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On April 25, 1999, a memorial service for the victims of the Columbine High School shooting Littleton, Colo.

20 Years On, The Background Check System Continues To Miss Dangerous Gun Buyers

5:28pm April 20, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Mere months before the shooting at Columbine High School, the federal government established a background check system to screen gun buyers but shootings haven't waned.

Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power, by Anna Merlan

'Republic Of Lies' Explores The Fixation With Conspiracy Theories

10:01am April 20, 2019

by Martha Anne Toll

Author Anna Merlan's recitations are chilling, as are her warnings that fringe beliefs tend to go mainstream — and how their rise is seen against a resurgence in nationalism and white supremacy.

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How The Columbine Massacre Shaped Survivors' Lives 20 Years Later

7:13am April 20, 2019

by Nathaniel Minor

Some people who were students at Columbine High School in 1999 are now parents themselves. And what they experienced two decades ago is shaping how they relate to their own kids.

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The Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center in Plymouth houses men for court-mandated addiction treatment.

Prison For Forced Addiction Treatment? A Parent's 'Last Resort' Has Consequences

7:13am April 20, 2019

by Deborah Becker

Thousands of Massachusetts residents have been committed to treatment for addiction against their will. Some families say locking up addicts in prison isn't treatment. Others say it saves lives.

Louise and Daivd Turpin, who pleaded guilty to 14 felony counts for the abuse of 12 their 13 children, listened on Friday as two of their adult children testified in court.

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California Parents Sentenced To Life In Prison After Years Of Torturing 12 Children

7:55pm April 19, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

"My parents took my whole life from me," said one of the couple's adult daughters who testified against David and Louise Turpin on Friday. "But now I'm taking my life back."

Sylvia Hatchell, who has led the Tar Heels since 1986, did not address the allegations against her or the findings of the independent report.

UNC Basketball Coach Sylvia Hatchell Resigns After Investigation

7:20pm April 19, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

An 18-day probe into the women's basketball program found the Hall of Fame coach is not racist but did make "racially insensitive" remarks. She also pressured players to play through serious injuries.

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Scientists At The National Hurricane Center Upgrade Hurricane Michael To Category 5

6:57pm April 19, 2019

by Russell Lewis

The National Hurricane Center announced that Hurricane Michael was even stronger than first thought and reclassified it as a Category 5. It's the fourth such storm to make landfall on the U.S. mainland.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he was spurred to act because of an "unprecedented spike" in the number of teenagers who were vaping, or smoking e-cigarettes.

Anti-Tobacco Advocates Question McConnell Plan To Raise Minimum Purchasing Age

5:55pm April 19, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Citing an "unprecedented spike" in teens vaping, Sen. Mitch McConnell said the bill would raise the minimum age for people to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. Tobacco companies back the proposal.

As Part Of Her Fight Against Anti-Semitism, One Woman Is Inviting Non-Jews To Seder

5:53pm April 19, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Marnie Fienberg, who created "2 for Seder" in honor of her mother-in-law, a victim of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting. The program invites two non-Jewish guests to each meal.

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20 Years After The Columbine Shooting, Students And Staff Reflect On What Happened

5:53pm April 19, 2019

by Leigh Paterson

Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the school shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado. What's changed and what's stayed the same with regards to school safety and mental health since then?

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