At These Museums, Tragedy Is A History Lesson
How do you explain the toughest parts of history to children? We asked leaders from memorial museums around the U.S. to help us understand the best way to do so.
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In A Turbulent Election Year, Mosques Organize En Masse Voting
In an election year marked by vitriol toward the Muslim community, some mosques are urging their worshipers to vote. To do so, they're borrowing a strategy used by African-American churches.
Donald Trump Declines To Endorse Ryan, McCain Ahead Of Their Primaries
Steve Inskeep talks with NPR congressional reporter Susan Davis about Donald Trump's unwillingness to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan and Sen. John McCain in their primaries next week. Echoing Ryan's words when Trump clinched the GOP presidential nomination, Trump said of endorsing Ryan, "I'm not there yet."
Miami Targets Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes With Aerial Spraying, Inspections
The first cases of locally transmitted Zika in the continental U.S. were contracted in one of Miami's liveliest neighborhoods, Wynwood — a developing neighborhood filled with cafes, bars and art galleries. Local officials say they're heeding experts' advice to fight the virus aggressively.
Anti-EU Forces In Austria Push For Exit Referendum
Brexit has encouraged pro-exit movements across Europe. In Austria, only 51 percent of the people tell pollsters they want to stay in the European Union, and a new party has formed with a single goal: get out.
Lawyers For Sept. 11 Plotters Try To Save Defendants From Death Penalty
Defense attorneys in the military commissions of the alleged 9/11 plotters are throwing up roadblock after roadblock to increase the chances of saving their clients from the death penalty. The government could make the case go a lot quicker, they say, if prosecutors took that danger off the table.
New York's New Top Cop Came Up Through The Ranks
James O'Neill, a 33-year NYPD veteran and champion of neighborhood policing, will replace outgoing Commissioner William Bratton.
For Cars, The Good Old Days Are Today
U.S. auto industry sales were up .4 percent in July, the best July figures since 2005. But analysts suggest sales will plateau and companies should focus on profits, rather than volume.
Trump: "Get That Baby Out Of Here"
The GOP nominee first seemed to shrug off a crying baby at a rally, but then said: "I think she really believed me that I love having a baby crying while I'm speaking. People don't understand."
New York Bans Registered Sex Offenders From Pokémon Go
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that registered sex offenders on parole would no longer be able to sign up for Pokémon Go and other Internet-enabled games as conditions of their sentence.