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Grief And Remembrance, 2 Years After Mass Shootings In El Paso And Dayton

4:57pm August 04, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Pastor Michael Grady in El Paso, Texas, and Dion Green in Dayton, Ohio, about the weekend in 2019 in which mass shootings in each city upended their communities.

Osama bin Laden is seen at an undisclosed location in a television image broadcast on Oct. 7, 2001.

Osama Bin Laden Biography Goes Inside Al-Qaida Leader's Final Hideout

4:34pm August 04, 2021

by Dave Davies

Journalist Peter Bergen visited bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, before it was demolished. His new book, The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden, draws on materials seized in the raid.

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Police on Tuesday are seen near a public transit area outside the Pentagon where a police officer was killed. Pentagon Police Chief Woodrow Kusse said the FBI is leading the investigation.

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An Officer Is Killed In An Attack Outside The Pentagon, Officials Say

6:42pm August 03, 2021

by Joel Rose

Authorities have released few details about the incident, including the identity of the officer. The AP reports a suspect was shot by law enforcement and died at the scene.

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'They Should Never Die In Vain': El Paso Honors Victims On Shooting Anniversary

4:45pm August 03, 2021

by Angela Kocherga

El Paso, Texas, is remembering the 23 people killed during a mass shooting at a Walmart on this day in 2019. The alleged gunman said online that he wanted to stop the "Hispanic invasion" of the state.

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'This Is How I'm Going To Die': Capitol Police Sergeant Recalls Jan. 6 Attack

5:06pm July 30, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell about his testimony this week to the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

An image from July 26 shows a new tunnel at the Lop Nur nuclear test site.

A New Tunnel Is Spotted At A Chinese Nuclear Test Site

9:10am July 30, 2021

by Geoff Brumfiel

Satellite imagery showing a new tunnel comes just weeks after the discovery of two new nuclear missile fields in other parts of China.

Israel's NSO Group has denied media reports its Pegasus software is linked to the mass surveillance of journalists and rights defenders, but suspended service to some governments following the reports.

A Tech Firm Has Blocked Some Governments From Using Its Spyware Over Misuse Claims

7:57pm July 29, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

The Israeli firm is under scrutiny after reports its products were used by countries seeking to spy on dissidents and leaders

Former Afghan interpreters demonstrate in June outside the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. They called for the Biden administration to modify the rules and speed up the processing of U.S. visas that have been promised to Afghans who worked for the U.S. military ov

Waiting For U.S. Visas, Afghan Interpreters Fear The Taliban

7:00am July 29, 2021

by Quil Lawrence

Thousands of Afghans who worked with U.S. forces were promised a U.S. visa in return. With American troops all but gone, it's unclear how the Biden administration will be able to keep that promise.

Investigation Lays Out Plot To Kidnap Michigan's Governor

4:53pm July 28, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Buzzfeed reporters Jessica Garrison and Ken Bensinger about the militia group that tried to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from the state capitol building.

Fuel holding tanks are pictured at Colonial Pipeline's Dorsey Junction Station in Woodbine, Maryland in May 2021, the month that a cyberattack disrupted gas supply to the eastern U.S. for several days.

Biden Pushes Cybersecurity Upgrades For Critical Infrastructure After Recent Hacks

12:44pm July 28, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

President Biden signed a directive aimed at improving cybersecurity for critical infrastructure systems like energy and food — but it's up to private companies to actually follow those standards.