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U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn becomes emotional as he testifies before the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on July 27, 2021 at the Canon House Office Building in Washington, DC.
(Photo by Oliver Contreras for The New York Times)
Politics & Policy

‘This is how I’m going to die’: Police officers testify on Jan. 6 insurrection

The four officers gave emotional, occasionally angry, accounts of the attack, in which they were beaten and verbally abused as the mob of Trump’ supporters overwhelmed them.

5 years ago

Customer wears face mask in Belmar, N.J.
Health

CDC reverses course on indoor masks in some parts of U.S.

Citing new information about the ability of the delta variant to spread among vaccinated people, the CDC also recommended indoor masks for all teachers, staff, and students.

5 years ago

Sept 11. Tribute in Light
Community

Remembering 9/11: Where were you?

Help us mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and tell us: Where were you?

5 years ago

Keri Smith is pictured in a black and white photo with the words
NPR
Community

Permanent residents who left the U.S. during the pandemic worry they can’t come home

Many green card holders are still stuck outside of the country, worried about returning to their lives in the U.S. because of broad disruptions to the immigration system.

5 years ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci gestures while speaking before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Health

Fauci says U.S. headed in ‘wrong direction’ on coronavirus

He said recommending that the vaccinated wear masks is "under active consideration’’ by the government’s leading public health officials

5 years ago

Flames from the Dixie Fire consume a home in the Indian Falls community
Weather

California’s largest fire torches homes as blazes lash West

More than 85 large wildfires were burning around the country, most of them in Western states, and they had burned over 1.4 million acres.

5 years ago

A fence alongside Greenwood Cemetery is covered with COVID-19 memorial art
NPR
Health

U.S. life expectancy fell by 1.5 years in 2020, the biggest drop since WWII

The CDC says COVID-19 was the largest factor, along with drug overdoses, homicides, diabetes and chronic liver disease.

5 years ago

Firefighters battle a brush fire in Santa Barbara, Calif. Climate-driven droughts make large, destructive fires more likely around the world. Scientists warn that humans are on track to cause catastrophic global warming this century. (Santa Barbara County, Calif., Fire Department via AP)
Health

Air quality in Philly reaches unhealthy levels thanks to wildfires out west

A cloud of pollution has descended on the Eastern Seaboard. We explain what’s behind the haze, and how to protect yourself.

5 years ago

The side of a building in Van Horn, Texas, is adorned with a mural of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos
Science

Blue Origin’s Bezos reaches space on 1st passenger flight

The Amazon founder was accompanied by a hand-picked group: his brother, an 18-year-old from the Netherlands and an 82-year-old aviation pioneer from Texas.

5 years ago

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks from a podium at the White House briefing room
Health

With pandemic worsening in U.S., surgeon general worried about what lies ahead

Noting that nearly all COVID deaths now are among people who haven't received shots, despite widespread vaccine availability, Dr. Vivek Murthy painted a worrisome picture.

5 years ago

Biden speaks from a podium with American flags behind him at the National Constitution Center
NPR
Politics & Policy

Voting rights activists think Biden’s actions fall short of his dire warnings

For Dems looking for the president to lead amid a wave of bills aimed to restrict voting access, his speech this week was a long time coming. But for some, it also fell short.

5 years ago

Brandon Watkins, a member of PA-Task Force 1, hugs his kids, Nicholas, 5, and Jackson, 7, in Philadelphia on July 16, 2021, after he returned from assisting in the search and recuse mission in Surfside City, Florida. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Rescue group returns home after digging through rubble of Florida condo collapse

A southeast Pennsylvania-based urban rescue team returns after working in Surfside collapse.

5 years ago

Sharon Rivera adjusts flowers and other items left at the grave of her daughter, Victoria
Community

U.S. overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year — a 29 percent jump

Overdose deaths in 2020 are just one facet of what was overall the deadliest year in U.S. history, with about 378,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

5 years ago

A gloved hand holds up a syringe of the COVID-19 vaccine
Health

FDA adds warning about rare reaction to J&J COVID-19 vaccine

The number of cases reported in connection with J&J's vaccine represents a tiny fraction of the nearly 13 million Americans who have received the one-dose shot.

5 years ago

A voter signs in at a polling location, separated by a plastic partition
The Philadelphia Experiment
Politics & Policy

Attempts to suppress Black voters have evolved, but not ceased

The case of Hervis Rogers, a Black Texas resident facing years in prison for illegally voting, is the latest in the war for American democracy.

5 years ago

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