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NPR's Scott Simon contemplates the emotional power of the song "What's Love Got To Do With It" following singer Tina Turner's death.

Aderrien Murry was shot in the chest after police officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at his home. The 11-year-old survived and is recovering.

A boy, 11, called police in Mississippi. A cop shot him

Nakala Murry says her son doesn't understand what happened to him. "His words to me were: 'Why did he shoot me? What did I do?' "

Creating a sperm or egg from any cell? Reproduction revolution on the horizon

Researchers are inching closer to creating human eggs and sperm in the lab that carry a full complement of anyone's DNA. It could revolutionize fertility treatment and raises huge ethical questions.

The Mississquoi often looks more like a Louisiana bayou than a New England river. Spring snowmelt floods the forest.

Come along on a canoe trip through a flooded forest in a Vermont bird sanctuary

In springtime, Vermont's Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge is a paradise of migratory birds where you can paddle through flooded maple forests.

Oregon state Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, speaks on the floor of the Senate on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore.

Here’s what’s driving Tim Knopp, leader of the Oregon Senate GOP walkout

Oregon Senate Minority Leader Tim Knopp worked hard to get Republicans elected. Why is he leading them down a path that could end their careers?

Seen in happier days: Trump helped DeSantis win a tough GOP primary for governor in 2018 and was still an ally when the two appeared together in 2019 in Sunrise, Fla.

Trailing Trump, DeSantis still bears burdens that have brought down past front-runners

Being clearly the party's Plan B right now has a downside for DeSantis because it makes him Target A for Trump and for all the other candidates.

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Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton reads a statement at his office in Austin, Texas, Friday, May 26, 2023. An investigating committee says the Texas House of Representatives will vote Saturday on whether to impeach.

The Texas AG may be impeached by members of his own party. Here are the allegations

Saturday, the Texas House will vote on whether to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton who investigators say allegedly abused his office to help a campaign donor by committing bribery and more.

Vice President Harris delivers the keynote speech at Michie Stadium during West Point's graduation ceremony Saturday in West Point, N.Y.

VP Harris becomes the first woman to give a West Point commencement speech

Kamala Harris made history Saturday when she became the first woman to deliver remarks to a graduating class at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, which was established over two centuries ago.

Anaplex, a metal-plating company, was shut down by air-quality officials in 2017 and 2018 because of hexavalent chromium emissions. Small amounts of hexavalent chromium, which comes from nearby metal-plating plants, were found in the air inside Lincoln classrooms in 2017 tests.

California becomes the first state to phase out toxic hexavalent chromium

The state Air Resources Board voted today to ban the substance known as chromium 6, giving platers several years to switch to an alternative the platers say won’t produce the same chrome shine.

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