The Best of the Week’s News

• An asthma epidemic in American cities is robbing children of their health and peace of mind, Dateline NBC investigates why so many kids are struggling to breathe.

• Texas abortion law drives more women to self-induce miscarriages with over-the-counter drugs.

• How Reddit became a gun market and authorized its logo on assault riffles.

• Jack Abramoff explains how lobbyists continue to ply legislators with free travel.

[Photo credit: Wander Mule, Creative Commons.]