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Win McNamee / Getty Images 8:22pm Sep 20, 2018National National Politics & GovernmentKavanaugh Accuser Open To Testifying About Sexual Assault Allegations
Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who alleges Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party in the 1980s, is open to appearing before a Senate panel next week.
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Jacquelyn Marie / Courtesy of the artist 6:40pm May 17, 2022Music & Culture Music & CultureMeet Alisa Amador, the winner of the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest
by Mary Louise KellyThis year's winner is a songwriter from Boston, Mass., whose winning song is an ode to feeling like she doesn't fit neatly into any one box. -
6:12pm May 17, 2022National National
It's a mink... It's a muskrat... It's an otter in the Detroit River
The first recorded sighting of a river otter in the Detroit River in more than 100 years is an indicator that the environment is improving. -
5:44pm May 17, 2022World News World News
Polish young adults talk about the war in Ukraine's impact on their generation
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Polish young adults about how the war in Ukraine and the influx of refugees is affecting their country. -
4:52pm May 17, 2022National National Politics & Government
The latest on the Pennsylvania Republican primary for Senate
by Don GonyeaFive states hold primaries Tuesday, with Senate races in Pennsylvania and North Carolina getting top billing. -
4:52pm May 17, 2022World News World News National
The significance of McDonald's golden arches in Russia
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kristy Ironside, a Russia historian at McGill University, about the significance of McDonald's leaving Russia. -
4:52pm May 17, 2022National National Politics & Government
New York attorney general speaks to NPR about Buffalo shooting
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with New York state Attorney General Letitia James, who appeared in Buffalo with President Biden after the mass shooting, about gun violence and extremism in the state. -
4:52pm May 17, 2022World News World News
A Ukrainian refugee is still teaching her students, who are spread around the world
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ukrainian refugee Daria Bietschasna about what life is like some two months after she fled Ukraine. -
4:26pm May 17, 2022National National Politics & Government
Biden denounces white supremacy while in Buffalo to visit shooting victims' families
by Adrian FloridoPresident Biden visited Buffalo Tuesday to console victims and families of Saturday's mass shooting at a supermarket. He called on Congress to pass stricter gun laws. -
4:26pm May 17, 2022National National Politics & Government
What the shooting in Buffalo has to do with Fox News host Tucker Carlson
The man accused of murdering 10 people in Buffalo said he'd been radicalized by a racist conspiracy theory, No one in a position of prominence has done more to promote that theory than Tucker Carlson. -
4:26pm May 17, 2022National National Politics & Government
Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., is hoping for strong voter turnout after Roe leak
by Anthony BrooksNew Hampshire is the only New England state that hasn't protected abortion rights. The issue will be center stage as abortion rights supporter Maggie Hassan tries to hold her seat in the U.S. Senate. -
4:26pm May 17, 2022World News World News National Politics & Government
Biden administration to lift some travel restrictions and remittances on Cubans
by Carrie KahnThe White House announced it will lift some of the Trump era restriction on travel and remittances on Cubans. Hit hard by COVID and other missteps, the Cuban economy is barely functioning for many. -
4:26pm May 17, 2022National National Politics & Government
Several far right Republicans running in the Idaho primary have ties to extremism
by Kirk SieglerIdaho's Republican primary is seen as a national test for how far to the right the GOP can be pulled, as several candidates tied to extremist groups are running for governor and the legislature.