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A year after the LA wildfires, musicians still face a long road to recovery
One year later, musicians who lost essential instruments and home studio set-ups in the Los Angeles fires are still picking up the pieces.
Michael B. Jordan expands his cinematic universe
From child actor to "Sexiest Man Alive" leading man status, Jordan takes on Hollywood as director-producer and soon may win awards for his performance in Sinners.
Russia says it used new Oreshnik ballistic missile against Ukraine
Russian media said the Oreshnik targeted a huge underground natural gas storage in Ukraine's western Lviv region. Ukrainian officials said four people were killed in Kyiv overnight.
Iran's supreme leader says protesters are 'ruining their own streets' to please Trump
Iran's supreme leader signaled Friday that security forces would crack down on protesters after they screamed from windows and marched through the streets overnight, directly challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to support those peacefully demonstrating.
After delays, the missing Jan. 6 plaque will be displayed at the Capitol
This week, senators stepped up after learning the plaque, which had been approved by Congress more than three years ago, was nowhere to be found at the Capitol.
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Hundreds of somber demonstrators took to Minneapolis' frozen streets to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Elliot Williams, a former U.S. deputy assistant attorney general, about the Trump administration's narrative around the fatal shooting of a woman in Minnesota by an ICE agent.
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The mood in Minneapolis after a fatal shooting by an ICE agent, Portland officials call uptick in ICE shootings a "pattern of violence," Trump says the U.S. could be "running" Venezuela for years.
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The Golden Globe are Sunday night. Revisit some of the nominees that have appeared on NPR's "Morning Edition" this past year.
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A new NPR/Ipsos poll found Americans across the political spectrum want the U.S. to be the moral leader of the world, but far fewer believe it actually is.
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President Trump wants U.S. oil companies to help revitalize Venezuela's struggling oil industry. But with oil prices low and the political future uncertain, oil companies may be reluctant to gamble.
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The business of cocaine trafficking has changed over the years, with different players and routes. A look at how the trade really works.
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The Trump administration's allegations about benefits fraud highlights a problem states led by both parties have faced for a long time -- the need for vigilance.
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People are making major life changes to pay for their skyrocketing health insurance premiums, as Congress continues to try to make a deal to reinstate financial help for those insured through the ACA.
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There have been several incidents of ICE agents fatally shooting or injuring people in U.S. cities. After a shooting in Portland on Thursday, city officials there called it a "pattern of violence."
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hired over 12,000 officers and reduced training time to aid with deportation efforts. Steve Inskeep speaks with a homeland security expert about that training.
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President Trump's White House ballroom plan had its first hearing in front of a planning commission Thursday. The latest details on the controversial project.