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A pedestrian bridge under construction near Florida International University in Miami collapsed Thursday, trapping people and vehicles underneath.

National

Pedestrian Bridge Collapses In Miami Area, Killing 4 And Injuring Several

8:59pm March 15, 2018

by Amy Held

The victims were in traffic beneath the bridge which was under construction. The main span was installed Saturday near the campus of Florida International University.

Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch, a small-town lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape, in a scene from the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, based on the novel by Harper Lee.

Harper Lee Estate Sues Over 'To Kill A Mockingbird' Broadway Script By Aaron Sorkin

8:22pm March 15, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The author's lawyer says a contract bars the producers of a high-profile stage adaptation from departing "in any manner" from the spirit of the classic novel.

An elderly Syrian man searches for safe shelter Wednesday in the rebel-held town of Hamouria, in eastern Ghouta. The Syrian government bombarded the area before breaking through rebel lines Wednesday night. On Thursday, thousands of civilians fled the dis

World News

Syrian War Enters 8th Year, Trailing Smoke And Suffering In Its Wake

8:08pm March 15, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Civilians outside Damascus and in Afrin marked the dark anniversary as they have all the others: by trying to survive.

Ronald Gasser, in a booking photo released by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, was sentenced on Thursday to 30 years in prison for shooting dead ex-NFL player Joe McKnight in 2016.

National

'Road Rage' Driver Who Killed Ex-NFL Player Sentenced To 30 Years Prison

6:30pm March 15, 2018

by Amy Held

Ronald Gasser faces three decades behind bars after shooting dead Joe McKnight outside New Orleans. Gasser claimed self-defense in the 2016 shooting.

Gold bars that fell on the runway at an airport in Siberia on Thursday.

World News

Dozens Of Gold Bars Reportedly Fell From An Airplane In Siberia

5:59pm March 15, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

A "gold rush" started among residents after the treasure escaped the plane during takeoff, according to local media. There was apparently a hatch failure.

Assortment of Early and Middle Stone Age tools found in the Olorgesailie Basin, Kenya. The tool at left is a hand axe.

Scientists Are Amazed By Stone Age Tools They Dug Up In Kenya

5:41pm March 15, 2018

by Rhitu Chatterjee

The discovery suggests an earlier start to the Middle Stone Age in Africa than previously documented. It also offers clues to early social networks and symbolic art by human ancestors.

What Some Black Voters Say They Need To See Done Before Returning To The Polls

5:17pm March 15, 2018

by Asma Khalid

Black voter turnout in the last presidential election fell to the lowest rate since 2000. Will 2018 be any different? Young voters and non-voters in Cleveland, Ohio weigh in.

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Soybean Growers Are Raising Alarms On Trump Administration's Tariffs

5:17pm March 15, 2018

Farmers are fearful of retaliation from China to the tariffs President Trump imposed on aluminum and steel. American Soybean Association president John Heisdorffer speaks with NPR's Sarah McCammon about a letter he sent to Trump this week urging him to change his mind.

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National

Critics Concerned About Privacy Issues As Biometric Scanning Increases

5:17pm March 15, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The government is steadily increasing the use of facial or biometric scanning at the nation's airports. Airlines say it can speed the boarding process, but critics say the scans aren't always accurate and there are privacy concerns.

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Health & Safety

Revolutionary Pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton Dies At 99

5:17pm March 15, 2018

Pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton revolutionized the way parents interacted with their babies and young children. His career spanned more than half a century and included dozens of books, hundreds of publications and a TV show. He died Tuesday, just shy of his 100th birthday.

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