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Abortion rights advocates gather outside the Oklahoma Capitol on Tuesday in Oklahoma City to protest several anti-abortion bills being considered by the GOP-led Legislature.

With little discussion, Oklahoma passes a bill to make most abortions illegal

5:02pm April 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

The state's Republican-controlled House gives final legislative approval to a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

My Unsung Hero: A partner's love, care and commitment during chemotherapy

4:59pm April 05, 2022

"My Unsung Hero," our new series from the Hidden Brain team, tells stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. Deb Merchant's unsung hero is her partner of 22 years.

Tiger Woods plant to play in the Masters, marking his return to golf tournaments

4:40pm April 05, 2022

by Tom Goldman

Tiger Woods said Tuesday that he plans to play at the Masters. It's his first major tournament since a terrible car accident last year. Woods has won the Masters five times, including in 2019.

The difficulties the superintendent of the year sees in this school year and forward

4:40pm April 05, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Curtis Cain, the 2022 National Superintendent of the Year, about the challenges in the current and incoming school year.

The challenges of divesting pension funds from Russia

4:23pm April 05, 2022

by Sarah Lehr

Officials across the U.S. are pledging to divest public pensions from Russian funds to protest the invasion of Ukraine. But disentangling the money from Russia is easier said than done.

Russian expats have been struggling with their identity since the war began

4:23pm April 05, 2022

by Michael Puente

At Chicago's Russian Senior Center, Russian-born immigrants gather to connect. Since the invasion, many say they're feeling isolated and a sort of PTSD as they cope with the war and it's implications.

Georgia GOP makes a push for conservative education bills

4:23pm April 05, 2022

by Sam Gringlas

Despite a difficult 2022 election ahead for the Georgia GOP, lawmakers are pushing to the right on education, passing a parents' bill of rights and a ban on transgender sports and "divisive concepts."

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Admiral Linda Fagan has been nominated to serve as the next commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. If confirmed, she would be the first woman to lead a branch of the U.S. military.

Biden's Coast Guard pick would become the 1st woman to command a military branch

4:13pm April 05, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

President Biden has nominated Adm. Linda Fagan to serve as the next commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. Fagan, who has served on all seven continents, is currently the Coast Guard's second-in-command.

A Sacramento city police officer stands near a field of evidence markers after a mass shooting that left six people dead over the weekend.

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After the Sacramento shooting, the state with the most gun laws may soon get more

2:30pm April 05, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

The shooting in Sacramento that left six people dead over the weekend has prompted urgent calls across the state for more gun control. The question is, how much further can California go?

A family enters a U.S. Air Force plane in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 24, 2021. The evacuation was part of a U.S. effort to relocate Afghans to safety in the wake of the Taliban siege. But many families were separated in the process — and reuniting them

Families were split up during Afghanistan evacuations — and are still not reunited

1:53pm April 05, 2022

by Ruchi Kumar

After the Taliban takeover, family members — even spouses — were sometimes separated during U.S. evacuation efforts. Now a global network of volunteers are trying to bring out those left behind.