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Marchelle Tigner, a firearms instructor, teaches a student how to shoot a gun during a 2017 class in Lawrenceville, Ga. Tigner's goal is to train 1 million women how to shoot a gun in her lifetime. She is among the nation's Black women gun owners who say

Black gun owners have mixed feelings about the Supreme Court's concealed-carry ruling

3:34pm July 13, 2022

by Alana Wise

The United States has often been hostile toward Black gun ownership, but African Americans are the fastest growing demographic of armed weapons buyers in the country.

On this trip, the White House says President Biden will try to reduce physical contact as a COVID-19 precaution, meaning fist-pumps replaced handshakes on the red carpet when he arrived.

Biden tries fist bumps instead of handshakes ahead of Saudi crown prince meeting

1:59pm July 13, 2022

by Asma Khalid

The White House says Biden is trying to limit physical contact during his trip to the Middle East because of COVID risks. But it's a decision that comes conveniently ahead of an awkward meeting.

How the American right became aligned with Hungary and its authoritarian leader

1:42pm July 13, 2022

by Terry Gross

New Yorker journalist Andrew Marantz says Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's administration has rewritten Hungary's constitution to consolidate his power. U.S. conservatives are taking note.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference at Crooms Academy of Information Technology in Sanford to discuss Florida's civics education initiative of unbiased history teachings.

Florida Gov. DeSantis takes aim at what he sees as indoctrination in schools

12:48pm July 13, 2022

by Greg Allen

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed bills that limit how race and sexual orientation can be taught. He says students have been getting a "distorted" view of history.

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A video of Pat Cipollone, former White House counsel, is shown on a screen during the seventh hearing held by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

The meeting that changed history and 3 other takeaways from the latest Jan. 6 hearing

11:16am July 13, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

Trump made a fateful choice in the early morning hours of Dec. 19, 2020, days after the Electoral College voted, to choose a path that led to the insurrection on Jan. 6.

Gas prices are displayed on a sign at a gas station in Williams, Ariz., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.

No retreat in the summer heat. Inflation blistering at 9.1% in June

10:55am July 13, 2022

by Scott Horsley

Inflation hit a new, four-decade high of 9.1% last month, fueled in part by record high gasoline prices. Gas prices have since fallen, but overall inflation is still elevated.

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Five new projects will receive NC Film and Entertainment Grants

10:48am July 13, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

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Tuesday's Jan. 6 hearing focused on how Trump galvanized far-right supporters

6:58am July 13, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol covered heated meetings inside the White House. NPR Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas reports.

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What we learned from the Jan 6. committee hearing on extremism

6:58am July 13, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Kimberly Wehle, a law professor and author of "How to Read the Constitution and Why," about the key takeaways from the seventh House Jan. 6 committee hearing.

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A record-number of abortion related questions are on states' ballots this year

5:00am July 13, 2022

by Sarah Lehr

This year, voters in a record number of states will weigh in on ballot measures related to abortion, with some proposals advanced by abortion-rights supporters and others advanced by opponents.