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What's Being Done To Curb Dangerous Behavior At Yellowstone?

5:10am July 14, 2016

by Eric Whitney

So far this tourist season, there have been two fatal accidents at Yellowstone National Park. And, you may have heard about the baby bison that had to be euthanized after tourists put it in their car.

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Can Trump's Business Prowess Help Him Mend The U.S. Economy?

5:10am July 14, 2016

Donald Trump has built his brand and political career based on his business success. Steve Inskeep talks to investigative reporter Michael Isikoff, who's been examining Trump's business career.

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A memorial for Alton Sterling at the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge. Sterling was fatally shot by a Louisiana police officer last week.

National

In Baton Rouge, Simmering Mistrust Divides Police, Community

5:10am July 14, 2016

by Greg Allen

Even before last week's shooting of Alton Sterling, Baton Rouge's mostly-white police force had an uneasy relationship with the mostly-black city.

Pew Report Tracks How Politics Correspond With Religion

7:23pm July 13, 2016

by Tom Gjelten

A new report from the Pew Research Center shows how Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are doing among religious and non-religious voters.

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Donald Trump Calls On Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Resign

7:23pm July 13, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is calling on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to resign after she slammed him as a "faker."

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Akeem Muhammad stands with a group of protesters in Baton Rouge, La., on Sunday. The 24-year-old student was one of more than 120 people who were arrested during the protest.

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Baton Rouge Protester On Arrest: 'I Didn't Know If I Was Going To Survive'

6:53pm July 13, 2016

Akeem Muhammad was one of 120 people arrested in Baton Rouge, La., in largely peaceful protests over the weekend. The 24-year-old student talks about his arrest and reflects on the protests.

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Relatives of detained prisoners, who claim their loved ones have been forcibly disappeared, protest and demand the release of their relatives in May in front of the Journalist's Syndicate building, in Cairo.

World News

Egyptian Authorities Disappear 3-4 People Daily, Amnesty International Says

5:46pm July 13, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"All I wanted to know was whether my son was dead or alive," the father of one victim told Amnesty International. Enforced disappearance has become increasingly common in the last year in Egypt.

The platform will be voted on Monday at the start of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

Republican Platform Tilts Right Of Trump On LGBT Issues

5:33pm July 13, 2016

by Brian Naylor

The platform is the work of party activists, making no concessions on issues such as same-sex marriage or transgender rights.

Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh is standing by a tweet he sent after the fatal shooting of five police officers in Dallas in which he warned President Obama to

National

Public Figures Struggle With Social Media Boundaries After Dallas Shooting

5:30pm July 13, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Politicians, police officers, and media personalities have all gotten blow-back for inflammatory social media posts about the shooting of officers in Dallas.

Girl Up activists pose during their leadership summit in Washington, D.C. Top row, left to right: Keza Latifah Mashenge, Fiona Adams, Nehal Jain, Sarah Gulley. Second row: Kyung Mi Lee, Sarah Hesterman, Janice Catherine Yang.

Why These Teen Girls Give Helen Clark More Snaps Than Beyoncé

5:13pm July 13, 2016

by Malaka Gharib

Girl Up's teen leaders reveal their (surprising) girl heroes and talk about what feminism means in 2016.