1 person is dead and 9 are missing after a small plane crashed in the Puget Sound
The plane was flying from Friday Harbor, a popular tourist destination in the San Juan Islands, to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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A top Bed Bath & Beyond executive has died after falling from an NYC building
Executive vice president and CFO Gustavo Arnal died on Friday. His death came shortly after the home retailer announced layoffs and store closures.
How Democratic messaging in Pennsylvania is resonating with voters there
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with political reporter Jonathan Tamari about why Pennsylvania is such a key state in the 2022 midterm elections and how voters are talking it all in.
Youth crime is down, but media often casts a different narrative
Violent crimes committed by juveniles is on the decline but it might not always seem that way. Professor Vincent Schiraldi tells NPR's Michel Martin that's partly to do with how media coverscrime.
Foo Fighters perform an emotional tribute concert for drummer Taylor Hawkins
The rock group played the first of two tribute concerts for their late drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died in March at the age of 50.
What Bank of America's mortgage pilot can and can't fix for homeownership disparities
The company says it hopes to help Black and Latino borrowers buy houses and build wealth with its new pilot program. Experts say it's a start, but doesn't go far enough.
The IRS says it mistakenly made public data for about 120,000 taxpayers
The data — which included individual names and business contact information — was public on the IRS.gov website for about a year until an employee noticed the mistake recently.
An E. coli outbreak possibly linked to Wendy's has expanded to six states
Though the CDC said the specific source of the outbreak hasn't been confirmed, many of the people who got sick reported eating sandwiches with romaine lettuce at the fast food chain.
Historians advise the president. The problem? The scholars were all white.
In early August the White House invited an all-white group of historians to talk about threats to American democracy.
Avoiding the tap water in Jackson, Miss., has been a way of life for decades
Residents accuse the largely white state government of neglecting the needs of a city that's 82% Black. White flight in the 1970s devastated the tax base, posing a major challenge to any solution.