Mississippi River Flooding's Impact On Commercial Fishing
The Mississippi River is continuing to flood and all that water is devastating oyster harvests downstream. It's bad and getting worse.
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Teaching To Protect The Hopi Language
Hopi is an endangered language. The Hopi Nation in Arizona is working to preserve it with a summer program that teaches the language to preschoolers and, in some cases, to their parents.
Family Wants Independent Probe In Fatal Police Shooting Of Teen In Colorado
Colorado Springs police say De'Von Bailey reached for a firearm prior to running from officers. Bailey's family says newly released body camera footage disputes that version of events.
Jeffrey Epstein's Death Ruled A Suicide By New York Medical Examiner
The findings come nearly a week after the wealthy financier was found unresponsive in his cell. Epstein had been facing federal sex trafficking charges.
Peter Fonda, Hollywood's 'Easy Rider,' Dies At 79
Fonda was born into Hollywood royalty as the son of Henry Fonda and brother of Jane Fonda. His 1969 classic, Easy Rider, earned him an Oscar nomination.
Customs And Border Protection Computer Systems Returning After Shutdown
International travel was manually processed and long lines formed.
Maryland Court Rules Marijuana Odor Not Enough To Search A Person
The state's Court of Appeals said officers violated a man's Fourth Amendment rights by conducting a warrantless search of his person, after he was approached in a car that smelled of pot.
Native American Tribes Are Wrestling With Decision To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
When same-sex marriage was legalized it didn't include tribal reservations. The Pine Ridge Reservation recently changed its law to allow LGBT marriage.
U.S. Government Faces Lawsuits Over Care Migrant Children Received In Foster Homes
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Associated Press reporter Garance Burke about the legal claims the government is facing regarding harm migrant children suffered while in U.S. custody.
Greenland Says It's 'Not For Sale' After Reports That Trump Wants To Buy It
The president was reportedly considering purchasing the island, which a Greenlandic politician says has strategic value. But "it sounds a little bit like a joke," Aaja Chemnitz Larsen told NPR.