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North Carolina Televangelist Indicted On Charges Of Tax Crimes

1:28am June 24, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The televangelist and author of books on faith and finances has allegedly carried out various forms of tax fraud for more than a decade, according to a grand jury's indictment.

Sam Marsenison, 18, stands among classmates after accepting his high school diploma in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

How It All Turned Out: A Kindergarten Story, 13 Years Later

11:32pm June 23, 2017

by Claudio Sanchez

NPR was there for 5-year-old Sam's first day of kindergarten back in 2004. His parents wondered if he was ready. This month, as he graduated from high school, they're still asking that question.

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Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Catholic Diocese of Springfield, Ill., has barred priests from performing sacraments for people in same-sex marriages. Above, Paprocki testifies against an Illinois same-sex marriage bill in 2013.

Illinois Bishop Decrees No Communion, Funeral Rites For Same-Sex Spouses

7:36pm June 23, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Bishop Thomas Paprocki is telling priests in his diocese not to offer sacraments to people in same-sex marriages. A Catholic LGBT group calls the decree "mean-spirited and unchristian in the extreme."

NFL's Jermichael Finley On Head Trauma: 'It Felt Like 100 Bees Stinging Me'

6:36pm June 23, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with former NFL tight end Jermichael Finley about his experience living with the effects of head trauma sustained on the field.

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Soybean leaves showing evidence of damage from dicamba. Thousands of acres of soybean fields have shown this kind of damage this spring.

Arkansas Tries To Stop An Epidemic Of Herbicide Damage

6:09pm June 23, 2017

by Dan Charles

A weedkiller called dicamba, which farmers hoped could banish herbicide-resistant weeds, has become a plague itself in Arkansas. The state's regulators just voted to ban it for 120 days.

It's Been A Long Week. So Here's A Gorilla Dancing In A Pool

5:02pm June 23, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

We'd explain further, but really, the headline kind of speaks for itself.

Week In Politics: Senate GOP Health Care Bill, Georgia Special Election

4:38pm June 23, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and David Brooks of The New York Times, about the Senate Republican health care bill, the special election in Georgia, and the latest on the investigations into the Trump administration and Russia.

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Mistrial Declared Again In Case Against Cincinnati Ex-Cop Ray Tensing

4:38pm June 23, 2017

by Tana Weingartner

The case against former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing has just ended in a mistrial. The jury was unable to reach agreement against Tensing for fatally shooting Sam DuBose during a traffic stop in 2015.

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Carrier Steelworker Responds To Movement Of Jobs To Mexico

4:38pm June 23, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with T.J. Bray, a steelworker at the Carrier plant in Indianapolis where President Trump said he saved over 1,000 jobs. Last month, Carrier told the state that 600 people will be laid off, and those jobs will be transferred to Mexico.

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Supreme Court Sides With Wisconsin In Property Rights Case

4:38pm June 23, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court sided with the state of Wisconsin on Friday in a land dispute case. The justices upheld Wisconsin court rulings that the family was not entitled to compensation over development regulations that block the sale of the family's adjacent lot.