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The Colorado State Capitol in Denver is pictured here in January. This week, Gov. Jared Polis signed a law enshrining the right to abortion in state law.

The right to abortion in Colorado is now guaranteed under state law

1:46pm April 05, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Colorado joins 15 other states that have enacted laws to protect abortion, while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a challenge to Roe v. Wade and conservative legislatures take aim at the practice.

People attend a candlelight vigil to mourn for the death of mass shooting victims at a park on Sunday in Sacramento, Calif.

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Police arrest a 2nd man in connection with Sacramento mass shooting

11:20am April 05, 2022

by Saeed Ahmed

The 27-year-old was found at the scene of the Sunday morning shooting with what police described as "serious injuries from gunfire."

Soldiers walk amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.

Charging Putin for potential war crimes is difficult, and any penalty hard to enforce

11:07am April 05, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Neither Russia nor its president is likely to face an international tribunal — but that's not the only approach to war crimes, experts say.

Elon Musk speaks during a news conference at SpaceX's Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on Feb. 10.

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Elon Musk will join Twitter's board. Will users finally get an edit button?

10:39am April 05, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

News broke this week that Musk had taken a 9% stake in the company, becoming its single largest shareholder. Musk polled users on whether they want the ability to edit their tweets.

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Yellowstone National Park wants you to plan ahead for the year 2172

6:44am April 05, 2022

In exchange for a $1,500 donation, the park is offering an annual pass valid for entry in 2172. That is 150 years from now. The Inheritance Passes are designed to be used by the donors' descendants.

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How one Arizona city is preparing for a potential influx of migrants

5:11am April 05, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to Regina Romero, mayor of Tucson, about how her city is getting ready to handle the end of sweeping pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42.

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Beavers can teach researchers a thing or two about improving wildfire resistance

5:11am April 05, 2022

After two large wildfires swept through areas of Colorado in 2020, there were spots largely spared thanks to beavers. (This story originally aired on ATC on Oct. 16, 2021.)

How will new partisan redistricting maps affect this year's midterm elections?

5:11am April 05, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Michael Li, senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, about the current redistricting cycle, which he calls "one of the most aggressive in the country's history."

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Many New York renters are choosing to leave without reporting illegal evictions

5:11am April 05, 2022

by Jillian Forstadt

Anyone in New York with a pending application for federal aid is protected from court-ordered eviction. But some landlords are trying to force tenants out illegally.

Bethany Gates, a certified professional midwife in Iowa, examines her client, Mandy King. King has three children and this will be her first home birth.

As home births rise in popularity, some midwives operate in a legal gray area

5:01am April 05, 2022

by Natalie Krebs

As maternity wards continue to close across the U.S., demand for midwives has grown, especially in rural areas. But hospitals and health care providers have raised concerns about licensing and safety.