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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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12:22am Apr 23, 2021National National
In The Wake Of Chauvin's Conviction, A Look Back At The Origins Of American Policing
In the wake of Derek Chauvin's conviction for the murder of George Floyd, we examine the tension that has existed between African American communities and the police for centuries. -
Ted S. Warren / AP 7:39pm Apr 22, 2021National National Health & SafetyAs At-Home Coronavirus Tests Hit Pharmacies, What Role Can They Play In The Pandemic?
Rapid COVID-19 tests are now available at pharmacies in the U.S. Dr. Michael Mina of Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health says these can help people wondering if they are infectious right now. -
6:45pm Apr 22, 2021World News World News National
Critics Say The U.S. Isn't Doing Enough To Help Haiti With Its Deteriorating Security
Kidnappings and a deadly crime wave is crippling Haiti. Critics say the U.S. isn't doing enough to help the hemisphere's poorest country find a solution for the current crisis. -
6:37pm Apr 22, 2021National National Politics & Government
Union Groups Mobilize To Keep Moderate Democrats In Line For Biden's Proposals
Union groups are trying to keep moderate Democrats in line on Biden's jobs and infrastructure proposals. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) raised concerns about proposed tax increases on corporations. -
5:52pm Apr 22, 2021National National
HHS Secretary Talks Unaccompanied Minors At The Border, Addresses Criticisms
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra how the Biden administration is housing and handling the unaccompanied migrant children crossing the border. -
5:52pm Apr 22, 2021World News World News National
President Biden's Decision To Withdraw From Afghanistan May Have Derailed Peace Talks
President Biden's announcement for U.S. and foreign forces to withdraw from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 appears to have derailed the peace process that was meant to wind down the conflict in that country. -
5:41pm Apr 22, 2021World News World News Politics & Government
How India Is Confronting Disinformation On Social Media Ahead Of Elections
As Prime Minister Modi's party tries to win control in upcoming elections in India, his party is using a highly effective social media strategy. But that's where politics can veer into disinformation. -
J. Scott Applewhite / AP 4:55pm Apr 22, 2021Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentSupreme Court Rejects Restrictions On Life Without Parole For Juveniles
The court's conservatives said that a judge need not make a finding of "permanent incorrigibility" before sentencing a juvenile offender to life without parole. -
4:26pm Apr 22, 2021National National
House Passes D.C. Statehood Bill — But The Senate Might Be Harder To Convince
The House of Representatives passed a bill to make the District of Columbia the U.S.'s 51st state. The cause has unprecedented levels of political support but meets an uphill battle facing the Senate. -
4:26pm Apr 22, 2021National National
Hundreds Gathered At The Funeral Of Daunte Wright, Who Was Fatally Shot By Police
Hundreds of people gathered in the Shiloh Temple in Minneapolis Thursday for the funeral of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, killed April 11 when he was shot by a suburban Minneapolis police officer. -
4:26pm Apr 22, 2021National National Health & Safety
Scientists Are Working On Booster Shots In Case COVID-19 Vaccines Lose Their Effect
Scientists are working on boosters to deal with the possibility that current COVID-19 vaccines may eventually wear off — or the virus will mutate in ways that will evade the vaccine's protections. -
4:26pm Apr 22, 2021National National
After Supreme Court Decision, A Former Juvenile Lifer On What A Second Chance Meant
The Supreme Court just made it easier to sentence juveniles to life in prison without parole. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with John Pace, a "juvenile lifer," released thanks to an earlier decision.
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