the midterm elections. Measures defending abortion rights won in red states, blue states and independent ones.
Where abortion was on the ballot, midterm voters largely signaled support
Wednesday, November 09, 2022
Voters in several states were asked to weigh in on ballot measures specifically related to abortion rights.
Many midterm voters are concerned about abortion but inflation is the top issue
Monday, November 07, 2022
A look at how two key issues this election season — inflation and the fight over abortion — are informing voters' midterm votes.
Here are the places where abortion is on the ballot (in one way or another) this week
Monday, November 07, 2022
Abortion is on the ballot in California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont, but it's also playing a major role in races for governor, attorney general and state supreme courts nationwide.
Indiana doctor sues AG to block him from obtaining patient abortion records
Thursday, November 03, 2022
In a new lawsuit, Dr. Caitlin Bernard says Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has sought health records for her patients, including a 10-year-old rape victim she treated.
Meeting abortion patients where they are: providers turn to mobile units
Wednesday, November 02, 2022
In response to increasing abortion restrictions in the region, a Planned Parenthood chapter in Missouri and Illinois is preparing to open a mobile unit providing abortions in southern Illinois.
In Kentucky, abortion rights activists hope for a repeat of Kansas win
Monday, October 31, 2022
A proposed amendment would state explicitly that there is no right to abortion in Kentucky's state constitution, complicating efforts to challenge two state abortion bans.
Book by mom of six puts onus on men to stop unwanted pregnancies
Thursday, October 20, 2022
In her new book, writer — and mother of six — Gabrielle Blair makes the case that the abortion debate should focus much more on men's roles in unintended pregnancy.
Planned Parenthood mobile clinic will take abortion to red-state borders
Monday, October 03, 2022
Planned Parenthood says it will provide abortions out of an RV-based clinic in southern Illinois by the end of the year. It will reduce travel time for some patients coming from surrounding states.