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National

MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani returns to the mound in pitching debut for the Dodgers

6:53am June 17, 2025

Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani made his pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday and returned to the mound for the first time since 2023 after elbow surgery.

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Politics & Government

El Paso Mayor On National Guard Mexican Border Deployments

President Trump is sending the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border. David Greene talks to Dee Margo, mayor of El Paso, Texas, who says he's not convinced that his city needs additional forces.

Politics & Government

Trump Base Supports National Guard Deployments To Border

David Greene talks to Phoenix-based conservative talk show host Chris Buskirk about President Trump signing a proclamation to send National Guard troops to the border with Mexico.

Sports

Golfer Hurts Ankle Celebrating Hole-In-One At Masters

Tony Finau started jumping up and down and then his ankle bucked and he collapsed on the green. Finau puts his hands on the protruding ankle and appears to pop it back in place.

Trump Readies National Guard To Monitor U.S.-Mexico Border

by John Burnett

President Trump is directing the Defense Department and the Department of Homeland Security to work with governors to deploy the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border.

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News Brief: Border Security, Facebook User Data

President Trump signs a proclamation to send the National Guard to the border with Mexico to try to cut down on illegal immigration. More information is out about Facebook's handling of its user data.

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World News

Brazilian Court Ruling May Hinder Lula's Comeback Attempt

by Philip Reeves

Brazil's supreme court ruled ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may be sent to prison while he appeals his corruption conviction. He leads in opinion polls ahead of October's presidential vote.

Fleetwood Mac's classic single "Dreams" entered the Billboard charts again this week based off a meme's popularity.

Music & Culture

Thanks To A Tweet, Fleetwood Mac's 'Dreams' Is On The Charts

by Cyrena Touros

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Martin Luther King Jr. stands with fellow civil rights leaders on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 3, 1968 — one day before he was assassinated while standing in approximately the same place. From left are Hosea Williams, Je

An 'Exhausted' Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final 31 Hours

National

The Memphis Sanitation Workers, 50 Years Later

NPR's Noel King speaks with Wendi C. Thomas of the website MLK50: Justice Through Journalism about why poverty plagues Memphis and whether sanitation workers are better off today than 50 years ago.

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