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Members of law enforcement and emergency services gather and a perimeter created around the west front of the U.S. Capitol as the U.S. Capitol was on lockdown Saturday after an apparent suicide.

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U.S. Capitol Briefly Placed On Lockdown After Apparent Suicide

5:12pm April 11, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Police say a gunman was "neutralized" by a self-inflicted wound. No one else was reported to have been hurt in the incident, which occurred during Washington, D.C.'s annual Cherry Blossom festival.

An image provide by Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept. shows a chunk of a fiberglass boat 25-30' long that was spotted off the Oregon shore west of Ona Beach on Thursday. The debris is the latest to reach the U.S. West Coast from Japan's devastating 2011 t

Part Of Fishing Boat Destroyed In Japan Tsunami Appears Off Oregon

3:26pm April 11, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The 30-foot piece of the commercial trawler was found Thursday floating off the Ona beach about 65 northwest of Eugene.

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Army Reviewing Rape Charges Against U.S. Troops In Colombia

12:34pm April 11, 2015

by John Otis

After some prominent scandals involving U.S. security officials in Colombia, new allegations of sex crimes are getting some traction there.

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World News

Humanitarian Worker In Yemen Sees Catastrophe Ahead

12:34pm April 11, 2015

Crucial aid shipments carrying much-needed medical supplies have finally reached Yemen. NPR's Tamara Keith talks to Nuha, the humanitarian coordinator for Oxfam in Yemen.

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Egyptian Judge Mohammed Nagi Shehata reads the verdicts against Mohammed Soltan and others charged with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo on Saturday.

Egyptian Court Sentences U.S. Citizen To Life In Prison

12:29pm April 11, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Mohamed Soltan, 27, was among 36 defendants sentenced to life in prison. Fourteen others, including the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, received death sentences.

Student Raul Ramos goes through his online homework during a session of a massive open online class, or MOOC, in Madrid, Spain.

New Research Shows Free Online Courses Didn't Grow As Expected

12:02pm April 11, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

A new study of free, online college courses says that growth fell short of early expectations, as well as a pattern among users: mostly college-educated, including a surprising number of teachers.

National

Large Crowds Expected For Walter Scott's S.C. Funeral

10:54am April 11, 2015

A funeral service is scheduled Saturday for Walter Scott, the black man killed by a white police officer in North Charleston, S.C.. NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with correspondent Martin Kaste.

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With Paul, Cruz and Clinton On The Verge, 2016 Election Takes Shape

10:54am April 11, 2015

Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz have announced they'll run for president, and Hillary Clinton is expected to announce on Sunday. Correspondents Mara Liasson and Don Gonyea join NPR's Tamara Keith.

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Sports

Women Join Men On Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race Day

10:54am April 11, 2015

For the first time in the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race history, the women's event will be held on the same day as the men's. Tamara Keith speaks with American rower Caryn Davies.

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World News

Family Dispute Tears At France's Far-Right National Front

10:54am April 11, 2015

A family feud is raging in France's far-right political party between party leader Marine Le Pen and its founder, Le Pen's father. NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with French journalist Cecile Alduy.

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