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VA fixes a home loan debacle, but many vets who were affected won't get help
The Department of Veterans Affairs has rolled out its fix for a home loan debacle, but it won't help many vets who were hurt financially.
Obama Releases His Summer Music Playlist
This is the second year in a row that President Obama has released his playlist to rave reviews. It features artists like Chance The rapper and the Beach Boys.
What's The Best Way To Stop Taking Powerful Prescription Drugs?
by Patti Neighmond
With all the concern about opioid addiction, some patients are worried and want to stop taking powerful medication. Tapering the drugs gradually may be a better way to do that than going cold turkey.
This Week In Politics
David Greene talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts and Republican pollster Jim Hobart about the missed opportunities, and capitalized moments from the presidential campaign trail.
Could Worms In Your Gut Cure Your Allergies?
by Michaeleen Doucleff
Vibraphonist Lugs His Picnic-Table-Sized Instrument Around Chicago
For our summer series "The World's a Stage," we meet Preyas Roy, a man who plays the vibraphone on a busy Chicago street corner.
Hunter S. Thompson's Widow Returns Ernest Hemingway's Elk Horns
The gonzo journalist was so enamored with Hemingway that early in his career he traveled to the Idaho cabin where Hemingway died. After 52 years, the antlers he took were returned to the Hemingways.
Russian President Accuses Ukraine Of Planning Terror Attack In Crimea
Russia will boost security in Crimea after an attempted incursion. Steve Inskeep talks to Stephen Sestanovich, senior fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Clinton Explains How Her Economic Plan Differs From Trump's Ideas
Steve Inskeep talks to Jared Bernstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Douglas Holtz-Eakin of the conservative think tank American Action Forum about Hillary Clinton's speech.
2 Resign From Panel Set Up To Rehab Panama's Financial System
by Carrie Kahn
Millions of documents — dubbed the Panama Papers — were released earlier this year that showed how a local law firm hid the money of the world's rich and famous in offshore accounts.
Trump Grabs Recent Media Headlines But They're Mostly Negative
by Tamara Keith
The vast majority of political headlines have been about Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton is fine with the attention Trump has been getting because the stories have been dragging down his poll numbers.