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Marge Giaimo stands with her gold Oldsmobile, where she currently sleeps.

For Some Seniors Without Housing, A Parking Lot Is Home

5:21pm September 18, 2016

by Gloria Hillard

In the city of Santa Barbara, north of Los Angeles, the demand for senior housing is so great the wait list is now closed. For many of those seniors, their only safe living option is in their cars.

Venus Williams And Sallie Krawcheck Want Women To Invest

5:21pm September 18, 2016

Tennis star Venus Williams is a backer and Sallie Krawcheck heads a new investment company aimed at women. They talk about why they think a platform like this is needed.

First Woman Sworn In As Librarian Of Congress

5:21pm September 18, 2016

by Michel Martin

Dr. Carla Hayden is the country's 14th librarian of Congress and is the first woman and first African-American to hold the job. She spent much of her career at Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.

"The Soiling of Old Glory," was taken on April 5th, 1976, during the Boston busing desegregation protests.

Life After Iconic Photo: Today's Parallels Of American Flag's Role In Racial Protest

4:56pm September 18, 2016

by NPR Staff

A Pulitzer Prize-winning photo taken during the busing desegregation protests captured a nation. The photographer and subject of "The Soiling of Old Glory," talk about it's significance 40 years on.

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What Does Trump's Promise Of A Nation 'Under One God' Really Mean?

2:57pm September 18, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

Trump is promising if he's elected, America will be "one people, under one God, saluting one flag." That worries some advocates for religious freedom.

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President Barack Obama speaks to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 46th Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards on Saturday night.

WATCH: Obama Jokes About Trump's Birther Reversal

2:01pm September 18, 2016

by Arnie Seipel

"I don't know about you guys, but I am so relieved that the whole birther thing is over," Obama said Saturday night at a dinner hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.

Mae Reeves and her husband Joel pose with her hats at Mae's Millinery in Philadelphia, circa 1953.

Mae Reeves' Hats Hang At National Museum Of African American History And Culture

1:45pm September 18, 2016

by Hansi Lo Wang

Mae Reeves was one of the first African-American business owners in Philadelphia, where she designed hats for Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne and Marian Anderson.

Growing List Of American Politicians, Athletes Subject To Russian Hacking

9:18am September 18, 2016

Russia's found a great way to tamper with the U.S. election, says James Lewis of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He tells NPR's Rachel Martin he expects more embarrassing hacks.

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The Latest On New York City Explosion

9:18am September 18, 2016

Officials are investigating an explosion that happened in Manhattan Saturday night. NPR's Rachel Martin gets the latest.

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Does A Tightened Race Give Donald Trump A More Open Path?

8:06am September 18, 2016

After a summer of enjoying a healthy lead in the polls, Hillary Clinton's lead appears to have shrunk in the latest polls. That could have something to do with how polling changes after Labor Day.