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Haitians outside a Red Cross field hospital in Carrefour, Haiti, on Dec. 14, 2010, 11 months after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit the country's capital, Port-au-Prince.

Report: Red Cross Spent 25 Percent Of Haiti Donations On Internal Expenses

7:17pm June 16, 2016

A congressional inquiry finds that the American Red Cross stonewalled lawmakers as they sought to understand the charity's finances, and that it sent significantly less money to Haiti than claimed.

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In Viacom Shakeup, Sumner Redstone Replaces 5 Board Members

7:09pm June 16, 2016

by David Folkenflik

On Thursday, Sumner Redstone's National Amusements Inc., moved to seize control of Viacom from its chairman and CEO Philippe Dauman. Dauman and four other directors were removed from Viacom's board and replaced with prominent corporate figures.

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Southern Baptist Convention Urges Churches To Welcome Refugees

7:06pm June 16, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

The Southern Baptist Convention is not known for its progressivism. But this year's annual meeting of Southern Baptist churches passed resolutions calling for the end of the display of the Confederate battle flag and urged churches to welcome refugees.

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President Obama hugs Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs as Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer (left) watches, at Orlando International Airport on Thursday.

'Their Grief Is Beyond Description': Obama Meets With Families, Survivors In Orlando

7:03pm June 16, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

President Obama traveled to Florida on Thursday to express his support for the victims of Sunday's deadly attack and their families.

An independent commission recommended changes to Medicare Part D, including reducing or waiving copayments for generic drugs for low-income enrollees.

More Generics And Negotiating Leverage Could Slow Medicare Drug Spending

6:20pm June 16, 2016

by Julie Appleby

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission told Congress that rising drug costs helped push Medicare Part D spending up nearly 60 percent between 2007 and 2014. There are options to contain spending.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at The Fox Theatre this week in Atlanta.

3 More Prominent Republicans Say They Cannot Endorse Donald Trump

6:00pm June 16, 2016

by Brakkton Booker

Since Trump secured the GOP nomination, he has done little to quell concerns of many Republicans. Maryland's and Ohio's GOP governors are now among those refusing to endorse him.

Eighth-grader Jack Aiello speaking at his graduation from Thomas Middle School outside Chicago.

WATCH: 8th-Grader Nails Impersonations Of Trump, Clinton, Obama, Sanders

5:59pm June 16, 2016

by Amita Kelly

In his graduation speech, Jack Aiello, mimicking Bernie Sanders, said he had an improvement for the school cinnamon rolls: "We need to make them free. ... What we need is a cinnamon roll revolution."

WATCH: In Conversation With Oprah, Michelle Obama Tells Men To 'Be Better'

5:54pm June 16, 2016

by Amita Kelly

"Be better at everything. Be better fathers, good lord," the first lady said at the United State of Women summit.

Flight deck crew members position F/A-18 jet fighters for a launch from the USS Truman aircraft carrier stationed in the eastern Mediterranean. The crew members wear different colored jerseys to identify their tasks.

Even As It Heads Home, Aircraft Carrier Plays Key Role Fighting ISIS

5:49pm June 16, 2016

by Sylvia Poggioli

Part of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is seaborne. The Navy's USS Truman has been in the Persian Gulf but now is in the Mediterranean, on its way home to Virginia.

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Breaking Down Gun Terminology Amid New Debate Over Gun Control

5:39pm June 16, 2016

The shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., has led to a new debate about gun rights and gun control. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to UCLA Law Professor Adam Winkler to explain some of the technical and legal terms used in the gun debate.

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