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Marisela Orozco (foreground) is letting her sister, Marissa, live in the house she thought she would own after making almost four years of payments. But the owner disappeared, along with the title, and she worries he may return and evict them.

Millions of Americans are resorting to risky ways to buy an affordable home

4:56pm April 14, 2022

by Jennifer Ludden

Alternative financing arrangements can be the only option for low-income Americans. But they lack the same protections as a mortgage, and many end up paying for years without ever gaining ownership.

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As the war in Ukraine continues, so does the threat to a global food crisis

4:20pm April 14, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Programme, about the ongoing food insecurity problem in Ukraine during the war.

Encore: How do you give a whale a pregnancy test? One way — check its poop

4:20pm April 14, 2022

by Eve Zuckoff

The orange excrement of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales — so called because they were once seen as the right ones to hunt — can give researchers a window into their health.

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More and more Starbucks stores are voting to unionize

4:20pm April 14, 2022

by Andrea Hsu

The Starbucks unionization campaign is picking up speed, despite attempts by the company to slow its momentum. 20 stores have now voted to unionize, and more than 200 have petitioned for votes.

The exterior of the Washington, D.C., jail where a group of defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol are detained. The atmosphere has grown tense as they await their trials.

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In a D.C. jail, Jan. 6 defendants awaiting trial are forming bitter factions

4:20pm April 14, 2022

by Tom Dreisbach

Allegations of bullying and intimidation as well as complaints about the distribution of more than a million dollars in donated funds have led to bitter conflict among Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants.

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NYC subway shooting suspect had a history of posting offensive material online

4:20pm April 14, 2022

by Odette Yousef

Experts have been combing through the apparent social media presence of Frank James, a suspect in Brooklyn's subway shootings. They've found elements of extremist ideologies and conspiracy theories.

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In rare public speech, the CIA director spoke about the spy agency's role in Ukraine

4:20pm April 14, 2022

by Greg Myre

CIA Director Bill Burns made a rare public speech Thursday and talked about the agency's role in Ukraine. Also, hundreds of suspected Russian spies have been kicked out of embassies in Europe.

The only psychiatric hospital in Montana is losing federal funding

4:20pm April 14, 2022

by Aaron Bolton

The only public psychiatric hospital in Montana had important federal funding pulled after failing to correct patient safety issues, which resulted in deaths. Advocates worry things will get worse.

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Tom Vitale and Chick Corea at the Blue Note in 2016.

How the late jazz great Chick Corea is being remembered — in concert

4:20pm April 14, 2022

by Tom Vitale

Chick Corea loved to collaborate. His former bandmates are honoring his memory with two star-studded concerts.

A jury convicted a British national El Shafee Elsheikh for his role in an Islamic State hostage-taking scheme that took roughly two dozen Westerners captive a decade ago.

A member of Islamic State group known as 'Beatles' is convicted in Americans' deaths

2:53pm April 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

A jury convicted a British national for his role in hostage-takings that took roughly two dozen Westerners captive a decade ago, resulting in the deaths of four Americans, three of whom were beheaded.