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Meteorologists want to confirm how many tornadoes touched down in Western Kentucky

7:57am December 14, 2021

by Derek Operle

The ferocity of Friday night's deadly tornadoes in western Kentucky is evident to anyone who sees the aftermath. The National Weather Service is trying to determine just how strong they were.

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President Joe Biden speaks as he meets virtually via a secure video conference with Putin from the Situation Room at the White House on Dec. 7. Putin urged the West to make a legal pledge not to deploy forces and weapons to Ukraine.

Tensions over Ukraine come as relations between Russia and NATO are at an all-time low

7:30am December 14, 2021

by The Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin once floated the prospect of his country joining NATO.

A chart showing that people of color are underrepresented as a whole at the top rank of the Census Bureau's career civil servants.

The federal agency that measures racial diversity is led mostly by white people

6:37am December 14, 2021

by Hansi Lo Wang

While the Census Bureau's set to have its first director who's Latinx, an NPR analysis finds people of color are underrepresented in the top rank of civil servants at the country's main data producer.

Chief Geoffrey Deibler and dispatchers Meghan Collier (center) and Bobbie Brown of the Morganfield Police Department traveled to nearby Dawson Springs, Ky., to help look for survivors.

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Kentucky crews search painstakingly for 109 people missing after deadly tornadoes

6:08am December 14, 2021

by Brian Mann

Gov. Andy Beshear said at least 74 people died statewide. The search for survivors has been slow going. Teams must move carefully and methodically as they pick through the rubble of demolished homes.

News brief: Mark Meadows, tornadoes' aftermath, gymnastics abuse settlement

5:54am December 14, 2021

House panel votes to hold Mark Meadows in contempt. Searches continue for the missing after Kentucky's tornadoes. Abuse survivors reach a settlement with USA Gymnastics and Olympic committee.

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As COVID patients pack Colorado hospitals, anger grows against the unvaccinated

5:54am December 14, 2021

by John Daley

In Colorado, there is a backlash from people who can't get into hospitals because they are full of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients. Administrators say facilities "are on the verge of collapse."

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Air Force discharges 27 for refusing to get COVID vaccine

4:49am December 14, 2021

by The Associated Press

The Pentagon earlier this year required the vaccine for all members of the military, including active duty, National Guard and the Reserves.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with President Biden about the tensions over Ukraine via a videoconference on Dec. 7. Russia has massed some 100,000 troops near its border with Ukraine. As Russia's leader, Putin has sent Russian forces on multiple

In times of crisis — or to create one — Russia's Putin turns to his military

7:12pm December 13, 2021

by Greg Myre

When Vladimir Putin assumed power in 1999, he immediately sent the Russian military into Chechnya. For more than 20 years, Putin has repeatedly looked to the military to strengthen his rule.

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"The secretary's not approving or calling for additional accountability measures," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters at a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington on Monday.

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No U.S. troops behind a drone strike that killed Afghan civilians will be punished

7:01pm December 13, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

Defense Secretary Austin approved recommendations aimed at preventing similar future tragedies. But the troops involved in the strike that killed 10 people, including 7 children, are off the hook.

Survivors of gun violence are running for office, saying they bring a new perspective

6:48pm December 13, 2021

by Juana Summers

Gun control groups are recruiting candidates to run for office whose lives have been affected by gun violence. The candidates say they'll bring a new perspective to understanding issues around guns.

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