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A member of the Taliban, left, talks to Afghans gathering outside a government passport office recently re-opened in Kabul, on Oct. 6, 2021.

World News

The Taliban says U.S. has agreed to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

8:56pm October 10, 2021

by The Associated Press

The statement from Taliban officials came at the end of the first direct talks between the former foes since the withdrawal of U.S. troops in August. There was no immediate comment from the U.S.

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks during the House select committee hearing in July on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Rep. Schiff reveals impeachment regrets, tensions on Capitol Hill after insurrection

4:56pm October 10, 2021

In a wide-ranging interview with NPR's Michel Martin, Rep. Adam Schiff discusses his regrets from President Donald Trump's first impeachment trial and his relationship with his GOP colleagues.

A performer was killed Saturday during a performance at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, pictured here in a May 2020 photo.

World News

A performer was killed in an onstage accident at the Bolshoi Theatre in Russia

3:48pm October 10, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Video shows the actor being crushed by a piece of the set during a scene change, as his fellow performers frantically waved their arms to get the crew to lift the structure off of him.

A Dayton Police vehicle is viewed after an active shooter opened fire in the Oregon district in Dayton, Ohio on August 4, 2019.

National

Police dragged a paraplegic man from his car after he told them he couldn't get out

2:24pm October 10, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Clifford Owensby told police he was a paraplegic and couldn't exit his car, but officers dragged him out anyway in an arrest that is now under investigation by the Dayton Police Department.

Chief Duane Yellow Feather Shepard is an extended member of the Bruce family of Bruce Beach and currently acts as a representative for their interests.

National

A Black family got their beach back — and inspired others to fight against land theft

12:49pm October 10, 2021

The beachfront land — known as Bruce's Beach in Manhattan Beach, Calif. — is being returned to the descendants of Charles and Willa Bruce 97 years after it was taken from them.

Shaandiin Parrish, who was then Miss Navajo Nation, grabs a box filled with food and other supplies to distribute to Navajo families on May 27, 2020, in Counselor on the Navajo Nation Reservation, New Mexico.

National

As Miss Navajo Nation, she helped her community through the pandemic

10:04am October 10, 2021

When Shaandiin Parrish was crowned Miss Navajo Nation in 2019, she didn't expect to win. She also didn't expect to be carrying the honor two years later and through the health crisis.

Abdul Qadeer Khan, known as the father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 following a lengthy illness. He was 85.

World News

Abdul Qadeer Khan, known as the father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb, has died at 85

8:44am October 10, 2021

by The Associated Press

Khan launched Pakistan on the path to becoming a nuclear weapons power in the early 1970s. His family said he died of COVID-19 following a lengthy illness.

Surgeons remove the liver and kidneys of a deceased donor, for later transplantation.

Health & Safety

In the quest for a liver transplant, patients are segregated by prior alcohol use

8:12am October 10, 2021

by Aneri Pattani

Many transplant centers require people with alcohol-related liver disease to remain sober for half a year, before becoming eligible for the waiting list for a liver. But this thinking may be changing.

A civil rights activist holds a placard during a 2020 demonstration in Bengaluru, India, condemning the proposal in several states of laws against so-called "love jihad." That's an unfounded conspiracy theory spread by Hindu nationalists who accuse Muslim

In India, boy meets girl, proposes — and gets accused of jihad

7:00am October 10, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

New state laws make it harder for interfaith couples to marry. The idea is to halt forced marital religious conversions. But they've emboldened extremists to interrupt weddings.

Daniel Romanchuk in Champaign, Illinois, before he departed for the Chicago Marathon.

5 major marathons. In 42 days. 2 back-to-back. How top wheelchair racers are doing it

6:12am October 10, 2021

by Aimee Berg

Due to COVID-19 postponements, the races known collectively as the World Marathon Majors, are all scheduled from Sept. 26 to Nov.7. It's an unprecedented crunch for both runners and wheelchair racers.