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Union workers and their families listen to Vice President Joe Biden and Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speak before the annual Labor Day Parade, Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Labor Movement Faces Challenges Amid Growing Public Support For Unions

4:50pm September 04, 2017

by Don Gonyea

In upcoming elections, the labor movement has among its challenges reaching every union member in a personal way about what's at stake and what the facts are, the head of the AFL-CIO told NPR.

A firefighting helicopter flies over burned hills during the La Tuna fire in Los Angeles, California on Sunday.

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Showers Aid Firefighters Hoping To Contain California Wildfire

11:10am September 04, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The La Tuna fire near Los Angeles — one of several burning in California, Montana and Oregon — is one-third contained. But firefighters warn there is still much to be done to bring it under control.

Young bodies may more easily rebound from long bouts of sitting, with just an hour at the gym. But research suggests physical recovery from binge TV-watching gets harder in our 50s and as we get older.

Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers, Or You May Not Be Able To Later

8:43am September 04, 2017

by Patti Neighmond

If you sit too much during middle age — at work and at home — your ability to exercise or even walk in late decades is at risk, a study hints. And, of course, your risk of heart disease climbs, too.

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FEMA's Role In Responding To Disasters

7:33am September 04, 2017

David Greene talks with Craig Fugate, who ran FEMA under President Obama and oversaw the agency's response to Hurricane Sandy, about what the agency can and can't do for people affected by disasters.

Khaleed Khatib was the videographer for the Oscar-winning Netflix documentary The White Helmets. "This photo was after double tap of aircraft on July 27, 2014," he says, referring to an airstrike followed by another attack. "I don't know how I survived."

Whatever Happened To ... The Syrian Who Risked His Life And Won An Oscar?

7:00am September 04, 2017

by Maanvi Singh

Khaled Khatib captured much of the footage for The White Helmets, an Oscar-winning documentary about search and rescue volunteers in war-torn Aleppo. What's he doing now?

Students walk through an entrance above which is engraved "Stonewall Jackson" at Jackson Elementary School in Oklahoma City.

These Oklahoma City Schools Are Named For Confederate Generals ... Or Are They?

6:28am September 04, 2017

by Emily Wendler

Oklahoma City school leaders announced they wanted the community to decide whether to change the names of four schools, only to find that some important details about the schools may be lost to time.

The Amana Radarange was born of a happy accident caused by an engineer who was working for the defense contractor Raytheon in the 1940s.

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3 ... 2 ... 1 ... Beeeep! Your Microwave's 50th Anniversary Is Ready

5:10am September 04, 2017

by Barry Gordemer

No self-respecting cook would admit to using the food-nuker for anything more than heating up last night's pasta, but it's hard to deny the influence this little machine has had on American life.

News Brief: North Korean Nukes, Trump's Response, Harvey's Toxic Effects

5:10am September 04, 2017

North Korea claimed to have successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb on Sunday, which would be a big development in the country's nuclear program. Also, we have the latest on the U.S. response.

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Some Houstonians Still Haven't Seen Their Homes

5:10am September 04, 2017

by Rebecca Davis

In one Houston community, residents stand around on a street corner as if it were a bus stop — waiting to catch a ride on a boat that will take them to see their flooded homes.

What's Next In The Diplomatic Spat Between The U.S. And Russia

5:10am September 04, 2017

Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Charles Maynes in Moscow about ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Russia as the countries close diplomatic posts.