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Police Still Investigating Background Of Driver In NYC Terror Attack

5:03pm November 01, 2017

by Martin Kaste

Authorities are investigating the background of Sayfullo Saipov, the man accused of driving a truck through a bike path in New York City. The act of terror in lower Manhattan killed eight and injured 11.

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How New York's Muslims Are Responding To Manhattan Truck Attack

5:03pm November 01, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Hussein Rashid, a professor in the religion department at Columbia University and a native New Yorker, about how the Muslim community in New York is reacting to Tuesday's terrorist attack.

White House Opioid Commission Presents Final Recommendations To President Trump

5:03pm November 01, 2017

White House Opioid Commission member Bertha Madras, PhD., speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the recommendations she presented to President Trump today for ameliorating the nation's opioid epidemic.

A rescue dog waits to be adopted at the Pasadena Humane Society.

Fears Of A Black Market After Calif. Bans Some Commercial Breeding

5:03pm November 01, 2017

by Gloria Hillard

Pet stores in California will only be able to sell dogs, cats, and rabbits rescued from shelters — but that doesn't mean the so-called "puppy mills" are going away.

A Look At The Effectiveness Of Anti-Drug Ad Campaigns

5:02pm November 01, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro discusses anti-drug campaigns with Keith Humphreys a professor of psychiatry at Stanford University and a former drug policy adviser to presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

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The USS John S. McCain sails toward a naval base in Singapore in August, the massive dent in its side visible on the right side of the frame. The destroyer had collided with a tanker just hours before — the second such deadly collision involving a U.S.

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Navy Says Deadly Ship Collisions Were 'Avoidable,' Faults Lack Of Preparation

4:52pm November 01, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The U.S. Navy released its findings on two separate crashes involving destroyers that killed a total of 17 sailors this summer. "Both of these accidents were preventable," the Navy's top officer said.

Obama Takes To Twitter To Promote Obamacare Enrollment

2:40pm November 01, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The former president, who has been reticent on policy issues, uses his star power to urge people to shop for health insurance as open enrollment opens on the exchanges.

Julia Child and her husband Paul at Richard Olney's house in 1973. The TV chef played a big role in popularizing French food in the U.S.

Vive Les Gourmands! How Six American Expats In Paris Changed How We Eat

1:44pm November 01, 2017

by Stephen Phillips

A new book chronicles the gastronomic adventures of six influential Americans in the City of Lights and what they brought back to the U.S.

Hundreds of people took part in Washington, D.C.'s "Grocery Walk" to demonstrate the difficulty of getting fresh food in some areas.

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Food Access Advocates Walk The Long Walk ... To The Nearest Grocery Store

1:29pm November 01, 2017

by Whitney Pipkin

Nearly 40 million Americans live miles away from fresh, healthy food, and participants in the "Grocery Walk" wanted to show how difficult it can be to get basic items in these often low-income areas.

Authorities stand near a damaged truck after an attacker drove onto a bike path in New York City, striking and killing eight people Tuesday. The Islamic State has been calling on supporters to use vehicles to carry out attacks for the past year.

As ISIS Promotes Vehicle Attacks, Terrorists Strike In Europe And U.S.

1:26pm November 01, 2017

by Greg Myre

The Islamic State began urging supporters to carry out vehicle attacks last year. Europe, where weapons are harder to obtain, has suffered multiple attacks. Now New York has been hit.