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Trump and his faithful followers return to Butler, Pa., to energize the flock
by Danielle Kurtzleben
Former President Donald Trump credited the "grace of God" for his survival of the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13 in his return to the site for a rally on Saturday.
So many people are looking to leave China that it's been dubbed the run movement
by Emily Feng
Crushed by COVID-19 lockdowns and hemmed in by stricter political controls, more Chinese citizens are exploring options to leave China altogether.
People in New Mexico brace for other issues a menacing wildfire will create
by Alice Fordham
As the largest wildfire in New Mexico's history continues to grow, efforts to prevent mudslides and protect drinking water are underway.
Citizens need to see the destruction military-style weapons wreak, surgeon says
NPR's Lelia Fadel talks to trauma surgeon Amy Goldberg, who says Americans are so desensitized to gun violence that the only way to cut through partisanship is to look at graphic photos of victims.
Independent probe of Uvalde shooting is the right call, Texas state Rep. White says
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to state Rep. James White, an East Texas Republican who supports gun rights, about firearm legislation following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
Biden visits Uvalde seeking to comfort the community after last week's shooting
While President Biden honored the 19 children and two teachers killed in the massacre at Robb Elementary School, residents want to know why the police were slow to respond to the shooting.
World Dracula Day was May 26 and people in Whitby, England, came out in force
More than 1,300 would-be vampires assembled to set a Guinness record. For it to count, participants had to be clothed in all-black, including a cape and have a set of those distinctive teeth.
2 professors, tracking patterns, try to predict who might carry out a mass shooting
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with James Densley, a professor at Metropolitan State University in Minnesota, about the lessons he learned from studying a database of mass shooters.
News brief: Uvalde police response, Colombia election, pandemic mental illness
Biden visited Uvalde as DOJ announced a review of how police responded to the attack. There will be a presidential runoff in Colombia. People with serious mental illness struggled during the pandemic.
Zoe Sadler used to eat only cheese and onion flavored potato chip sandwiches
After 23 years, the British woman figured it was time for a real meal so she tried hypnotherapy. It worked. Sadler says she's looking forward "to trying curry and lots of other different foods."
A rosebush, which hasn't bloomed in decades, adds color to a dim chapter in history
by Ryan Warner
Archaeologists at an ex-Japanese internment camp in Colorado found roses that may have been planted by people imprisoned there. These symbols of internees' resilience haven't bloomed in 80 years.
Despite high prices for wheat, farmers in Montana are pessimistic
by Olivia Weitz
As Russia's war in Ukraine has dragged on, the price of wheat has skyrocketed. U.S. farmers are looking to capitalize on the crop, but drought and inflation are complicating the possibility.