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Otto Warmbier's Parents Challenge North Korea's Explanation For Son's Injury

5:19pm June 15, 2017

by Ann Thompson

Questions remain about what happened to American college student Otto Warmbier after he was arrested and tried by North Korea. Warmbier's family and the Cincinnati hospital where he is receiving care hold press conferences on Thursday that may shed some light.

Defense Secretary James Mattis Keeps Low Profile Amid White House Controversy

5:19pm June 15, 2017

by David Welna

Defense Secretary James Mattis is one of most influential figures in the Trump administration, and yet recently he has been trying to keep the lowest profile possible. NPR accompanied him on a trip to Asia and has been watching his recent appearances on Capitol Hill.

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Special Counsel Expands Russia Probe To Include Trump, Reports Say

5:19pm June 15, 2017

by Mara Liasson

President Trump is calling the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation a "witch hunt" after reports that Mueller is looking into whether Trump tried to obstruct justice.

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National

FBI Continues Investigation Into Congressional Baseball Practice Shooter

5:19pm June 15, 2017

by Greg Myre

Investigators are endeavoring to answer a number of questions after James Hodgkinson opened fire on Wednesday at a baseball field where Republican congressmen were practicing in suburban Washington. Residents who saw the shooter there in recent days are also trying to understand why.

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'Bachelor In Paradise' Suspends Filming After Sexual Assault Allegations

5:19pm June 15, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with writer and television critic Andy Dehnart about the reality show Bachelor in Paradise, which has shut down production for this season due to accusations of sexual assault.

Jake Freed hits the road in May after spending his first night of his journey camped out in Gold Canyon, Ariz. He has been building his endurance over the past decade with trips across Arizona and the West Coast. His last big journey was in 2013 when he r

Chasing A World Record, 'One Push At A Time'

5:10pm June 15, 2017

by David Fuchs

Jake Freed is attempting a world record for longest distance ever traveled on a skateboard. He's already traveled 1,400 miles, and has more than 5,000 to go.

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National

After DNA Exoneration, The Beatrice Six Share False Memories Of Murder

4:29pm June 15, 2017

DNA exonerated six people who had been convicted of killing an elderly woman in Nebraska in the 1980s. But several of the exonerees confessed to the crime and still recall details of the scene. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Rachel Aviv of The New Yorker about her reporting on why the so-called Beatrice Six created false memories around the crime.

The liquid used in e-cigarettes comes in fruit and candy flavors like cherry and peppermint.

Teens' Use Of E-Cigarettes Drops For The First Time, CDC Says

4:29pm June 15, 2017

by Rob Stein

Public education campaigns and restrictions on sales to minors have helped discourage teenagers from vaping, according to officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The site of the One Journal Square luxury apartment project stands vacant in Jersey City, N.J. Kushner Companies is giving up on a request for a tax break but says its $821 million, two-tower project is still viable.

Kushner Firm Gives Up On Getting Tax Break For Jersey City Development

4:22pm June 15, 2017

by Joel Rose

Kushner Companies tried to win a 30-year tax break for the project in New Jersey. But that effort generated opposition, and now the firm run by the family of Jared Kushner is abandoning its request.

Daniel Kanter (center right), medical director of the neurocritical care program in Cincinnati, speaks to reporters alongside doctors Jordan Bonomo and Brandon Foreman on Thursday. They say released U.S. student Otto Warmbier is in a state "best described

Otto Warmbier Suffered 'Extensive Loss Of Brain Tissue,' No Sign Of Botulism

4:09pm June 15, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The student has been in a coma since before he was returned to the U.S. on Tuesday. Doctors say they've found no evidence of botulism, appearing to contradict the account by his North Korean captors.