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Why are Americans getting shot after mixing up addresses or cars?

5:12am April 20, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to gun violence expert Allison Anderman about three shootings tied to mistakes: going to the wrong door, driveway and car. Are these as unusual events, and how is this tracked?

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A once vibrant California lake is back. Why that's not necessarily a good thing

5:12am April 20, 2023

by Soreath Hok

Tulare Lake used to be the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi. A wet winter in California has revived the dried up lake — leaving whole communities under water.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy gave a speech about the economy at the New York Stock Exchange on April 17.

McCarthy's bill for the looming debt limit would slash federal spending

6:26pm April 19, 2023

Speaker McCarthy's proposal would lift the nation's credit limit for one year in exchange for spending cuts.

Democrats oppose some items in Kevin McCarthy's bill to raise the debt ceiling

4:27pm April 19, 2023

by Deirdre Walsh

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled legislation to raise the nation's borrowing authority and avoid a default. But the bill includes a long list of spending cuts, policy changes and other items.

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Defamation cases related to the 2020 election could help stop future election lies

4:27pm April 19, 2023

by Lisa Hagen

Beyond Dominion's newly-settled case with Fox News, there are more than a dozen other defamation cases related to the 2020 election. Lawyers say these cases could help stop future election lies.

White women in rural America are dying. This memoir examines why

4:27pm April 19, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Monica Potts about her memoir, The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America.

For this first time, the Islamic call to prayer is being broadcast in Astoria, Queens

4:14pm April 19, 2023

by Zach Hirsch

For the first time this Ramadan, the Muslim call to prayer is being broadcast from mosques onto the streets of Astoria, Queens.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is challenging President Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination. Kennedy has long been the face of the anti-vaccine movement that draws support from the right.

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Why are Americans getting shot after mixing up addresses or cars?

A once vibrant California lake is back. Why that's not necessarily a good thing

McCarthy's bill for the looming debt limit would slash federal spending

Democrats oppose some items in Kevin McCarthy's bill to raise the debt ceiling

Defamation cases related to the 2020 election could help stop future election lies

White women in rural America are dying. This memoir examines why

For this first time, the Islamic call to prayer is being broadcast in Astoria, Queens

Lebron James' son Bronny faces a pivotal decision in his basketball career

Did Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign peak before it began?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he's running for president