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President Trump and several cabinet members were safely rushed from the event in Washington, D.C. after several loud sounds were heard. The Secret Service said one person was in custody.
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Dirk Kempthorne, former Idaho governor and U.S. Interior secretary, dies at 74
Dirk Kempthorne, a Republican, was elected mayor of Boise at age 34 and served seven years before serving one term in the U.S. Senate and then as governor until 2006.
In a rare interview, a leader of the world's largest right-wing group talks to NPR
The second-in-command of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist organization in India, rarely speaks to the Western press. Here's what he said about his group's controversial history.
Rocky Balboa statue takes up a new home inside Philly art museum
The bronze sculpture is on display inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of a new exhibition on the impact and cultural importance of statues.
Roommate charged with two counts of murder in death, disappearance of two USF students
Authorities have filed murder charges against the roommate of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who disappeared with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida.
Pope Leo reiterates opposition to death penalty on same day U.S. approves firing squads
Pope Leo reiterated the Catholic Church's teaching that the death penalty is "inadmissible," in a video message released hours after the Justice Department said it would allow firing squads for federal executions.
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Fine art photographer Nancy Breslin joins NPR's Scott Simon in studio to celebrate Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. -
President Trump says he has cancelled the trip of his representatives to the Iran peace talks in Islamabad, shortly after Iran's Foreign Minister left Pakistan.
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Countries gather in Colombia for the first international conference on how to phase out fossil fuelsMore than 50 countries are gathering in Santa Marta, Colombia next week for the first international conference focused on transitioning away from fossil fuels, which are the single biggest driver of climate change.
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Covering the Artemis II mission was a dream assignment for one NPR science correspondent.
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WBUR's "The Midnight Rebellion" is a choose-your-own-adventure podcast. Co-creator Dean Russell tells NPR's Rob Schmitz how that works, and why it's a good way for kids to explore the climate crisis.
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A Lebanese singer famous for songs about resistance & war is laid to rest during another Israeli invasion in the region he wrote songs about.
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NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with L. Rafael Reif, former president of MIT, about his recent essay in Foreign Affairs, "America Is Losing the Innovation Race: Why the Future of Science Might Be Chinese."
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This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with guest host Tom Papa, special guest Father James Martin and panelists Josh Gondelman, Shantira Jackson , and Katie Nolan -
Gunfire and explosions have rocked Mali's capital Bamako and other key cities in one of the most significant coordinated attacks in years, as armed groups, including jihadist insurgents and separatist rebels exploit worsening insecurity in the Sahel region. -
Two runners in this week's Boston Marathon stopped to help a racer who had collapsed just short of the finish line. NPR's Scott Simon says their generosity is its own kind of "personal best." -
Fossil research shows that an enormous "kraken-like" octopus stalked the seas during the Cretaceous period, competing with large apex predators.
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The fight over an ingredient in weedkiller has pitched MAHA activists - those aligned with the beliefs of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy - against President Trump's policies.
