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Most tourists get to Montana in a car — which means gas prices could hurt business

4:51pm April 19, 2022

by Freddy Monares

Tourism in big Western states rely disproportionately on visitors who drive. Businesses in Montana fear fewer people will come with gas prices so high and inflation eating into travel budgets.

Who's checking the fact checkers?

4:38pm April 19, 2022

The latest weapon in the disinformation war: Fake fact checkers. Some channels on the app Telegram look like independent fact checkers, but are pro-Russian propaganda outlets spreading falsities.

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MG Cooley's case could mark a change in how the Air Force handles sexual misconduct

4:38pm April 19, 2022

by Leila Goldstein

Major General William Cooley is the first Air Force general to have his case adjudicated by a court martial. The branch may be shifting how it holds high ranking officials accountable for misconduct.

Remembering beloved small town dentist Dr. J. Randall Pearce, who died from COVID

4:38pm April 19, 2022

Dr. J. Randall Pearce was a popular small town dentist who also served in disaster mortuary response after the 9/11 attacks. He lost his life to COVID-19 in December of 2020.

The CDC's new forecasting center aims to predict pandemics, just like the weather

4:38pm April 19, 2022

by Rob Stein

CDC has unveiled a new pandemic forecasting center, but officials say there's along way to go to make pandemics as predictable as the weather.

Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo says the bureau needs more funding to increase staffing and update technology to better serve Americans in the tax filing process.

The IRS misses billions in uncollected tax each year. Here's why

4:04pm April 19, 2022

An estimated $600 billion in taxes will go uncollected this year because the IRS doesn't have the people and technology it needs to enforce the existing tax law.

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Patrick Lyoya's mother Dorcas Lyoya sheds tears during a news conference at the Renaissance Church of God in Christ Family Life Center in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Thursday.

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An autopsy shows Patrick Lyoya was shot in the back of the head by a Michigan cop

3:10pm April 19, 2022

by The Associated Press

The finding by a former medical examiner matches what was seen last week on video released by the Grand Rapids police chief. The official autopsy report hasn't been released to the public.

Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom (right) and Grand Rapids City Manager Mark Washington react on Wednesday as a TV display shows video evidence of a police officer struggling with and shooting Patrick Lyoya.

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Patrick Lyoya's family wants to know the name of the officer who shot him

3:08pm April 19, 2022

by The Associated Press

Police departments across the U.S. have faced scrutiny for withholding identities of officers in cases where Black people were wounded or killed during interactions with police.

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Student loan borrowers will get help after an NPR report and years of complaints

2:44pm April 19, 2022

by Cory Turner

The U.S. Department of Education unveils a plan to help millions of borrowers who have been hurt and held back by its troubled income-driven repayment plans.

Delta updated its statement Tuesday to remove the reference to "an ordinary, seasonal virus." A spokesperson told NPR over email that it had done so "for clarity and accuracy."

Delta updates its statement calling COVID a 'seasonal virus' after a backlash

2:43pm April 19, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The airline changed its announcement about the end of the federal mask mandate after a firestorm of criticism from public health experts who called it inaccurate and misleading.