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School vouchers are one example of the stakes in legislative elections
by Wayne Schutsky
The November election in Arizona could determine whether a rapidly expanding school voucher program is reined in by the Legislature. That's the goal Democrats have -- if they can get a majority.
Helium Shortage Forces A Search For New Sources
by Sarah Gonzalez
The U.S. government may have helped create the current helium shortage, and now people are looking for new sources of the gas.
Who Do Iranians Blame For Their Poor Economy? The U.S. Or Their Government?
by Steve Inskeep
The U.S. has imposed pressure on Iran. Iranian officials tell its people to blame the U.S. for dropping a nuclear deal and imposing sanctions. We asked dozens of Iranians what they think.
Unsafe Lead Levels Detected In Drinking Water In Newark, N.J.
by Gwynne Hogan
Residents of Newark are receiving bottled water after elevated lead levels were detected in their drinking water. But there's confusion over who should get the bottled water.
Democrats Point To Trump's Changing Position On Background Checks
NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, who is one of the senators working with the White House on new gun legislation following the latest mass shootings.
States-Phone Companies Deal Will Help To Block Robocalls
NPR's Noel King talks to Josh Stein, attorney general of North Carolina, about phone companies teaming up with states and the District of Columbia to eradicate illegal robocalls.
Why 'Vanity Fair' Story Left Out Abuse Allegations Against Epstein
by David Folkenflik
The media recently has feasted on news about the case involving the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. Yet the press only paid only intermittent attention until an investigative series late last year.
CBO Predicts Budget Deficit Will Reach Nearly $1 Trillion This Year
NPR's David Greene talks to Phillip Swagel, director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, who says the nation's fiscal outlook is challenging and is on an unsustainable course.
Do You Know Anyone Who Has Ever Been To Bielefeld?
Officials in the German city are offering a million Euros if you can prove the town does not exist. There's this long-running online conspiracy theory that the city is an illusion.
Iran: When They Were Optimists
NPR's Steve Inskeep is in Tehran revisiting familiar faces. They're people he interviewed years ago, when Iran had a nuclear agreement with the U.S. What's happened since the U.S. left the deal?