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Can Trump's Business Prowess Help Him Mend The U.S. Economy?

5:10am July 14, 2016

Donald Trump has built his brand and political career based on his business success. Steve Inskeep talks to investigative reporter Michael Isikoff, who's been examining Trump's business career.

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A memorial for Alton Sterling at the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge. Sterling was fatally shot by a Louisiana police officer last week.

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In Baton Rouge, Simmering Mistrust Divides Police, Community

5:10am July 14, 2016

by Greg Allen

Even before last week's shooting of Alton Sterling, Baton Rouge's mostly-white police force had an uneasy relationship with the mostly-black city.

The platform will be voted on Monday at the start of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

Republican Platform Tilts Right Of Trump On LGBT Issues

5:33pm July 13, 2016

by Brian Naylor

The platform is the work of party activists, making no concessions on issues such as same-sex marriage or transgender rights.

Trump Tweets Justice Ginsburg's 'Mind Is Shot,' Calls On Her To Resign

4:52pm July 13, 2016

by Amita Kelly

After Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg disparaged Donald Trump in several interviews, he fired back, saying her comments are "highly inappropriate" and "a disgrace to the court."

Sam Tahour, district manager for Travel Centers of America, stands next to a travel plaza outside Kansas City. Tahour was trained by a new effort to identify and stop sex trafficking at truck stops.

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Truckers Take The Wheel In Effort To Halt Sex Trafficking

4:36pm July 13, 2016

by Frank Morris

A group called Truckers Against Trafficking is helping states enlist truckers to spot and report forced prostitution. The effort has sent traffickers to prison and liberated hundreds of sex slaves.

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State Laws Restrict Release Of Police Body Cam Footage

4:36pm July 13, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Nancy La Vigne, director of the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute, about a survey of state laws restricting the release of police body cam videos.

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Mourners Gather At Funerals For 3 Slain Dallas Police Officers

4:36pm July 13, 2016

by Wade Goodwyn

Three Dallas officers killed when a gunman opened fire on a peaceful protest were buried Wednesday. Sgt. Michael Smith, Senior Cpl. Lorne B. Ahrens and Brent Thompson, an officer with Dallas Area Rapid Transit, are the first of five officers killed last Thursday to be buried.

Lucky laboratory mice got to watch scenes from Orson Welles' classic Touch of Evil, starring Janet Leigh and Charlton Heston.

A Mouse Watches Film Noir And Offers Clues To Human Consciousness

4:36pm July 13, 2016

by Jon Hamilton

Researchers in Seattle have created a public observatory for studying the visual circuitry in a mouse's brain. Among the attractions: watching 18,000 neurons respond to Orson Welles' Touch of Evil.

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Map showing the area where some several thousand dollars from the D.B. Cooper hijacking was found in February 1980 by 8-year-old Brian Ingram while on a family outing.

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FBI Is Giving Up On Solving The Mystery Of D.B. Cooper

3:23pm July 13, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The FBI says it is giving up on the D.B. Cooper investigation, 45 years after the mysterious hijacker parachuted into the night with $200,000 in a briefcase, becoming an instant folk figure.

For many busy parents, getting dinner on the table is a daily struggle. Here's one time saver: Enlist the kids to help!

What's For Dinner? 10 Strategies To Help Busy Parents Get Food On The Table

2:24pm July 13, 2016

by Carolyn Beans

We asked food experts, parents and nutritionists for their best tips for making weeknight meals happen.