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The Summit of Americas in Los Angeles is mired in tension

4:59am June 06, 2022

The Summit of Americas is underway. But with discord over attendance and low expectations of a major breakthrough among those who will be there — how much need is there for such a gathering?

A man crosses the flooded intersection in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami on Saturday.

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The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season floods Florida

9:42pm June 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

Tropical Storm Alex is heading toward Bermuda after dumping rain on parts of Florida. Alex reached tropical storm force after strengthening early Sunday.

A storefront window with bullet holes is seen at the scene of a fatal shooting on South Street in Philadelphia on Sunday morning.

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Mass shootings across the U.S. leave dozens killed or wounded this weekend

8:17pm June 05, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

Shootings in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Arizona were among the incidents across eight states over the weekend.

Jan. 6 hearings hit primetime TV this week

4:48pm June 05, 2022

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Harry Litman, a law professor and former DOJ official, about the upcoming hearings from the committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Immigrants are suing the U.S. government over delays in citizenship process

4:48pm June 05, 2022

A group of immigrants say their U.S. citizenship applications are stuck in storage. NPR's Elissa Nadworny discusses why with attorney Kate Melloy Goettel.

Catholic church closures spread in the Northeast and Midwest. Not all are upset

4:48pm June 05, 2022

by Adora Namigadde

Catholic churches are closing and merging in response to dropping participation and giving. It's a trend exacerbated and accelerated by COVID-19 and will affect U.S. worship life for years to come.

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Texas funded police training for active shooters, but it failed in Uvalde

9:21am June 05, 2022

by Martin Kaste

School police officers are trained in the best practices for stopping an active shooter. The law requires it, and there's money to pay for it. And yet, that training seems to have failed in Uvalde.

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Uvalde's history is marred with struggle. Now it tries to heal again

8:18am June 05, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

Uvalde, Texas, a town with a rich history marked by struggle, now faces the daunting task of trying to heal after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.

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Survivors of the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting are disappointed in Texas laws

8:01am June 05, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe talks with Flo and Scot Rice. She was wounded in the shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas 4 years ago, and he participated in Gov. Greg Abbott's roundtables on school safety.

5 Republicans are off the Michigan gubernatorial ballot after signature fraud

8:01am June 05, 2022

by Colin Jackson

Five of Michigan's GOP candidates for governor were removed from the race after using fraudulent signatures to get on the ballot. But Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will still need to work hard to keep office.