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Majority Of Northern California Wildfire Victims Were 65 Or Older

5:48pm October 18, 2017

by Ina Jaffe

The majority of people who lost their lives in the northern California wildfires were age 65 or older. But what factors did the age of the victims have in their deaths?

At Ron Brown College Preparatory High School, Students Are Kings, Not Kids

5:48pm October 18, 2017

Washington D.C. has created a public school designed to meet the needs of young men of color. Reporters from NPR and Education Week, spent the past year documenting the birth of this new school.

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Omar Jadwat (center), director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project, speaks outside a federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Md.

Federal Judge In Maryland Blocks Trump's Latest Travel Ban Attempt

5:46pm October 18, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The plaintiffs "have established that they are likely to succeed on the merits," District Judge Theodore D. Chuang wrote, dealing another setback to the Trump administration.

Members of the San Francisco 49ers kneel during the playing of the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, earlier this month.

NFL And Players Meet, But Punt On Anthem Controversy

5:00pm October 18, 2017

by Scott Neuman

There were hopes that an NFL meeting would bring some clarity in the league's policy that says players "should" stand during the traditional pregame performance of 'The Star-Spangled Banner."

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More Rain In Puerto Rico Brings Misery To Those With Damaged Roofs

4:49pm October 18, 2017

by Adrian Florido

Puerto Rico has had steady rain this week, meaning misery for those whose roofs were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Maria. Across the island, frustration is building over delays in the distribution and installation of the tarps usually provided by FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers.

A Look At The Parallels Between U.S. Relations With North Korea And Iraq

4:49pm October 18, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Charles Duelfer, who led the Iraq Survey Group, about parallels between Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush's assumptions about each other, and Kim Jong Un and Trump's.

Former San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick Files Grievance Against NFL

4:49pm October 18, 2017

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Michael McCann of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute at the University of New Hampshire School of Law about the latest move by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. He has filed a grievance against the NFL claiming he is the victim of a group boycott by team owners punishing him professionally for his political views.

President Trump said he supports a bipartisan effort that would effectively shore up the Affordable Care Act. But he's also distanced himself from it. What's behind the complicated politics at play?

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Majority Of Northern California Wildfire Victims Were 65 Or Older

At Ron Brown College Preparatory High School, Students Are Kings, Not Kids

Federal Judge In Maryland Blocks Trump's Latest Travel Ban Attempt

NFL And Players Meet, But Punt On Anthem Controversy

More Rain In Puerto Rico Brings Misery To Those With Damaged Roofs

A Look At The Parallels Between U.S. Relations With North Korea And Iraq

Former San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick Files Grievance Against NFL

How Other Terrorist Organizations Could Benefit From ISIS' Loss Of Raqqa

How Fire Forensics Investigators Approach The Aftermath Of Wildfires

President Trump Pivots On Bipartisan Health Care Bill