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Philadelphia Transit Workers Go On Strike, Shutting Down Buses, Trolleys

8:52am November 01, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Around 4,700 transportation workers went on strike at midnight after their contract expired and negotiations failed. Affected buses, subways and trolleys usually handle more than 800,000 trips a day.

Bachelor Party Comes Home With Puppies

7:03am November 01, 2016

Mitchel Craddock and his buddies found a stray and her litter at a cabin in Tennessee. Craddock's friends each adopted a puppy; his grandma adopted the mom.

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After New York Shooting, Police Say Officials Are Prejudging Cops

6:29am November 01, 2016

by Martin Kaste

Police say elected officials have become too quick to blame cops involved in deadly shootings before all the facts are in. A recent incident in New York is their case in point.

Bridgegate Case Is In Jurors' Hands

5:09am November 01, 2016

Two former aides of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are accused of causing a traffic jam to punish an official for not endorsing Christie. The defendants say the plan was just a traffic study.

Obamas Welcome Trick-Or-Treaters, Dance To 'Thriller'

11:22pm October 31, 2016

by Amita Kelly

One child dressed up as President Obama.

The theme of Mike's Maze this year is "See America," which commemorates the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.

With GPS And Graph Paper, Farmers Find A-maze-ing Ways To Bring In Cash

9:57pm October 31, 2016

by Laurel Dalrymple

Using technology and math, farmers are creating elaborate corn maze designs, from replicas of fine art to Internet kitties. Labyrinths help make ends meet — they yield more cash per acre than crops.

Historically Conservative Ohio Newspapers Endorse Hillary Clinton

6:21pm October 31, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Glenn Sheller, editorial page editor for the Columbus Dispatch, and Cindi Andrews, opinion editor for the Cincinnati Enquirer. Both papers have endorsed Hillary Clinton, the first Democrat for president they've endorsed in a century.

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Yale Students Throw Halloween Party For Refugee Kids

4:15pm October 31, 2016

by Cassandra Basler

A lot of refugees have no experience with Halloween. So a group of Yale students threw a Halloween party over the weekend to introduce teens in New Haven to the holiday.

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Trial Begins For South Carolina Police Officer Accused In Walter Scott Death

4:15pm October 31, 2016

by Debbie Elliott

Jury selection begins Monday in the case of the former North Charleston, S.C., police officer Michael Slager. The white officer is accused of murder in the death of Walter Scott, a black man shot four times in the back fleeing during a traffic stop.

Closing Arguments Begin In New Jersey Bridgegate Trial

4:15pm October 31, 2016

by Andrea Bernstein

The jury heard closing arguments Monday in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing trail in New Jersey.