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As pro-Palestinian protests spread, more university leaders weigh police involvement
by Meg Anderson
As college administrators face growing unrest on campuses, a growing number are grappling with whether to bring in law enforcement to quell the demonstrations.
Governors And Mayors Pledge More Emissions Cuts To Fight Climate Change
by Lauren Sommer
Governors and mayors from around the world are making new pledges to cut carbon emissions. They're in San Francisco this week, trying to counter the Trump administration's rollbacks on climate change.
ACLU Says New Agreement Will Give Separated Parents Chance To Claim Asylum
by Joel Rose
Many families that were separated at the Southwest border may get a second chance to pursue asylum claims in the U.S.
Obama Rallies In Ohio
by Don Gonyea
Former President Obama rallied in East Cleveland, Ohio, for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray Thursday night.
Murder Trial Of Blackwater Guard Ends In Mistrial
by Quil Lawrence
Eleven years after Blackwater security guards killed more than a dozen civilians in Iraq, the retrial of one of the defendants ended in a mistrial. A court decides Friday whether he will be retried.
South Carolina Gullah Community Weathers Hurricane Florence
Rachel Martin talks to Gullah community leader Emory Campbell about how storms have affected them over the decades. The Gullah are African-Americans descended from slaves who live along the South Carolina and Georgia coast.
Hurricane Florence Latest
by Greg Allen
While Hurricane Florence has been downgraded, officials in the Carolinas say that just because it's weakening does not mean it's not posing a serious threat.
Manafort Expected To Plead Guilty In D.C.
by Carrie Johnson
Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman to President Trump, has reached a tentative agreement to plead guilty and avert a trial in Washington, D.C.
Wilmington Bar Stays Open
A couple dozen locals gathered at the Wilmington, N.C. bar Barbary Coast Thursday night as the hurricane approached. The owner says he stocked up on PBR.
Dozens Of Explosions In 3 Massachusetts Towns
by Fred Thys
A series of suspected gas explosions ripped through three Massachusetts towns Thursday. Just north of Boston, the towns of Andover, North Andover and Lawrence each saw home explosions and fires.
Some Prisoners Forced To Stay Put Despite Evacuation Orders
Areas of South Carolina are under mandatory evacuation orders, but some prisons aren't moving inmates out of the zone. Reporter Daniel Gross speaks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about the quandary.
News Brief: Manafort Expected To Plead Guilty In D.C., Massachusetts Explosions, Hurricane Latest
Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort is preparing to plead guilty in a federal courtroom in Washington, D.C. Also, the latest on explosions in Massachusetts and Hurricane Florence.
Caterer Saves The Wedding
Kelsey Schneck and her fiancé were celebrating when the man who was supposed to marry them broke his leg. Luckily for them the catering company had a staffer who was licensed to marry people.