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A police officer searches for evidence in front of a building at Morgan State University after a shooting, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Baltimore.

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5 people were wounded in a shooting at Morgan State University

3:37am October 04, 2023

by The Associated Press

Five people were wounded, none critically, in a shooting that interrupted a homecoming week celebration at Morgan State University on Tuesday, prompting a lockdown of the historically Black college.

How McCarthy's removal as speaker will impact the White House

8:05pm October 03, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Leon Panetta, one time a member of the House of Representatives, about what comes next now that Kevin McCarthy has been voted out as speaker.

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A festival goer gets to hold a tarantula in the education pavilion at the second annual Tarantula Festival in La Junta, Colorado.

Tarantulas in Colorado are on the move, and they're looking for love

7:39pm October 03, 2023

by Shanna Lewis

Fall is tarantula mating time in the plains of southeastern Colorado. The small city of La Junta is celebrating the spiders' season of romance with its second annual tarantula festival.

What it was like for one representative who supported keeping McCarthy as speaker

7:17pm October 03, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Republican Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks about the vote to ouster Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the house.

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The future of the House after McCarthy's ouster

7:16pm October 03, 2023

by Susan Davis

Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., became the first speaker in history removed from the job by a vote of the U.S. house, leaving Congress in uncharted territory.

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Republican strategist weighs in on what comes next after McCarthy ouster

7:12pm October 03, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Republican strategist Ron Bonjean about the U.S. House vote to remove California Congressman Kevin McCarthy has speaker.

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A new law in Texas, the Crown Act, prohibits race-based hair discrimination

7:12pm October 03, 2023

by Kailey Hunt

A new Texas law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination has inspired one woman to try to give back to Black and minority communities across the country.

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Frederick Moorefield Jr., deputy chief information officer for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, was charged last month with dogfighting. If convicted, he could face up to five years in a federal prison.

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A Department of Defense official faces up to 5 years in prison in dogfighting case

5:59pm October 03, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Frederick Moorefield Jr., a deputy chief information officer for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, allegedly used an encrypted messaging app to discuss dogfighting with people across the U.S.

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Kansas police chief resigns after he was suspended for newspaper raid

5:54pm October 03, 2023

by Blaise Mesa

The police chief who led a raid on the Marion County Record, a small weekly newspaper in Kansas has resigned a few days after village officials suspended him.

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Lyft's new service prioritizes non-binary, women drivers for non-binary, women riders

5:54pm October 03, 2023

by Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman

In some cities, Lyft is allowing women and non-binary passengers to match with women and non-binary drivers. It comes in the wake of lawsuits saying the company failed to protect users from assault.