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How March for Our Lives ignited a generation casting ballots for the first time

4:37pm March 24, 2023

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Parkland student and March for Our Lives cofounder David Hogg on the fifth anniversary of the first march about the triumphs and challenges of fighting for gun reform.

Where the cases stand for the 1,000 people charged for the Capitol riot

4:06pm March 24, 2023

by Meg Anderson

More than 1,000 people have now been charged for the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. NPR has tracked every case from arrest to sentencing. Here's what is happening to those charged.

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This month, President Joe Biden announced a "historic project to strengthen Australian submarine capacity and our own."

As the U.S. confronts a rising China, one country is right in the middle

3:42pm March 24, 2023

by Patrick Wood

This month, Australia struck a deal with the U.S. to acquire nuclear-powered submarine technology. It's a big moment for the country that has found itself itself caught between two world powers.

Guard Caitlin Clark is leading No. 2 seed Iowa Hawkeyes into the Sweet 16, where they'll face sixth-seeded Colorado at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Women's March Madness has been wilder than ever, but can anyone catch South Carolina?

2:50pm March 24, 2023

by Bill Chappell

For the first time this century, two No. 1 seeds didn't make it to NCAA women's basketball's Sweet 16. And teams who geared up with transfers are challenging historically dominant programs.

This combination of images provided by the Memphis Police Department shows (from left) former police officers Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith. A Tennessee commission voted to decertify Haley, Martin and Smith. Mills surrendered his certification.

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4 ex-Memphis police officers charged with Tyre Nichols' murder have been decertified

1:57pm March 24, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

Decertification hearings for others investigated in his death are pending. Decertification prevents officers from going to work in the same jurisdiction. They can still get police jobs out of state.

Gov. Spencer Cox signs two social media regulation bills during a ceremony at the Capitol building in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Cox signed a pair of measures that aim to limit when and where children can use social media and stop companies from luring kids to the sites.

Utah's new social media law means children will need approval from parents

12:16pm March 24, 2023

by The Associated Press

The restrictions passed through Utah's Republican-supermajority Legislature reflect how politicians' perceptions of technology companies are changing — and that includes pro-business Republicans.

Trump picks Waco, Texas, to kick off his 2024 presidential campaign

8:24am March 24, 2023

Waco is near the site of the 1993 Branch Dividian standoff. Trump's campaign dismissed the connection with extremists, saying the site was chosen because it's close to Texas population centers.

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How the Facebook post, 'Kidney for Kim,' led to a donation from a stranger

8:12am March 24, 2023

by Esther Honig

Kim Pratt needed a kidney, and in 2108 she created a Facebook post looking for a potential donor. After seeing the post for the second time, CJ Johnston decided to donate a kidney to Kim.

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California has been experiencing intense weather. Is this the new normal?

5:12am March 24, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks climate scientist Noah Diffenbaugh of Stanford University about the wild weather in California this year.

Florida expands its voucher program to every student, regardless of income

5:12am March 24, 2023

by Lynn Hatter

GOP lawmakers in Florida have voted to expand the state's school voucher program to every student, regardless of family income. Critics say lawmakers have wildly underestimated the program's costs.