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Hundreds are displaced after tornado hits Mississippi

5:00pm March 26, 2023

by Debbie Elliott

President Biden has approved a federal emergency declaration for Mississippi, after a tornado hit four counties killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens of others and destroying countless homes.

Drug shortages and national security

5:00pm March 26, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Marta Wosińska, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, about the rise in prescription drug shortages and what can be done to fix it.

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After nearly 200 years, the Yuchi Tribe of Oklahoma reconnects with bison

9:43am March 26, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

Tribal members say the new herd will strengthen ceremonial practices and connect them not only with the animal but also with other Indigenous nations.

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Fox News is fighting a $1.6 billion lawsuit. But advertisers haven't shied away

8:20am March 26, 2023

In court: a rough week for Fox News as it defends itself against a $1.6 billion lawsuit over lies it broadcast about the 2020 presidential election. But the network otherwise seems as strong as ever.

A howitzer is fired at a training area in the Volyn region. Ukraine is using this region, quiet for the moment, to train troops for the front line in the east.

On the border with Belarus, Ukrainian troops prep for a long war — and the front line

5:01am March 26, 2023

Russian forces crossed from Belarus into Ukraine a year ago, headed for Kyiv, before their unexpected retreat. As the war drags on, Ukraine is fortifying even the quietest stretch of this border.

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Books line the shelves at the Rice University Library in April 2022 in Houston.

A judge sided with publishers in a lawsuit over the Internet Archive's online library

5:01am March 26, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

The nonprofit, which has a mission to provide "universal access to all knowledge," says it will appeal the ruling.

Phillip Washington, the nominee to become administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

President Biden's nominee to head the FAA has withdrawn after Republican criticism

2:29am March 26, 2023

by The Associated Press

President Joe Biden's choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination, a setback for the administration that comes after he appeared to lack enough Senate support.

Jonathan Majors is pictured at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in October 2021 in Los Angeles.

Actor Jonathan Majors was arrested for assault in New York City

9:21pm March 25, 2023

by James Doubek

Police were called to a domestic dispute in an apartment Saturday morning. Majors was charged with assault, strangulation and harassment. A representative for Majors said he "has done nothing wrong."

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A tornado kills dozens in Mississippi

5:50pm March 25, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Emily Wagster Pettus of The Associated Press about a rare, long-track tornado that left a trail of devastation across western Mississippi on Friday night.

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An explosion at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory kills at least 2

5:21pm March 25, 2023

by Gabriela Martínez

An explosion Friday night in a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pa., has killed at least two people and left several more missing.