Breaking Celebrity Birthdays This Week: Emmy Rossum, Harry Connick Jr. Among Notable Figures Seattle Seahawks Face Uphill Battle in NFC West Amidst Tough Competition Top Military Official Reassures No Troop Deployment to Polling Places or Ballot Seizures Djokovic Suffers Earliest Grand Slam Exit in Two Decades at US Open Thieves Target Anheuser-Busch Distribution Center, Stealing $70,000 in Pabst Beer
Monday August 31, 2026
91° Lexington, KY Mostly Clear
Become a Contributor
Top Stories
Seattle Seahawks Face Uphill Battle in NFC West Amidst Tough Competition • Celebrity Birthdays This Week: Emmy Rossum, Harry Connick Jr. Among Notable Figures • Nepal Rescuers Use Explosives in Bid to Reach Trapped Hydropower Workers Amid Rising Disaster Death Toll • Top Military Official Reassures No Troop Deployment to Polling Places or Ballot Seizures • Djokovic Suffers Earliest Grand Slam Exit in Two Decades at US Open • Seattle Seahawks Face Uphill Battle in NFC West Amidst Tough Competition • Celebrity Birthdays This Week: Emmy Rossum, Harry Connick Jr. Among Notable Figures • Nepal Rescuers Use Explosives in Bid to Reach Trapped Hydropower Workers Amid Rising Disaster Death Toll • Top Military Official Reassures No Troop Deployment to Polling Places or Ballot Seizures • Djokovic Suffers Earliest Grand Slam Exit in Two Decades at US Open •
New Episode

Consider This from NPR

Why do so many doctors and nurses avoid treating patients with addiction?

In the US, about a quarter of a million people die each year from alcohol and drug-related illness, despite proven medical treatments for addiction. So why aren’t…

0:00 9:46

Episode Summary

In the US, about a quarter of a million people die each year from alcohol and drug-related illness, despite proven medical treatments for addiction. So why aren’t doctors prescribing them more?This episode was produced by Liz Baker and Kathryn Fink, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. It was edited by Maureen Pao and Tinbete Ermyas.Our director is…

Published August 6, 2026 · 9:46

Related Links