News

Week In Politics: Comey's Memos and Additions To Trump's Legal Team

4:20pm April 20, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Kristen Soltis Anderson, of The Washington Examiner and author of "The Selfie Vote", and Jason Johnson, politics editor at The Root, about Former FBI director James Comey, new additions to President Trump's legal team, and the nomination of CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be Secretary of State.

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Students Walkout Across The Country To Protest Violence In Schools

4:20pm April 20, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

Students across the country left their classrooms at 10 a.m. Friday to protest violence in schools. In Washington, D.C. students marched from the White House to the U.S. Capitol.

National

Wells Fargo Fined $1 Billion Over Mortgage And Auto Loans

4:20pm April 20, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

Wells Fargo will pay a $1 billion fine to settle claims that it had taken advantage of mortgage and auto loan customers. Federal regulators also said the bank did not have adequate compliance or risk management programs.

Music & Culture

Electronic Dance Music Superstar Avicii Dies At 28

3:50pm April 20, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

Tim Bergling, a Swedish dance wunderkind and one of the most successful DJs in the world, was found dead Friday in Oman.

Tim Ma prepares a duck confit salad at his restaurant, Kyirisan, in Washington, D.C. Ma says being mindful about reducing food waste is an integral part of his philosophy in the kitchen — not just for environmental reasons but also for profitability.

For One Fine-Dining Chef, Cutting Food Waste Saves The Planet And The Bottom Line

3:47pm April 20, 2018

by Maria Godoy

After nearly going bankrupt, chef Tim Ma cut costs by cooking creatively with every last bit of ingredients. Some dishes born of frugality have become favorites at his acclaimed D.C. restaurant.

Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons have remained stuck in Damascus for nearly a week.

World News

Each Day That Passes, Pressure Grows For Chemical Inspectors Waiting In Syria

3:27pm April 20, 2018

by Geoff Brumfiel

An international inspection team has been waiting for nearly a week to investigate an alleged strike in Syria. Former inspectors say the delay will complicate their efforts.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is levying a $1 billion fine against Wells Fargo as punishment for the banking giant's actions in its mortgage and auto loan businesses.

Wells Fargo Hit With $1 Billion In Fines Over Home And Auto Loan Abuses

2:54pm April 20, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Some consumers were charged too much to extend the lock on their mortgage interest rates, and the bank's mandatory insurance program added unneeded costs and fees to borrowers' auto loans.

A daily edition of The Columbian passes overhead at the paper's printing press in Vancouver, Wash.

National

Tariffs On Canadian Newsprint Choke Already Troubled American Papers

1:42pm April 20, 2018

by Frank Morris

"It's like little by little, more and more, the life of the newspaper is leaving," laments Avis Little Eagle, who publishes a paper on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

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Susan Nelson, author and public speaker on brain injury awareness and gun safety, at her home in Austin, Texas. Nelson survived a point-blank gunshot to the head in 1993.

Health & Safety

Texas Disability Group Wants Victims' Voices Heard In Gun Debate

1:04pm April 20, 2018

by Ashley Lopez

Advocates in Texas wants to help people who've been disabled by gun violence talk to lawmakers. Victims say they have a big stake in how guns are regulated.

High school students march from the White House to the U.S. Capitol to call for stricter gun laws on Friday in Washington, D.C.

19 Years After Columbine, Students Walk Out To Stop Gun Violence

12:45pm April 20, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Some 2,600 school walkouts are planned across the country, starting at 10 a.m. in each time zone.