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Kennedy Odede (in blue shirt) is dancing for a good reason. The charity he and his wife started has been awarded the $2 million Hilton Humanitarian Prize. He's joined by residents of Kibera, the neighborhood in Nairobi where his nonprofit group provides e

Whatever Happened To ... The Street Kid Whose Life Was Saved By Kindness

5:28pm August 29, 2018

by Marc Silver

Kennedy Odede was a homeless kid in the slum of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. Now he's the founder of a successful nonprofit helping his community. How's he and his group faring?

A section of the scaffolding collapsed early Wednesday at the site of the planned JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort, a $282 million project with 516 rooms.

National

2 Killed After Construction Scaffolding Collapses Near Disney World

5:04pm August 29, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

A third person was able to hold on after slipping and was pulled to safety by other workers at the hotel building site. The sheriff's office has launched an investigation.

Prisoners on work duty, filling sandbags in the "Big Red" work area.

The Forgotten History Of A Prison Uprising In Vietnam

4:48pm August 29, 2018

by Sarah Kramer

Long Binh Jail was a prison for American soldiers on the outskirts of Saigon with notoriously harsh conditions. In 1968, a group of black inmates were fed up with their treatment and the war.

A man listens to Rev. Jesse Jackson speak Aug. 19 at New Bethel Baptist Church, the church where Aretha Franklin's late father Rev. C.L. Franklin was a minister and where she began her singing career.

Music & Culture

How To Stream — And Fully Appreciate — Aretha Franklin's Funeral

4:40pm August 29, 2018

by NPR Music

The 32 artists and speakers scheduled to attend Aretha Franklin's funeral all have a personal connection to the Queen of Soul, whether friend, acquaintance or protégé.

Crowds of people have fled after a dam failed in the Bago region of central Myanmar.

World News

After Dam Failure, Thousands Flee In Myanmar

3:53pm August 29, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Floodwaters are washing over residential areas in central Myanmar, driving whole villages of people from their homes. Authorities are conducting search and rescue operations for trapped people.

Vials of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed on a counter at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Mill Valley, Calif., in 2015.

Texas Nurse Loses Job After Apparently Posting About Patient In Anti-Vaxxer Group

3:45pm August 29, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

A Texas Children's Hospital nurse allegedly described a young patient with the measles in a Facebook post affirming her opposition to vaccines. The hospital says patient privacy is a "top priority."

Russian troops and their Belarusian counterparts awaiting orders during joint military exercises in Belarus last year. Next month, Russia will embark on another joint military exercise — this time on a much larger scale and in collaboration with China a

World News

Russia Prepares 300,000 Troops For Its Largest War Games In Nearly 4 Decades

3:44pm August 29, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The exercise known as Vostok-2018 will occur next month and involve more than 1,000 aircraft and the help of Chinese soldiers. The Kremlin says it has not mustered drills on such a scale since 1981.

The Food and Drug Administration quickly identified romaine lettuce as the source of a months-long outbreak, but the foodborne illness investigation has been one of the agency's most complicated in years.

What Sparked An E. Coli Outbreak In Lettuce? Scientists Trace A Surprising Source

3:16pm August 29, 2018

by Dan Charles

Vegetable farmers in Yuma, Ariz., are asking whether they can co-exist in the same valley with a large cattle feedlot. Those cattle are blamed for contaminating Romaine with toxic E. coli bacteria.

Queue Listen Now

White House counsel Don McGahn spearheaded the president's successful push to pack the bench with conservative judges.

Politics & Government

Don McGahn, White House Counsel Who Helped Reshape Federal Judiciary, To Step Down

2:57pm August 29, 2018

by Scott Horsley

McGahn served as Donald's Trump's campaign lawyer and spearheaded the president's successful push to pack the bench with conservative judges.

Democrat Andrew Gillum's surprise victory in the Florida gubernatorial primary sets up a race between a young, black progressive and Rep. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who has staked his political career on his ties to President Trump.

Politics & Government

5 Takeaways From A Surprise Win In Florida And A Nasty Race In Arizona

2:57pm August 29, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

Andrew Gillum's upset victory in the Florida Democratic gubernatorial primary pits a young, black Democratic progressive against a Republican who has staked his career on his ties to Trump.