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National Parks Have A Long To-Do List But Can't Cover The Repair Costs

10:52am March 08, 2016

by Nathan Rott

Parks are expensive for obvious reasons: Visitor centers need displays, and roads need repairs. But there's also upkeep of the Grand Canyon's sewage operations and of Independence Hall's sprinklers.

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U.S. Airstrikes In Somalia Target Al-Shabab Training Facility

10:30am March 08, 2016

U.S. airstrikes against the militant Islamist group in Somalia killed at least 150 militants. Steve Inskeep talks to Seth Jones of the Rand Corp. about U.S. interests in Somalia.

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Visitors walk outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 14. The court announced on Monday that it has unanimously reversed an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that denied parental rights to a lesbian adoptive mother who had split with her partner.

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Same-Sex Adoption Upheld By U.S. Supreme Court

9:45am March 08, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The Alabama Supreme Court had invalidated an adoption approved in Georgia. Monday's ruling said the Alabama justices had violated the U.S. Constitution.

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Two women look at a portrait of Nancy Reagan hanging in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

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National Portrait Gallery Honors Nancy Reagan; Funeral Is Friday

6:39am March 08, 2016

by Doreen McCallister

"Reagan Red" is on display at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery which is honoring Nancy Reagan, who died on Sunday at age 94.

The headquarters for University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield dominate the Pittsburgh skyline much as the organizations have dominated health care in the region for decades.

Reinventing The American City: Steel Town Forges A New Future

8:15pm March 07, 2016

by Michel Martin

The transformation of Pittsburgh echoes the triumphs and challenges of cities across the country where gentrification is changing neighborhoods after a generation of economic decline.

On Race, Sanders And Clinton Stumble But Engage

8:04pm March 07, 2016

by Sam Sanders

The Vermont senator has been drawing criticism for saying at Sunday's debate, "When you're white, you don't know what it's like to be living in a ghetto."

See The 'Best Minnesota High School Hockey Hair' Featuring Lots Of Mullets

7:45pm March 07, 2016

by Laura Wagner

In the 2016 "awards" video, the narrator ranks the hairstyles of high school hockey players. Now in its fifth year, the video even features appearances from ESPN's hockey analyst Barry Melrose.

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning announces his retirement from the NFL on Monday in Colorado.

An Emotional Peyton Manning Says Goodbye To Football

7:32pm March 07, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The future Hall of Fame quarterback retires after 18 seasons in the NFL, two Super Bowl rings and a string of superlatives.

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Polygamous Border Towns In Utah And Arizona Violated Non-Church Members' Rights

6:41pm March 07, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The towns serve as headquarters for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, known as FLDS. A jury found them guilty of discriminating against nonmembers.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg leaves a meeting with French president Francois Hollande in Paris last June.

Bloomberg Says He Won't Run For President And 'Risk' Electing Trump Or Cruz

6:37pm March 07, 2016

by Amita Kelly

"As the race stands now ... there is a good chance that my candidacy could lead to the election of Donald Trump or Senator Ted Cruz," former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wrote Monday.