Molly Samuel

Turner was a cable TV pioneer, founding TBS, CNN, Headline News, TNT, the Cartoon Network, and Turner Classic Movies.

He gave a billion dollars to the United Nations, creating the UN Foundation.

And he was a co-founder of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, which seeks to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

As one of the largest landowners in the country, Turner protected millions of acres of land on his ranches, while also bringing bison burgers to diners at his chain of Ted's Montana Grills.

In 2018, Turner shared he had Lewy body dementia, a progressive brain disorder.

He is survived by five children.

For NPR News, I'm Mollie Samuel in Atlanta.

This is basically a water infrastructure program that also has a bearing on children's health and development.

Over the past several years, the EPA has sent about $200 million to states so they can distribute it to public schools for testing water from fountains and faucets for lead.

In many states, uptake has been uneven as school officials worry about the cost of fixing what they might find and the possibility of negative attention.

North Carolina stands out, though.

Almost all public schools and child care centers have done the testing.

The difference?

In North Carolina, the testing is required by state law.

For NPR News, I'm Mollie Samuel in Atlanta.

Severe weather swept across the central U.S. Friday, damaging buildings, fanning wildfires, and spinning off tornadoes. The Weather Service expects the severe weather to continue this evening and into the morning, warning of the potential for numerous significant tornadoes. Governors, including in Alabama and Missouri, have declared states of emergency.

Severe weather swept across the central U.S. Friday, damaging buildings, fanning wildfires, and spinning off tornadoes. The Weather Service expects the severe weather to continue this evening and into the morning, warning of the potential for numerous significant tornadoes. Governors, including in Alabama and Missouri, have declared states of emergency.

In Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp issued an emergency declaration ahead of the severe weather, which is expected to begin hitting the state Saturday night. In a statement, the governor urged people to prepare ahead of time, writing that the storm will hit at the worst possible time as people are heading to or already in bed. For NPR News, I'm Mollie Samuel in Atlanta.

In Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp issued an emergency declaration ahead of the severe weather, which is expected to begin hitting the state Saturday night. In a statement, the governor urged people to prepare ahead of time, writing that the storm will hit at the worst possible time as people are heading to or already in bed. For NPR News, I'm Mollie Samuel in Atlanta.