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National

The latest on the shooting outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C.

6:06pm May 22, 2025

Authorities are piecing together the circumstances about Wednesday's fatal shootings outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C. The suspect shouted "free free Palestine" as he was taken into custody.

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Activists Protest Against Masks And Vaccine Passports At CDC Headquarters

How the CDC could change under the next Trump administration

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National

Senate Republicans concerned with Gaetz nomination ask to access House ethics probe

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Ted Olson, Janet Napolitano, Greisa Martinez Rosa

National

Remembering Ted Olson, a titan of the law

by Nina Totenberg

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Fed up with high prices? Here's where things stand with inflation

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Health & Safety

A newly-discovered fossil could help solve a longtime mystery

by Ari Daniel

Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird's brain took shape. An 80 million-year-old bird fossil that sheds light on that mystery.

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National

Remembering pioneering saxophonist Lou Donaldson

by Elena Burnett

Iconic alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson died Nov. 9 after a very long career. Unapologetic about seeking an audience, he said he just aimed to play what crowds would respond to.

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