Juana Summers
Stories
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National
Six years after Parkland, a Florida sheriff on rethinking school shooting prevention
A Georgia 14-year-old has been charged with four counts of murder after a fatal shooting at his high school. Last year, authorities interviewed him over online threats to commit a shooting.
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Mental Health
New Biden administration rule aims to make mental health covered like physical health
The Biden Administration announced a new rule that will require private health insurers to cover mental health and addiction services like physical conditions.
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Arts & Life
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's journey to the Supreme Court
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Associate Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson about her new book, Lovely One, which traces her journey to the high court.
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Books
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson opens up on family
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Associate Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson about her knew book, Lovely One, and the lessons she learned from family.
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The new movie 'Ezra' stars an actor with autism playing an autistic character
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Ezra producer Alex Plank and screenwriter Tony Spiridakis -- who said the story comes from his own life with his son -- about portraying autistic people in their film.
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World
Brazil's Supreme Court bans X
Brazil's Supreme Court unanimously upholds the decision to ban social media platform X nationwide.
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Global Health
A massive polio vaccination campaign is underway in Gaza
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Dr. Hamid Jafari, director of Polio Eradication for the WHO's Eastern Mediterranean region, about the effort to administer some 600,000 vaccines in Gaza.
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Sports
Heading into playoffs, these are the WNBA players delivering the goods
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with The Athletic's Ben Pickman about the closing of the WNBA regular season, and the performance of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and A'ja Wilson.
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National Security
FBI still mishandles cases of child sex crimes. This Nassar accuser is not surprised
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Rachael Denhollander about a recent report on the FBI mishandling cases of child sexual abuse. She was the first woman to pursue criminal charges against Larry Nassar.
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Sports
Goalball: The Paralympic sport that has brought meaning, independence for athletes
Goalball is a paralympic sport created for blind and vision-impaired athletes. NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Andy Jenks, a former member of the U.S. goalball team and a silver Paralympic medalist.