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Three of the national monuments now under review by the Department of the Interior: (from left to right) Gold Butte in Nevada, the Pacific Remote Islands and Giant Sequoia in Northern California.

PHOTOS: See The Sweeping American Landscapes Under Review By Trump

4:44pm April 28, 2017

President Trump has ordered the Department of the Interior to review the status of at least 20 national monuments. Here's a visual guide to the stunning landscapes now in Trump's sights.

In Ohio, Trump Loyalists Reflect On His First 100 Days

4:31pm April 28, 2017

by Don Gonyea

Ohio was key to President Trump's victory in November, and his base of support there among the Tea Party and other loyalists is holding, even amid internal White House battles, the failure to repeal Obamacare and some big reversals of campaign promises. But these voters also make clear they have expectations by which they will judge the president.

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Despite Racial Motive, Judge Allows Alabama City To Secede From School District

4:31pm April 28, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Emma Brown, an education reporter for The Washington Post, about the federal court judge's ruling on Monday allowing a city to leave an Alabama school district under desegregation orders. The judge said, even though she believes the motivation is racial, she will allow it to separate under certain conditions.

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Milwaukee Prosecutors Launch Investigation Into Inmate's Death

4:31pm April 28, 2017

by Ann-Elise Henzl

Prosecutors in Milwaukee are conducting a probe into a death last year at the county jail. An inmate died of dehydration, after staff allegedly turned off the water to his cell. It's one of four deaths in recent years at the facility, which high-profile Sheriff David Clarke oversees. Although he runs as a Democrat, Clarke is a frequent conservative commentator and served as a surrogate for President Trump on the campaign trail.

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Interdisciplinary artist and TED Fellow, Damon Davis.

At TED This Week, Two Speakers Got To The Root Of Things

3:46pm April 28, 2017

by Nina Gregory

At the TED Conference in Vancouver this week, two Fellows, Devita Davison and Damon Davis talked about putting ideas to work to invigorate marginalized communities from within.

University of Wyoming student Tyler Wolfgang poses in front of the university building that bears Sen. Mike Enzi's name.

Tutu Protests And Parties Break Out In Wyoming Over Senator's Remark

3:33pm April 28, 2017

by Bill Chappell

People are using the #LiveandLetTutu hashtag to share images of themselves wearing tutus, in response to Sen. Mike Enzi saying a man who wears a tutu in a bar is asking for it.

Waffle House founders Joe Rogers (center) and Tom Forkner (right) greet longtime customer John Webb as they stop for a meal at a Waffle House restaurant in Norcross, Ga., in 2005.

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Waffle House Founders Die Less Than 2 Months Apart

2:42pm April 28, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Joe Rogers Sr. and Thomas Forkner Sr. co-founded the Waffle House in an Atlanta suburb in 1955. A statement released by the company says Forkner died on Wednesday at age 98. Rogers died March 3 at 97.

Pedestrians walk past St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. The number of Americans who list their church affiliation as "none" has certainly increased, but more than 70 percent still identify generally as Christian.

Why Religion Is More Durable Than Commonly Thought In Modern Society

1:17pm April 28, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

It's commonly accepted that as societies become more modern, religion loses its grip. But recent research suggests it's more complicated than that.

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A screenshot from a video about the Sikh community that is part of a large awareness campaign. The project was funded entirely by grass-roots donations. The campaign's ads will air nationally.

Why American Sikhs Think They Need A Publicity Campaign

10:21am April 28, 2017

by Akinyi Ochieng

American Sikhs faced an onslaught of violence and hate crimes following the Sept. 11 attacks. In the face of renewed racist vitriol, they have devised a positive media plan.

Wes Moore speaks at the Robin Hood Veterans Summit at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on May 7, 2012 in New York City.

This Week In Race: Fox Sued, Schools Resegregate, Shea Moisture Gets Thirsty

9:05am April 28, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

A racial discrimination suit is filed against Fox. Is an Alabama school district getting around integration? Shea Moisture apologizes for a commercial. And, there's a new philanthropist in town.