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Students with disabilities are missing school because of staff shortages
by Cory Turner
There's a special education staffing crisis in a northern California school district. It means some of the district's most vulnerable students have missed weeks and even months of school.
Ferguson, Mo., Residents Grow Tired Of Violent Protests
by Hansi Lo Wang
Two days after the first anniversary of Michael Brown's death, protesters say they're committed to keeping pressure on officials. But some residents say they're becoming fed up with violent protests.
Hillary Clinton Decides To Release Private Email Server To Justice Department
by Tamara Keith
Clinton directed her staff to turn over the private email server she used as secretary of state after questions were raised about possible classified information in emails sent from the server.
In 'Let Me Explain You,' Food Serves As Language When It Fails
Annie Liontas talks about her debut novel, in which a Greek immigrant patriarch of a dysfunctional family has a premonition that he has only 10 days to live.
Colorado Businesses Struggle As Toxic Waste Flows Through Animas River
NPR's Melissa Block speaks to Roger Zalneraitis, executive director of the La Plata County Economic Development Alliance, on plans to aid small business owners after the toxic waste spill.
Coloradans Raise Environmental Concerns Of Proposed Reservoir Projects
by Grace Hood
Colorado will need more water to supply the state's fast-increasing population. So two large reservoir projects have been proposed, but some Coloradans worry about the dams' possible ecological harm.
St. Louis Alderman: Criminals Exploit The Disconnect Between Citizens, Police
NPR's Robert Siegel interviews St. Louis Alderman Antonio French, who opened a #HealSTL office in Ferguson, Mo., after the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown last August.
EPA Evaluates Impact Of Wastewater Spill In Colorado
by Grace Hood
An estimated 3 million gallons of orange fluid that spilled from the Gold King Mine in Colorado has traveled from the Animas River in Colorado to the San Juan River in New Mexico.