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Actress Felicity Huffman and her husband, actor William H. Macy, arrive for her sentencing hearing Friday at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston.

Actress Felicity Huffman Sentenced To 14 Days In College Admissions Scandal

4:57pm September 13, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The TV and film star is the first parent to be sentenced in connection with the years-long, multimillion-dollar scheme. The case has resurfaced questions about college access, race and privilege.

The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town, by Edward Berenson

'The Accusation' Tracks The False Narrative Of Blood Libel

4:13pm September 13, 2019

by Ilana Masad

Edward Berenson looks at what led up to the false narrative that Jewish people murder Christian children and use their blood, its perpetuation, and the single 1928 U.S. allegation of blood libel.

Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, on a video link in Moscow, speaks to the crowd on a giant screen at festival in Roskilde, Denmark, in 2016. "You are being watched all the time and you have no privacy," Snowden said.

In 'Permanent Record,' Edward Snowden Says 'Exile Is An Endless Layover'

3:01pm September 13, 2019

by Greg Myre

In his memoir, the former NSA contractor says he believes he has been proven right as the U.S. has amended laws regarding government surveillance. But the government still wants to prosecute him.

PG&E says it will pay $11 billion to resolve insurance companies' claims from the 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp Fire. Here, destroyed homes are seen in Paradise, Calif., where the Camp Fire raged last November.

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PG&E Agrees To Pay $11 Billion Insurance Settlement Over California Wildfires

11:41am September 13, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The deal, which a bankruptcy court must approve, covers most of the claims from the Camp Fire in 2018 and Northern California wine country fires in 2017. Insurance companies had sought $20 billion.

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145 Executives Sign Letter Demanding Senate Action On Gun Control

11:17am September 13, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Richard Fain, Chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises, about why he joined 144 executives in cosigning a letter that demands Senate action on gun control.

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PG&E Settles With Insurers Over Wildfires

10:59am September 13, 2019

The utility giant PG&E has reached an $11 billion settlement with insurance companies over the 2017 and 2018 wildfires in California. It's not the end of claims against the utility.

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Ian Bennett and his mom, Connie Mehmel, at StoryCorps in 2009.

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She Was His Crew Boss — And His Mom — On The Fire Line

10:42am September 13, 2019

Ian Bennett followed in his mother's footsteps when he joined the Forest Service. The pair later fought an active fire together in Oregon's Elkhorn Mountains.

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Asylum-Seekers Respond To Trump Administration's Supreme Court Win

9:40am September 13, 2019

by Max Rivlin-Nadler

Asylum-seekers waiting in Tijuana react to the high court ruling allowing the Trump administration — for now — to require that migrants seek protection in another country before applying in the U.S.

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LA City Council Considers New Restrictions On The Homeless

6:29am September 13, 2019

by Anna Scott

In Los Angeles, city officials continue a crackdown on homelessness. The city council is considering limiting where people can sleep outdoors and even how homeless individuals can behave in public.

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Former Vice President Joe Biden takes the stage Thursday at the third Democratic debate, which took place at Texas Southern University in Houston.

Biden Tries To Clarify His Record On Iraq War During Democratic Debate

11:42pm September 12, 2019

by Asma Khalid

In an interview with the NPR Politics Podcast, former Vice President Joe Biden mischaracterized his opposition to the Iraq War. On the debate stage in Houston, he clarified his record.