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Expert North Korea Adviser Gives His Take On The U.S.-North Korea Summit

5:56pm February 28, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Victor Cha, an expert on North Korea and former top adviser to the George W. Bush administration, about the U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi.

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Why Talks Between The U.S. And North Korea Abruptly Ended

5:20pm February 28, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

The second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un abruptly collapsed Thursday when both sides failed to reach a deal in denuclearization talks.

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The House passed a background check bill that would allow federal authorities more time to conduct background checks on would-be gun purchasers. The bill faces long odds of being adopted in the Senate.

House Passes Second Gun Background Check Bill In As Many Days

5:10pm February 28, 2019

The measure seeks to close the so-called "Charleston loophole" that allowed an avowed white supremacist to buy a gun he used to kill 9 people at Mother Emanuel AME in Charleston. S.C., in 2015.

University Says Missouri Professor Stole — And Sold — A Grad Student's Work

5:07pm February 28, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The student's work allegedly led to a newly approved drug "expected to compete for a substantial portion of a multi-billion-dollar annual market," the University of Missouri system says.

A playground sits underwater in a flooded neighborhood in Guerneville, Calif.

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Floods Turn Northern California Towns Into Islands: 'Our World Is Getting Smaller'

5:03pm February 28, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The Russian River's flood stage in Guerneville is 32 feet. But it reached nearly 46 feet Wednesday night. The National Weather Service predicted that major flood conditions will continue Thursday.

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A vehicle rests in front of a home leveled by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., in a photo from December. Pacific Gas & Electric says its equipment may have ignited the 2018 fire.

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PG&E Says Its Equipment Likely Caused Camp Fire, As Investigation Continues

3:06pm February 28, 2019

by Francesca Paris

The California utility expects state investigators will find its damaged equipment started last November's fire, which killed at least 85 people and destroyed the town of Paradise.

President Trump speaks as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks on during a news conference following the summit in Hanoi, Vietnam. Trump's second summit with Kim Jong Un collapsed Thursday without an agreement between the two leaders.

Trump And Kim's Second Nuclear Summit Ends With No Deal

2:58pm February 28, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Talks between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended early Thursday. Trump cited continued sanctions against North Korea as a sticking point.

The Swedish flag. On Tuesday evening, Swedish law enforcement arrested an individual suspected of gathering intelligence for Russia.

Sweden Arrests Suspected Russian Spy

1:39pm February 28, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The suspect was allegedly recruited by a Russian intelligence officer and engaged in criminal activity since 2017, the Swedish Security Service says.

Susan Rice On North Korea Summit

7:46am February 28, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice about President Trump's meeting with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, which ended with no agreement.

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Northern California Town Isolated Amid Flooding

5:43am February 28, 2019

by Molly Peterson

Severe flooding has hit communities in northern California in the wake of heavy rain.

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