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A police officer walks past the house where a 16-year-old Black high school student was shot last week after his family says he went to the wrong address to pick up his younger siblings.

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Outrage grows over the shooting of a Black teenager who rang the wrong doorbell

4:49pm April 17, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old high school junior, was shot by a homeowner after he went to the wrong address to pick up his younger brothers, his family says. The shooter has not yet been charged.

People save icons as they clear rubble after a Russian rocket ruined an Orthodox church in an Easter attack, in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, early hours Sunday.

Latest on Ukraine: Russia's prisoners, Brazil's diplomacy, the fight for Bakhmut

2:07pm April 17, 2023

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Norman Brooks covers the door of the Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio, the scene of Saturday's deadly mass shooting in Dadeville, Alabama.

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Officials have identified the four people who died in an Alabama shooting

1:52pm April 17, 2023

Another 28 people were injured. Authorities have given few details about the weekend shooting during a birthday party, including if they knew of any suspects or a motive.

Frank Ocean is seen on the display screen during his headlining set on the Coachella stage Sunday during the festival's opening weekend.

Why Frank Ocean's long-anticipated Coachella performance was a mixed bag

11:48am April 17, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Frank Ocean closed the opening weekend of the music festival Coachella. He was originally slated to headline in 2020, but the show was postponed due to COVID.

SpaceX postponed plans to test the world's largest rocket on Monday after noting a frozen pressure valve.

SpaceX scraps Starship launch at the last minute due to frozen valve

10:41am April 17, 2023

by Geoff Brumfiel

The 400-foot-tall, stainless steel Starship could one day shuttle humans to the moon. But getting the rocket to fly is no easy feat, and it'll be 48 hours until the team can try again, SpaceX said.

Bottles of prescription pills go through an automated packaging machine in a pharmacy plant. The Supreme Court on Tuesday hears a case that considers whether pharmacies knowingly overcharged Medicare and Medicaid under the False Claims Act.

Supreme Court looks at whether Medicare and Medicaid were overbilled under fraud law

8:03am April 17, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

Arguments on Tuesday center on a powerful tool for fighting fraud in government contracts and programs. The case examines whether major pharmacies knowingly overcharged Medicare and Medicaid.

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7:43am April 17, 2023

Sudan's military and a paramilitary group battled for control of the nation. A mass shooting rocks an Alabama town. The $1.6 billion Dominion v. Fox News trial is now scheduled to start Tuesday.

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4 people were killed in a shooting at a teen's birthday party in Alabama

7:21am April 17, 2023

by Kyle Gassiott

Authorities are releasing few details about a shooting at a Sweet 16 party Saturday in Dadeville, Ala. More than two dozen people were wounded.

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Jamil Zaki and his daughter Alma in 2021.

Jamil was struggling after his daughter had a stroke. Then a doctor pulled up a chair

5:00am April 17, 2023

by Laura Kwerel

In 2015, Dr. Mark Petersen shared difficult news about the treatment plan for Jamil Zaki's fragile newborn daughter. But instead of delivering the news and getting back to work, he pulled up a chair.

Community members watch as crime scene investigators work the scene of a shooting on Sunday in Dadeville, Ala.

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4 were killed and 28 injured in a shooting at a teen's birthday party in Alabama

9:19pm April 16, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The attack in the city of Dadeville came as people were gathering to celebrate a 16th birthday. Authorities have offered little information about a suspect, about the victims and about what happened.