Six activists affiliated with the Southwest Missouri Immigration Alliance and the group the ReSisters Alliance were detained for trespassing at the Greene County Jail Wednesday.
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The deadly flash floods in Nepal are not a surprise to many scientists. Glacial melt is accelerating because of climate change, putting millions of people at risk.
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The "Butcher of Bosnia" is dead — Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide, has died at 84 while serving a life sentence in The Hague.
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After more than a decade, UCSF scientists have mapped around 100 varied genes associated with profound autism to a smaller set of biological pathways, offering a promising path for developing drugs.
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Warner Brothers' decision three years ago to shelve a live action animated movie with Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner upset many fans. Here's what its release tells us about Hollywood economics.
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Syria's Kurds, once backed by the U.S. to fight ISIS, have relinquished autonomy and dissolved their army to rejoin Syria.
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This week, Pennsylvania officials reported two measles-related deaths. Those deaths have now become wrapped up in politics. The country is in the midst of a record-setting number of measles cases.
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The FDA just approved a breakthrough drug for metastatic pancreatic cancer, which is notoriously hard to treat. In clinical trials, the new pill roughly doubled how long patients survived.
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The legal fight over President Trump's name on the Kennedy Center isn't over. Rep. Joyce Beatty explains why she believes the board's latest plan still violates the law.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with correspondents Greg Myre, Daniel Estrin and Hadeel Al-Shalchi about where things stand with the U.S.-Iran war — diplomatically, economically and militarily.
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The prosecution and defense gave closing statements in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mom accused of killing her three small children.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kellie Tharp of Arizona's Game and Fish Department about what it takes to adopt a desert tortoise. The agency is trying to find homes for dozens of the reptiles.
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The history and impact of the Black Caps, Louisville's former Negro League team, is being celebrated at a special baseball game Thursday night.
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Family members are demanding answers as they try to navigate a life in limbo after being displaced from a U.S. base in Bahrain.
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Andy Thapa is a charter and rescue pilot for a Nepali helicopter company. He's been rescuing people stranded by the catastrophic flooding, and carrying them to safety.