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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox opened a press briefing Friday morning by saying: "We got him." He named the suspect as Tyler Robinson and said he was turned in to authorities on Thursday night.
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NPR speaks with Juliette Kayyem, Harvard lecturer and former Homeland Security assistant secretary, about the current status of the FBI investigation into Charlie Kirk's killing Wednesday.
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The latest on the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, stock market soars despite worrying signals on jobs and consumer prices, Brazil's former President Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for coup plot.
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NPR's A Martínez speaks with Rob Reiner and Michael McKean about "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues." The sequel comes more than 40 years after the original rock band mockumentary.
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Testimony began Thursday in the trial of the man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year on his Florida golf course. Ryan Routh faces up to life in prison if convicted.
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Workforce participation for moms in the U.S. has been dropping for most of this year, and the reasons are more complicated than return-to-office mandates. The team from "The Indicator" explains why.
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Texas is seeing an explosion of cases of typhus, a disease that – if untreated – can be fatal. Typhus was almost eradicated from the United States, but now it's making a comeback.
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After a mass immigration enforcement operation at a Georgia Hyundai plant, there are questions about how Republican-led states balance economic development with the president's immigration priorities.
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There's concern over the possibility that Charlie Kirk's killing may increase an already high level of political violence. Of particular concern is the language used by influencers and public figures.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Robert Pape, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, about Americans' changing attitudes toward political violence.