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2 Brothers, Born 20 Years Apart, Serve Together In Afghanistan

6:22am May 02, 2016

Staff Sgt. Richard Pisano Jr., 44, and 1st Lt. Nick Pisano, 24, were assigned to the same Army division by chance, according to published reports. They're safely home, having both won a Bronze Star.

Politics & Government

American Crossroads Turns Its Attention To Senate Races

5:20am May 02, 2016

Conservative groups are pouring money into supporting GOP races, in the fear Republicans lose the White House. Steve Inskeep talks to Steven Law, CEO of the conservative SuperPAC American Crossroads.

If There's A Surplus Of Cheap Crude, Why Do Oil Wells Keep Pumping?

5:02am May 02, 2016

by Wade Goodwyn

Months of low prices have failed to stop oil producers from slowing their pumps. New drilling has slowed but producers need to keep the oil flowing through existing wells, or risk running out of cash.

Will Smith entering the 102nd White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, April 30th in Washington, D.C.

Every Party But The Real One: A Night Chasing The #WHCD

7:23pm May 01, 2016

by Sam Sanders

Washington's biggest night has gotten big because of all the parties happening around the main event. A weekend of nerd prom excess could be seen as D.C. at its worst, or D.C. at its best.

Crowds Gather In Los Angeles For May Day Immigrants' Rights March

5:06pm May 01, 2016

Leslie Berestein Rojas of Southern California Public Radio has an update on the annual May Day march for immigrant rights. The march comes after Donald Trump visited the state, sparking protests.

10 Years After Immigration Protests, What Has Changed?

5:06pm May 01, 2016

Jose Antonio Vargas of Define American, Fermin Vasquez of the SEIU and Jessica Vaughan of the Center for Immigration Studies discuss the legacy of 10 years of activism for immigration reform.

National

Words You'll Hear: Gentrification

5:06pm May 01, 2016

This week is the 100th birthday of Jane Jacobs, who resisted gentrification in New York and became a respected thinker on urban planning. Author Roberta Brandes Gratz talks about Jacobs' legacy.

President Barack Obama jokes with his daughter Malia Obama as they walk to board Air Force One from the Marine One helicopter, as they leave Chicago en route to Los Angeles last month.

Malia Obama Will Attend Harvard, White House Says

1:03pm May 01, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

She's going to take a gap year and begin at Harvard during fall 2017, according to a statement from the First Lady's office.

People have lunch in the French Quarter at Latta Arcade in uptown Charlotte, N.C.

Republican Immigration Rhetoric Leaves Latino Population Feeling Disenfranchised

11:23am May 01, 2016

by NPR Staff

Although the Latino population is growing fast in Charlotte, N.C., it's not nearly as politically engaged. The GOP says they want their vote. But many Latinos feel alienated by the candidate options.

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President Barack Obama speaks at the 102nd White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday.

President Obama Has His Last Laughs At 2016 White House Correspondents' Dinner

10:08am May 01, 2016

by Emma Bowman

In eighth and his last correspondents' dinner on Saturday evening, Obama didn't pull punches with his fellow politicos — but he did pull a last-minute mic drop.