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‘Behind the Headlines’: Native American boarding schools; Paris Hilton on teen centers; and LDS stance on abortion

Salt Lake Tribune reporters join KCPW’s weekly news roundup.

(Pablo Martinez Monsivais | AP) Paris Hilton speaks at a Stop Institutional Child Abuse event, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Washington. Hilton is in Washington advocating efforts to improve protections of youths in residential programs and facilities.

(Pablo Martinez Monsivais | AP) Paris Hilton speaks at a Stop Institutional Child Abuse event, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Washington. Hilton is in Washington advocating efforts to improve protections of youths in residential programs and facilities.

(Pablo Martinez Monsivais | AP) Paris Hilton speaks at a Stop Institutional Child Abuse event, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Washington. Hilton is in Washington advocating efforts to improve protections of youths in residential programs and facilities. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais | AP) Paris Hilton speaks at a Stop Institutional Child Abuse event, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Washington. Hilton is in Washington advocating efforts to improve protections of youths in residential programs and facilities.

Tribal leaders say a landmark federal report on the legacy of Indigenous boarding schools is just a “starting point.” Paris Hilton, urging federal oversight, reveals she was sexually abused at a Utah teen treatment center. And with the Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says (and doesn’t say) about abortion.

At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Alastair Lee Bitsóí, Jessica Miller, and Peggy Fletcher Stack join KCPW’s Roger McDonough to talk about the week’s top stories.

Every Friday at 9 a.m., stream “Behind the Headlines” at kcpw.org, or tune in to KCPW 88.3 FM or Utah Public Radio for the broadcast. Join the live conversation by calling 801-355-TALK.


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