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South Korean author Han Kang has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
by Michel Martin
Han Kang won "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." Her novel "The Vegetarian" won the International Booker Prize in 2016.
Supreme Court Weighs In On Indiana Case Concerning Abortion
by Nina Totenberg
On Tuesday, by a 7-to-2 vote, the Supreme Court upheld part of an Indiana measure that was signed into law when Vice President Mike Pence was governor of the state.
Missouri Health Clinic May Be Forced To Stop Abortion Services
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Colleen McNicholas, an abortion provider at Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, about how Missouri could soon lose the only clinic that provides abortions.
How Deutsche Bank Became A Mainstay Of Trump's Business Empire
by Lucian Kim
While Congressional investigators wait for Deutsche Bank to turn over the president's financial records, we examine how the German financial institution came to lend Donald Trump so much money.
This Is The 92nd Year For The Scripps National Spelling Bee
NPR's Noel King talks to Shalini Shankar, author of Beeline: What Spelling Bees Reveal About Generation Z's New Path to Success, about the competitors at this year's spelling bee.
New Mexico Officials Scramble To Handle Bus Loads Of Asylum-Seekers
NPR's Noel King talks to Chris Brice, an official with New Mexico's Luna County, where U.S. border agents dropped off busloads of asylum-seekers, who are waiting for their cases to be processed.
Green Party Makes Significant Gains In European Parliament Elections
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Terry Reintke, a member of the European Parliament from the Green Party, about how climate change proved pivotal in the elections.
'The Persistence Of Chaos' Sells For More Than $1 Million
The piece of artwork is a laptop that is loaded with infamous malware. Viruses like WannaCry and MyDoom are in the computer — famous ransomware that locks computers and demands payment.
Growing Number Of Turkish Military Officers Seek Asylum In The U.S.
by Tom Bowman
More than two dozen ex-Turkish military officers are in the U.S. seeking asylum — afraid they'll be jailed if they return home. They say they were falsely accused of taking part in a 2016 coup.
Violent Clashes Break Out At 4 Prisons In Northern Brazil
NPR's Noel King talks to Brazilian-based reporter Catherine Osborn about the explosion of gang violence in four prisons in northern Brazil in which nearly 60 inmates died.
News Brief: Missouri Abortion Issue, Oklahoma Flooding, Election Security
Missouri's last clinic that provides abortions is close to losing its license. Oklahoma communities are in a standoff with the raging Arkansas River. New election technology sparks security questions.
Arkansas River Watershed Is At Breaking Point, Oklahoma Governor Says
by Frank Morris
In Oklahoma, Tulsa and other nearby communities are in a tense standoff with the raging Arkansas River. The river has already flooded hundreds of homes and businesses.
GPS Sends Motorist To Rom, Germany, Instead Of Rome, Italy
An 81-year-old man from northern England had made the trip to Rome before. This time he used his GPS for assistance and instead of ending up in Italy, he arrived in Rom, a small town in Germany.