At Least 62 Dead After Fuel Tanker Explodes In Tanzania
A crowd was gathered around the damaged truck, trying to collect the fuel that was leaking from it, when an explosion occurred.
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Latest On Jeffrey Epstein's Death
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Michael Gold of the New York Times about Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide this morning in Manhattan.
Americans Largely Support Gun Restrictions To 'Do Something' About Gun Violence
President Trump says he supports "really intelligent background checks." It's unclear what exactly that means, but support for universal background checks is near universal among Americans.
At 'High Five' Camp, Struggling With A Disability Is The Point
A day camp in Nashville uses "constraint-induced therapy" to help kids who have physical weakness on one side — often because of a stroke or cerebral palsy — gain strength and independence.
White Supremacy Has Never Been Fringe
Just as it did at the end of the 19th century — an era of racist lynchings and massacres — the idea that a less-white populace poses a danger to the United States continues to enjoy wide purchase.
Elizabeth Warren's New Plan On Guns Has A Goal: Reduce Gun Deaths By 80%
The Massachusetts senator introduced a sweeping gun control plan Saturday. She also said people have to maintain pressure on President Trump for more immediate change.
American With No Medical Training Ran Center For Malnourished Ugandan Kids. 105 Died
When she was 19, Renee Bach founded a charity that went on to care for over 900 severely malnourished babies and children. Now she is being sued by two of the mothers whose children died.
Dayton Survivor Who Lost Dad After Tornado Hit His Home: 'I Can't Rebuild A Father'
Dion Green is a Dayton resident grappling with double loss. His father was killed last weekend in the Dayton mass shooting. Just months before, his house was badly damaged by tornadoes.
No Safe Drinking Water On Reservation Leaves Thousands Improvising
The Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Oregon has been without safe drinking water since late May, and some people don't have any running water at all.
Dayton Victim Was An Intern Who Had Accepted A Full-Time Job Days Before Being Killed
Nick Cumer, an intern at Maple Tree Cancer Alliance, had just accepted a full-time job with the nonprofit. He and his colleagues went for a night out on the town to celebrate when violence struck.