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Austinites gathered at the Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church last night after three bombings have killed two people this month.
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Community

After bombings, Austinites come together to emphasize unity over fear

Organized by the Austin Justice Coalition and Austin Black Lives Matter, the gathering was an opportunity for neighbors to come together and get to know one another.

8 years ago

(AP, file)
Health

FDA launches effort to cut nicotine in cigarettes, says smoking could drop by 14%

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Thursday called his agency’s move “historic” and “unprecedented.”

8 years ago

Rescue workers walk on the rubble after a brand-new pedestrian bridge collapsed at Florida International University in Miami on Thursday, March 15, 2018. The pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a highway crushing multiple vehicles and killing several people. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)
Community

Pedestrian bridge collapses at university in Florida; several hurt

A newly-installed pedestrian bridge collapsed Thursday at Florida International University, trapping at least five vehicles underneath.

8 years ago

Supporters of Conor Lamb hold signs during his election night party
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Conor Lamb’s winning formula for a big Democratic comeback

New congressman has muzzled Donald Trump, who has been blessedly mute on Twitter about his Pennsylvania election humiliation.

8 years ago

Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Thomas Brandon (left), Acting Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation David Bowdich (center) and U.S. Secret Service's National Threat Assessment Center head Lina Alathari are sworn in before testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

After mishandling Parkland shooter tip, FBI answers questions from Congress

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., raised his voice as he noted that the alleged Parkland shooter, Nikolas Cruz, 'didn't slip through one crack, he slipped through every crack.'

8 years ago

Charnel Brownlee participates in a Workers' Freedom March to protest efforts to weaken America's working families. The Feb. 24 march was one of 300 similar actions at works sites across the nation (SEIU 32BJ)
The Philadelphia Tribune
Courts & Law

Supreme Court case could affect U.S. union workers

Public sector employees of color could be adversely impacted by the Janus v. AFSCME case.

8 years ago

Conservative commentator and economic analyst Larry Kudlow speaks on CNBC's set at the New York Stock Exchange on March 8. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Report: Trump to name CNBC commentator Larry Kudlow as top economic adviser

Kudlow would seem to be somewhat in line with his predecessor, who was a creature of Wall Street. Both are fierce defenders of free trade and low taxes.

8 years ago

Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District
National Interest
Politics & Policy

On Pennsylvania Trump turf, a House seat goes blue in a Lambslide

Fear is contagious. And Republicans should be terrified about Tuesday night's congressional race in southwestern Pennsylvania.

8 years ago

The Broward County state attorney will seek the death penalty in its case against Nikolas Cruz, who is charged with 17 counts of murder in the Parkland shooting. Cruz is seen here at a hearing Feb. 19 in Fort Lauderdale. (Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Florida AG will seek death penalty for Parkland shooting suspect

Cruz has been charged with 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month.

8 years ago

(Nick Shepherd/Getty Images/Ikon Images)
NPR
Education

How school walkouts test student rights and school responsibilities

"It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate."

8 years ago

Republican Rick Saccone, left, and Democrat Connor Lamb before the taping of their first debate in the special election in the Pa., 18th Congressional District at the KDKA TV studios, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, in Pittsburgh. The debate was recorded in the afternoon and scheduled to be broadcast at 7 PM Monday.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

The stink of Republican desperation fouls Trump’s Pennsylvania turf

You can tell Republicans are bracing for a humiliating congressional election defeat tonight in southwestern Pennsylvania by tracking their increasingly desperate behavior.

8 years ago



The Bastille Day festivities in Paris last summer gave President Trump the inspiration to call for a military parade in Washington. But the Pentagon says there will be no tanks in its parade in November. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump’s military parade is set for Veterans Day

The Pentagon says a military parade requested by President Trump will take place in Washington on Veterans Day.

8 years ago

With bullet holes seen in a window, officers look for evidence at the scene of a shooting at an IHOP restaurant in Carson City, Nev. on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. Seven people were wounded after a gunman opened fire at the restaurant, authorities said. (Cathleen Allison/AP Photo)
Community

Gun background check system riddled with flaws

Many states still aren't meeting key benchmarks with their background check reporting.

8 years ago

A device called a
Politics & Policy

Justice Department proposes banning rapid-fire bump stocks

The Trump administration said Saturday it has taken the first step in the regulatory process to ban bump stocks.

8 years ago

Current federal law only requires background checks for gun purchases from licensed gun dealers, but gun control advocates want to extend the law to include private gun sales, too. (John Moore/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

A backgrounder on background checks

As the gun debate and the debate about background checks continues, here's what you should know about how they work:

8 years ago

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