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Photos of Jair Valencia, left, Misael Olivares, center, and Yovani Valencia are displayed on an altar at their home in San Marcos Atexquilapan, Mexico, on July 13, 2022. The three were among a group of migrants who died of heat and dehydration in a locked

2 men are indicted in the tractor-trailer case that left migrants dead in Texas

2:15am July 21, 2022

by The Associated Press

A federal grand jury indicted Homero Zamorano Jr. and Christian Martinez, both of Pasadena, Texas, on counts of transporting and conspiring to transport migrants illegally resulting in death.

David Sinopoli was arrested Sunday and charged in the 1975 killing of Lindy Sue Biechler. Police used a discarded coffee cup to compare Sinopoli's DNA with another sample collected at the crime scene decades ago.

A discarded coffee cup may have just helped crack this decades-old murder case

7:23pm July 20, 2022

by Wynne Davis

David Sinopoli was charged Sunday in the 1975 killing of Lindy Sue Biechler. Investigators chased down leads for decades, but it wasn't until advanced DNA analysis was done that he became a suspect.

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon arrives at the U.S. District Court House as his trial for contempt of Congress continues on Wednesday.

Prosecution rests its case in Steve Bannon trial

6:45pm July 20, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

The outlines of Bannon's defense, including whether he will testify, remain somewhat murky. In opening statements, Bannon attorney Evan Corcoran cast the case as infused with politics.

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Calls grow louder for Uvalde's police chief to be fired

5:32pm July 20, 2022

by Camille Phillips

The school superintendent in Uvalde, Texas, wants the district's police chief, Pete Arredondo, to be fired. Arredondo led the botched law enforcement response to the shooting in which 21 people died.

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How to keep your pets cool and safe during a heat wave

5:32pm July 20, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sy Woon, the Florida representative for the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, about how to care for pets during heat waves.

Former President Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Barron Trump, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump leave St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church in New York after the funeral of Ivana Trump on Wednesday.

On the day of Ivana Trump's funeral, Donald Trump remembers her 'beautiful life'

5:26pm July 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

The former president joined all his children, an array of other relatives and friends at a Manhattan church for Ivana Trump's funeral Mass on Wednesday.

The next steps for the Jan. 6 committee as hearings come to a close

5:10pm July 20, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

With the Jan. 6 committee wrapping up its summer hearings this week, here's a look at the next steps in its investigation.

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The James Webb Space Telescope images have been a game changer for astronomers

5:10pm July 20, 2022

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

In the week since the first James Webb Space Telescope images were unveiled, astronomers have been poring over all its observations so far. What they've seen has them giddy.

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President Biden announced climate actions, but didn't declare a climate emergency

5:10pm July 20, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden traveled to a factory supporting offshore wind energy in Massachusetts to announce climate actions, but he did not declare a climate emergency as climate advocates had hoped for.

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Former White House chiefs of staff weigh in on how Biden can avoid a midterm disaster

5:10pm July 20, 2022

by Mara Liasson

President Biden's agenda is stuck and his standing with the public is at historic lows. Former White House chiefs of staff offer insights on what's going wrong and what could turn things around.