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IRS Commissioner Details Growing Problem Of Taxpayer Identity Theft

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with IRS Commissioner John Koskinen about the state of e-tax hacks.

GOP Leaders Criticize FBI Recommendation Not To Charge Hillary Clinton

House Speaker Paul Ryan says Hillary Clinton appears to have received preferential treatment in the investigation into her use of a private email server when she was secretary of state. FBI Director James Comey recommended Tuesday that no charges be brought against Clinton.

A Ugandan baboon sits in a farmer's jackfruit tree.

Is It A Good Idea To Pay Villagers Not To Chop Down Trees?

Governments dole out millions each year. Researchers debate whether the payouts actually work. A new study from Uganda offers some answers.

Medicaid spending on medications used to treat opioid addiction has risen sharply in recent years.

Medicaid Expansion Has Delivered Access To Addiction Treatment, Report Finds

The Urban Institute reports that Medicaid spending on drugs used to treat opioid addiction and overdoses has risen sharply, raising questions about the potential impact of Medicaid cuts.

The U.S. Alt-Right Takes A Role In The French Election

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Ben Nimmo of the Atlantic Council about the white nationalist alt-right's work to derail candidates like Emmanuel Macron in France.

Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and a Democratic colleague have introduced a bill that would require drugmakers and medical device companies to disclose payments made to physician assistants and nurses who can prescribe their products.

Bill Would Add Nurses, Physician Assistants To Pharma Disclosure Database

Drugmakers disclose their payments to doctors, dentists, even chiropractors. But spending on nurse practitioners and physician assistants is excluded. Legislation in the Senate would change that.

Mark Patterson, owner of PATCO Construction in Sanford, Maine, boosted his security and bought cybercrime insurance after his company lost more than $500,000 to cyberfraud.

As Cybercrime Proliferates, So Does Demand For Insurance Against It

Companies are clamoring for coverage against losses due to hackers. But insurance firms are being selective: The risk involved isn't well understood — and the crimes themselves are evolving rapidly.

For Banks 'Too Big To Jail,' Prosecutors Count On A Promise To Behave

A conviction can be fatal for a big company. So in some cases prosecutors have been holding off on punishing firms that have broken the law. In return, the companies vow to clean up their act.

'Qualified Immunity': A Doctrine That Made It Much Harder To Sue The Police

The George Floyd protests have breathed new life into a movement to end a legal doctrine called "qualified immunity" and meant to limit lawsuits against police.

Musician and opposition candidate Bobi Wine holds a press conference, encouraging his "people power" supporters to continue wearing their trademark red berets in Kampala after the military banned them.

Bobi Wine Vs. Uganda's 'Dictator': It's 'Dangerous To Sit Down And Resign To Fate'

A year after the musician and activist was beaten by Ugandan security forces, he continues to protest President Yoweri Museveni's authoritarian rule, with plans to run against him in 2021.

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