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Ex-Gymnastics Doctor Faces Sentencing In Michigan

7:25am January 17, 2018

Simone Biles has made public her account of sexual assault by an ex-doctor with USA Gymnastics. David Greene talks to Mark Alesia, of The Indianapolis Star, about proceedings against Larry Nassar.

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Johnathon Shillings (left), 28, just completed a five-year sentence and was reunited with his 8-year-old daughter, Victoria. Macario Gonzales, 27, shown with his 2-year-old daughter, Mackelsey, has just started to serve a seven-year sentence in Texas sta

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How To Parent From Prison And Other Advice For Life Inside

10:53pm January 16, 2018

by Jessica Cheung

Johnathon Shillings just got out of prison. He talks to Macario Gonzales Jr., who is currently serving seven years, about how to be the father his daughters deserve — and avoid becoming a target.

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The damaged section of the USS Fitzgerald is seen at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo.

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Naval Commanders In 2 Deadly Ship Collisions To Be Charged With Negligent Homicide

8:29pm January 16, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

A total of 17 crew members were killed. The two incidents called into question the Navy's training procedures and preparation.

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Held Captive By Their Parents, 13 Children Found In California

8:12pm January 16, 2018

On Sunday, 13 children were discovered emaciated, shackled and held captive by their parents in a home in Riverside County, California. The motive is still unknown. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with KVCR's Benjamin Purper, who was on the scene and is following the story.

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The Fine Line Between A Bad Date And Sexual Assault: 2 Views On Aziz Ansari

8:12pm January 16, 2018

Babe.net published a woman's account of a date with comedian Aziz Ansari that she says turned into "the worst night" of her life. In conversation with NPR's Kelly McEvers, two writers — Caitlin Flanagan of The Atlantic and Anna North of Vox — discuss whether the story describes a bad date, sexual assault or something in between.

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White House Physician Says Trump Is In 'Excellent Health'

8:12pm January 16, 2018

by Richard Harris

The White House physician made public comments on Tuesday about President Trump's checkup at the Walter Reed Military Medical Center. Last week, the doctor said the president is in "excellent health."

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An X-ray of Glenford Turner's pelvis shows a surgical instrument.

Veteran Sues After Scalpel Found Inside His Body 4 Years After Surgery

7:15pm January 16, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

"It's a level of incompetence that's almost incomprehensible," the plaintiff's lawyer tells NPR. The surgical instrument had been causing him abdominal pain for four years before it was discovered.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is appealing a court ruling that reinstated DACA renewals.

DOJ Plans To Ask The Supreme Court To Intervene On DACA

6:41pm January 16, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants the high court to reverse a decision out of California forcing the government to resume accepting DACA applications. He said the ruling defies common sense.

A boy carries a sack of grain from a dugout canoe to shore in the village of Ambohitsara in eastern Madagascar, characterized as a low-income country by the World Bank.

We Asked, You Answered: What Shaped Trump's View Of Poor Countries?

5:53pm January 16, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

Is it fair to make a connection between the president's comments and the way aid groups and the media portray poverty? Our readers weigh in.

An engineer shows a sample of biodiesel at an industrial complex in General Lagos, Santa Fe province, Argentina. The United States recently imposed duties on Argentine biodiesel, blocking it from the U.S. market.

Turning Soybeans Into Diesel Fuel Is Costing Us Billions

5:43pm January 16, 2018

by Dan Charles

The law that requires America to turn some of its soybeans into diesel fuel for trucks has created a new industry. But it's costing American consumers about $5 billion each year.