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WBOI Northeast Indiana Public Radio Published September 29

Investigating sexual abuse on campus

A lot has changed in the last decade when it comes to how college campuses handle sexual assaults.

WBOI Northeast Indiana Public Radio Published September 29

The federal law aimed at protecting college students from sexual abuse

The lawsuit by a former Cornell University student, alleging she was raped in 2024 by seven male students, has renewed long-standing concerns about how colleges deal with sexual assault.

WBOI Northeast Indiana Public Radio Published September 29

New novel shows what can happen when a megachurch pastor's wife questions everything

NPR's Juana Summers talks with author Deesha Philyaw about her debut novel, "The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman."

WBOI Northeast Indiana Public Radio Published September 29

The race to protect Santa Rosa Island's rare, damaged Torrey pines

In May, a fire damaged 80% of the trees one of the only two naturally-occurring groves of Torrey Pines in the world. The National Park Service is trying to help them recover.

WBOI Northeast Indiana Public Radio Published September 29

How President Trump's memo on domestic terrorism has targeted left-leaning protests

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with the Brennan Center's Faiza Patel about the year since President Trump issued National Security Presidential Memorandum 7.

WBOI Northeast Indiana Public Radio Published September 29

Trump hosts tech executives as administration doubles down on AI

President Trump met with AI CEOs at the White House on Tuesday and promoted a new government AI tool even as concerns about the technology's risks grow.

WBOI Northeast Indiana Public Radio Published September 29

Anger mounts over Cornell's response to student's sexual assault allegations

Prosecutors have reopened an investigation into the alleged rape of a former Cornell University student in 2024. Now the governor of New York is calling for an independent investigation into Cornell.

WBOI Northeast Indiana Public Radio Published September 29

Guitarist Tom Morello gets political on 'Everyone Gets Everything They Want'

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Tom Morello, co-founder of Rage Against the Machine, about his first solo rock record Everyone Gets Everything They Want.

WBOI Northeast Indiana Public Radio Published September 29

Judge considers motions in Lindsay Clancy's case

A judge heard statements on several motions, including one to dismiss the case of Lindsay Clancy, after her recent trial ended in mistrial.

WBOI Northeast Indiana Public Radio Published September 29

Mahmoud Khalil on his detention by ICE: 'It is a stain on the U.S. consciousness'

Khalil was the face of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University when immigration agents arrested him and sent him to detention in Louisiana. His new memoir is No Land to Stand On.

WBOI Northeast Indiana Public Radio Published September 29

Lindsay Clancy's lawyer now questions whether she killed her 3 children

Lindsay Clancy's lawyer is arguing that there wasn't enough evidence to prove she killed her three children. It's a striking turn after a lengthy trial that focused more on her mental state than on whether she took their lives.

WBOI Northeast Indiana Public Radio Published September 29

This startup wants to prove gene-editing embryos is safe for making healthy babies

Origin Genomics aims to prove that the potential benefits of its technology for editing disease-causing genes in human embryos outweigh the risks.

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