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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder delivers his State of the State address Tuesday, with the water crisis in Flint overshadowing most other issues.

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Michigan Governor On Water Crisis: 'We Will Fix This'

8:22pm January 19, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Gov. Rick Snyder is facing calls for his resignation over tap water contamination in Flint. In his State of the State address on Tuesday, Snyder said he would release his emails from 2014 and 2015.

A young immigration activist holds a sign reading "It's in your hands Mr. President" during a rally calling on President Obama to suspend deportations in 2013.

Supreme Court To Review If Obama Immigration Actions Were 'Faithfully Executed'

7:07pm January 19, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The court said Tuesday it would rule by summer on the legality of President Obama's executive action granting temporary legal status to as many as 4.5 million people who entered the U.S. illegally.

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Students are told to hold a knife like they're shaking a hand, and to hold the pepper with their fingers curled into a bear claw.

How A Great Teacher Cultivates Veggies (And Kids) In The Bronx — In 17 Photos

6:41pm January 19, 2016

Science teacher Stephen Ritz and his students live in a food desert. His solution: Grow 100 bags of fresh fruits and vegetables a week — in the classroom.

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Yosemite National Park Entangled In Trademark Dispute Over Landmark Names

6:30pm January 19, 2016

Yosemite is caught in a trademark dispute with an outgoing concessionaire. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Jeremie Kramer who worked at some of the hotels and recreation sites that may change names.

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Pew Report Outlines Potential Impact Of Latinos On Presidential Politics

6:07pm January 19, 2016

by Asma Khalid

Latino voters are expected to make up about 12 percent of the electorate this presidential election. There are about 27 million eligible voters, and the majority of them are young, which makes this a voter group that has the potential to influence elections for generations to come. The only catch is voter turnout among young Latinos is the lowest of any racial group.

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Despite Ties To Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin Endorses Donald Trump

5:12pm January 19, 2016

by Don Gonyea

Sarah Palin endorsed Republican front-runner Donald Trump on Tuesday. Trump is in a tight race with Ted Cruz in Iowa with the caucuses less than two weeks away.

Small Alabama County Offers Cash Amid Struggle To Stop Tuberculosis Spread

5:12pm January 19, 2016

by Gigi Douban

There's only one health department in Alabama where people can go to be tested for tuberculosis. That's in Perry County, where an outbreak claimed three lives in 2015. For every 100,000 people there, 253 would be infected; normally in Alabama it's only 2.5. Now, health officials are trying to get handle on the disease. But it hasn't been easy, so officials there decided to take a new approach.

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In a photo provided by the Hekmati family, Amir Hekmati (second from right) meets with relatives and U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, on Monday.

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'Like Being Born Again': American Describes Being Freed From Iranian Prison

4:42pm January 19, 2016

by Bill Chappell

There was no big lead-up to his release, former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati says: "They just came one morning and said, 'Pack your things.'"

After Nuclear Implementation Day, What's Next For U.S.-Iranian Relations?

4:34pm January 19, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Suzanne Maloney, senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, about the evolving U.S.-Iran relationship.

In Oklahoma, Low Energy Prices Drive State Budget Crisis

4:34pm January 19, 2016

by Joe Wertz

Low energy prices are good for consumers but bad for some businesses — and the states that rely on them. Oklahoma lawmakers say there may be a "revenue failure" soon. The state has a $900 million budget hole.