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Federal Authorities Arrest Man Linked To Threat That Closed U. of Chicago

6:23pm November 30, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Authorities say Jabari Dean was motivated by the 2014 police killing of Laquan McDonald. He threatened to kill 16 white male students or staff to correspond with the number of times McDonald was shot.

Imported from Europe, the custom of leaving gratuities began spreading in the U.S. post-Civil War. It was loathed as a master-serf custom that degraded America's democratic, anti-aristocratic ethic.

When Tipping Was Considered Deeply Un-American

5:29pm November 30, 2015

by Nina Martyris

Imported from Europe, the custom of leaving gratuities began spreading in the U.S. post-Civil War. It was loathed as a master-serf custom that degraded America's democratic, anti-aristocratic ethic.

Suspect In Colorado Planned Parenthood Shooting Appears In Court

5:20pm November 30, 2015

by Ben Markus

The suspect in the shooting at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs was in court Monday. Robert L. Dear faces multiple counts after the deadly attack that left three people dead and nine wounded.

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Jury Selection Begins For First Officer To Face Trial In Freddie Gray Case

4:12pm November 30, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

Jury selection began Monday for the first police officer to go on trial in connection with the death of Freddie Gray last April.

Kobe Bryant To End 20-Year NBA Career After This Season

4:12pm November 30, 2015

Kobe Bryant's 20-year NBA career will come to an end this spring. The longtime Laker announced his coming retirement Sunday with a poem. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Adrian Garcia Marquez, who calls Laker games for Time Warner Cable Deportes, about Bryant's career.

Remembering The Victims Of The Planned Parenthood Shooting In Colorado

4:12pm November 30, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

NPR remembers the three people killed in last Friday's shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs.

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4 Men Charged In Shooting Of Black Lives Matter Protesters In Minneapolis

3:59pm November 30, 2015

by Laura Wagner

A county prosecutor said the men were charged with what the evidence supported, and that charging them with hate crimes would not add "one iota of time" to their possible sentences.

Professor Philip Yaghmai (left) talks to Ismael Becerra, 18, in the lab at El Camino Community College's Compton campus. Students translate machining theory into practice on vertical mills, CNC machines and other heavy equipment used in aerospace fastener

What Gets Made In LA Is Way More Than Movies

3:19pm November 30, 2015

The LA area is home to the most manufacturing jobs in the U.S., from clothes to metal parts to new aerospace tech. Companies have reinvented themselves, even as they struggle to find skilled workers.

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The company says its drones will fly no higher than 400 feet from the ground — low enough to avoid other aircraft but high enough to bypass traffic-clogged streets.

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Amazon Offers New Glimpse Of What Its Drone Delivery Could Look Like

3:09pm November 30, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

The company says its Prime Air service will someday deliver packages up to five pounds in 30 minutes or less using small drones.

A Mother Asks If She's Selfless Enough To Care For A Son With Autism

2:59pm November 30, 2015

by Lisa Aliferis

Sophie Sartain watched her grandmother take care of her intellectually disabled aunt, Dona, and thought that she could never be that devoted. Then her son was diagnosed with autism.