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National

Conflicts between President Trump and courts spark constitutional crisis questions

5:53pm April 18, 2025

by Nina Totenberg

Every day it seems new conflicts arise between President Trump and the courts. Prompting another round of the question: Are we in a constitutional crisis?

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Dunbar High School has a notable list of graduates, including the first black presidential Cabinet member, the first black general in the Army and several of the lawyers who argued the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

In Nation's First Black Public High School, A Blueprint For Reform

by NPR Staff

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Some images of lung cancer are clear cut. But in many others, a nodule on the screen turns out not to be cancer at all.

Panel Urges Lung Cancer Screening For Millions Of Americans

by Richard Knox

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Hackers attend the 2011 Def Con conference in Las Vegas. The 2013 conference as well as the Black Hat hacker conference kicks off this week.

National

What We're Watching As World's Big Hackers Meet In Las Vegas

by Steve Henn

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South Korean police stand guard beside a comfort woman statue in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul in May. The Southern California city of Glendale will dedicate an identical statue on Tuesday.

Statue Brings Friction Over WWII Comfort Women To California

by Aaron Schrank

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Books
Arts

'Dressing Constitutionally': When Fashion And Laws Collide

by NPR Staff

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The ring that finally found its way home after nearly 70 years. David Cox, an American pilot, traded it for some food while he was a prisoner of war in Germany.

Journey Of The Ring: Lost In WWII, Now Back With POW's Son

by Mark Memmott

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Project Puffin staffers "grub" for puffin chicks beneath boulders.

On A Rocky Maine Island, Puffins Are Making A Tenuous Comeback

by Fred Bever

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President Obama steps off his bus, nicknamed "Ground Force One," as he arrives for breakfast at the Ossorio Bakery and Cafe in Cocoa, Fla., during a two-day bus tour last year.

Obama Heads Back To School To Talk College Affordability

by Scott Horsley

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National

VA Still Under Pressure To Reduce Disability Claim Backlog

by Quil Lawrence

A veterans group handed the White House a petition to take action on the "million veteran backlog" on Tuesday. But the Veterans Administration says that backlogged claims are dropping for the fifth month in a row and are now under half a million.

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