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In 2020, firearm related injuries were one of the top five causes of death for people under the age of 45 in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control.

A trauma surgeon details the brutal impact of shootings, even for survivors

1:04pm July 09, 2022

by Erika Ryan

Elizabeth Benjamin, trauma medical director at Grady Memorial hospital in Atlanta, explains the dire implications day-to-day gun violence has on public health.

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Border Patrol agents on horseback engaged in "unnecessary use of force" against non-threatening Haitian immigrants last year, according to a federal investigation. However, the agents didn't whip any with their reins, the report said.

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The agents on horseback who chased migrants used unnecessary force, a report finds

11:10am July 09, 2022

by The Associated Press

A federal investigation concluded that the Border Patrol agents did not use their reins to whip any of the Haitian migrants who were crossing the border near Del Rio, Texas, last year.

Coal-fired power plants, like the Longview Power Plant in Maidsville, W.Va., have struggled financially in recent years.

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The Supreme Court handed coal power a win. But experts say that won't save it

9:50am July 09, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices sided with coal companies in a recent case over the EPA's authority. But market forces have pushed the ongoing decline of coal power.

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1050 KVPI is keeping the French Cajun language and culture alive in Louisiana

9:05am July 09, 2022

by John Burnett

A Cajun radio station in South Louisiana has been broadcasting for 69 years. It's preserving the culture and the tradition of broadcasting live music from a bar every Saturday morning.

A woman holds a sign in honor of Emmett Till during a protest on June 13, 2020 in Chicago, Ill. Till's family urged authorities to move on a recently discovered unserved warrant from 1955 that charges a white woman for the murder and kidnapping of the tee

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Emmett Till's family says authorities are protecting the woman accused in his death

9:03am July 09, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Family members and advocates say regardless of time passed and age, the arrest warrant for Carolyn Bryant Donham must still be served.

Phoenix police stand in front of police headquarters on May 30, 2020, in Phoenix, waiting for protesters marching to protest the death of George Floyd.

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Arizona's governor signed a law that limits filming police

3:25am July 09, 2022

by The Associated Press

The law makes it illegal in Arizona to knowingly film police officers 8 feet or closer without an officer's permission. Civil rights and media groups opposed the measure signed Thursday.

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How a man's experience surviving a shooting drove him to become an FBI special agent

6:11pm July 08, 2022

A mass shooting hit the town of Winnetka, Ill., 34 years ago. Phil Andrew survived that shooting, and that experience shaped his path as a special agent for the FBI and lifelong gun control advocate.

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Want to learn how to make kimchi fried rice? Go on Spotify

5:13pm July 08, 2022

If you're looking for a recipe on how to make kimchi fried rice, instead of opening up a cookbook, listen to this Spotify playlist.

A new COVID subvariant is now dominant in the U.S. Here's what you need to know

5:13pm July 08, 2022

by Allison Aubrey

Reinfections are on the rise and hospitalizations are ticking up slightly. Experts say BA.5 is super transmissible but its impact is manageable. Omicron specific boosters will help.

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The impact that President Biden's executive order on abortion access will have

4:58pm July 08, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kim Mutcherson, dean and professor of law of Rutgers University, about the impact President Biden's executive order on abortion access will have.