'Desert Sun' Probes Marine Deaths On Highway Near Calif. Base

Morning Edition | Apr 4, 2014

Since 2007, more Marines from the Twentynine Palms Marine base in California have died in the U.S. than in the war-torn Middle East. Steve Inskeep talks to reporter Brett Kelman of The Desert Sun.

Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

MTA plans to beat the heat at sweltering subway stations with heat capture technology

The solution would store heat for wintertime use, and could roll out as soon as 2027.
Gothamist |

How Socialist Is the D.S.A.? Megan Romer Explains

Romer, a co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, defends some of the D.S.A.’s controversial positions: “I think people like us being rather bold. . . . People want a fighter.”
The New Yorker Radio Hour |

The Story Behind Trump’s Terrible Approval Rating

Plus, the origins of Trump’s media watchdog.
On the Media |

A Poet is Rediscovered in 'Late Fame'

All Of It with Alison Stewart |
YOU ARE ONLINE