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Hurricane Maria has already left the streets flooded in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, on Tuesday.

'Potentially Catastrophic' Hurricane Maria Devastates Dominica, Heads For Puerto Rico

9:31pm September 19, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The National Hurricane Center warns that the storm now barreling toward the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico is a Category 5 hurricane with winds of around 175 miles per hour.

The News Corp. headquarters, owner of Fox News, in New York City. Fox News denies that a source in its story about Seth Rich's murder was defamed.

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Fox News Fights Back On Lawsuit Filed Over Seth Rich Story

8:54pm September 19, 2017

by David Folkenflik

Fox News denies that a source in its story about Rich's murder was defamed. Rod Wheeler alleges the network put words in his mouth to prop up what he characterized as a fraudulent story.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. (right), and Rick Santorum, former senator from Pennsylvania, listen during a health reform news conference on Capitol Hill last week.

Latest GOP Effort To Replace Obamacare Could End Health Care For Millions

8:06pm September 19, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

Republicans are taking one last shot at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. But the new plan isn't much different fr the last one that failed.

People board up windows on Monday in preparation for the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Tell Us Your Maria Story

7:07pm September 19, 2017

NPR is working to bring you the latest news about Hurricane Maria, which is striking Caribbean islands already working to recover from Hurricane Irma.

The opioid industry expanded in the 1990s in response to the medical community's push to better treat pain and chronic pain with drugs such as oxycodone.

41 States To Investigate Pharmaceutical Companies Over Opioids

6:00pm September 19, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

The states' attorneys general are banding together to investigate the makers and distributors of powerful opioid painkillers that have led to a spike in opiate addictions and overdose deaths.

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Protesters In Atlanta Clash With Police Over Shooting Of Georgia Tech Student

5:42pm September 19, 2017

by Lisa Hagen

Protesters upset over the police shooting of a Georgia Tech student clashed with campus police Monday. Video footage shows an officer fire on the student, who was telling police to shoot.

Gayzel Collins works to salvage some of the kids' belongings and begin the cleanup process.

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PHOTOS: Keys Residents Face Devastated Homes, No Power And A Slow Recovery

4:22pm September 19, 2017

"I can make jokes," Laura Welliver says, "because I've already had my good, long cry."

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Invited by Oxfam, resettled refugees Eiman Ali, Ghassan Shehadeh and Uyen Nguyen enter President Trump's childhood home in Queens, N.Y.

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Refugees Invited By Charity Make Themselves At Home In Trump's Childhood Abode

4:03pm September 19, 2017

by Amy Held

Oxfam brought four refugees to tour Trump's boyhood home in Queens, N.Y., which had been available for rent through Airbnb to make a point about immigration.

There's a lot of attention to boys and young men who are perpetrators of gun violence but girls and young women are also drawn into gang activities. They often serve as enablers or transporters of guns.

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Women's Roles In Gangs

3:24pm September 19, 2017

by Odette Yousef

One teenager reveals how the possibility of power drew her in.

Anti-violence advocate Camiella Williams did something she never thought possible — she bought a gun.

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Anti-Violence Advocate Buys A Gun

3:10pm September 19, 2017

by Chip Mitchell

Williams, who grew up on the city's South Side, said the murders have led to "present traumatic stress disorder" that weighs on her every day.