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Inside the Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic in its earliest days. The clinic opened on June 7, 1967, and treated 250 patients that day. It's motto, then and now: "Health care is a right, not a privilege."

A 1960s 'Hippie Clinic' In San Francisco Inspired A Medical Philosophy

6:00am December 30, 2017

by Carrie Feibel

Fifty years ago a community health clinic first opened its doors as a safe, sympathetic space for countercultural youth. Today its motto is the same: "Health care is a right, not a privilege."

First Baptist Church of Gallant, in Gallant, Ala., the home church of former Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.

2017 Has Been A Rough Year For Evangelicals

8:20pm December 29, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

Self-described "evangelical" Christians helped elect President Trump in 2016. But this year, the label lost coherence. Some evangelicals reconsidered what it stood for, while others disowned the term.

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NPR readers picked the Mueller probe as the top political story of 2017.

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NPR Readers Select Mueller Probe As Top Political Story Of The Year

6:54pm December 29, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and ties to the Trump campaign was chosen as the top political story of 2017, narrowly beating out the fallout from sexual harassment.

Marjan practices at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul.

9 Global Stories You May Have Missed In 2017

6:47pm December 29, 2017

by Marc Silver

Now's your chance to learn about an all-female orchestra from Afghanistan, the boy who escaped from Boko Haram, a board game that's all about running away from the matchmaker — and more.

President Trump has been spending the holidays at his resort in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he was interviewed by the New York Times on a wide range of topics.

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FACT CHECK: Trump's 'New York Times' Interview On Russia, Taxes, Health Care And More

5:35pm December 29, 2017

by NPR Staff

President Trump sat down with the Times for a wide-ranging impromptu interview. NPR's editors and reporters have annotated Trump's claims.

Apple Issues Apology After Admitting To Slowing Down Older iPhones

4:49pm December 29, 2017

Apple is doing damage control after iPhone owners expressed outrage when the company admitted to intentionally slowing down older phones to preserve battery life. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Will Oremus, who is covering the story for Slate, now that Apple has put out an unsigned apology.

British Monarch Recognizes Citizens' 2017 Contributions To Public Life

4:49pm December 29, 2017

by Frank Langfitt

Every new year the British monarch recognizes people who have made a contribution to public life in the U.K. While the "New Year's Honors List" usually includes members of the political, social and economic elite, the majority of those honored are ordinary people who have helped others in their daily lives.

A Look At The First Year Of Trump's Presidency

4:49pm December 29, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro takes a look back at the political news of 2017, and the first year of Trump's presidency, with Matt Yglesias, columnist, editor and co-founder of Vox, and Rachael Larimore, online managing editor of The Weekly Standard.

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What Congress Accomplished And Didn't Accomplish In 2017

4:49pm December 29, 2017

by Kelsey Snell

It was a messy year in Congress. Despite control of the House and Senate — and a president willing to sign legislation — Congressional Republicans spent much of the year fighting amongst themselves. But at both the start and the finish of the year, they scored some important wins.

President Trump Criticizes USPS-Amazon Relationship On Twitter

4:49pm December 29, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Devin Leonard about President Trump's tweet saying the U.S. Postal Service should charge more to deliver Amazon packages. Leonard wrote a book about the U.S. Post Office called Neither Snow nor Rain.