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Grieving the dead is complicated. Here's how you can help someone experiencing loss
by Michel Martin
Annie Sklaver Orenstein, author of Always a Sibling: The Forgotten Mourner’s Guide to Grief, tells Morning Edition that grief is complicated but there are simple things someone can do for those going through it.
Florida GOP elects new chairman after Ziegler ousted amid sexual assault allegation
by Tristan Wood
The Republican Party of Florida has ousted its chairman Christian Ziegler — who is under police investigation into an allegation of sexual assault.
Biden's 2024 campaign message comes into sharper focus after South Carolina speech
Following President Biden's speech at the site of a racist massacre in South Carolina, NPR's Michel Martin asks DNC chair Jaime Harrison about Biden's focus on threats from the far-right.
Lawyers for Trump to make a sweeping argument that he enjoys blanket immunity
A federal appeals court will hear arguments about whether Donald Trump is immune from federal prosecution over alleged attempts to overthrow the last election.
Michigan defeats Washington to reign as college football champions
NPR's Michel Martin talks to ESPN's Jesse Washington about the Michigan Wolverines beating the Washington Huskies 34-13 to win their first college football national championship since 1997.
Congressional leaders reach an agreement on overall government spending
They agree on a deal that funds the government, but still can't agree on funding for Ukraine and Israel. That funding is tied up in immigration policy discussions.
What may be the world's first fully automated restaurant is opening in California
Customers at the CaliExpress restaurant in Pasadena will order and pay for their food from self-serve kiosks, and they can then watch as robots grind premium beef for their burger and cook up fries.
Besides Israel's war in Gaza, there's a possible wider front with Lebanon
People in northern Israel are living through a low-level war. Israeli troops are trading fire with Hezbollah in nearby Lebanon. What's adding to the risk of a wider conflict?
Wildlife photographer in Wales is surprised by who's been cleaning up for him
When Rodney Holbrook left his workbench a mess at the end of the day, he would discover it was tidied up in the morning. A night vision camera video showed a mouse gathering loose items in a tray.
Pentagon keeps Austin's hospitalization quiet for days from White House, Congress
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin waited several days to inform President Biden and members of Congress that he was hospitalized after complications from elective surgery.
After Alaska Airlines incident, FAA grounds certain Boeing 737 Max 9 planes
NPR's Michel Martin asks retired pilot and safety consultant John Cox about the mid-flight blowout of part of an aircraft fuselage and the FAA's subsequent grounding of all Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes.
Alabama convicted killer waits to be executed this month by nitrogen gas
by Chiara Eisner
We hear from Kenneth Smith, a death row inmate in Alabama, who is scheduled for execution by nitrogen gas — a method of execution that has never been used in the U.S.