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Traffic flows past a welcome sign at Fort Hood, which is being renamed in honor of Richard Edward Cavazos, the Army's first Hispanic four-star general.

Texas Army base Fort Hood is renamed for Hispanic 4-star general Richard Cavazos

The redesignation of the installation is part of the military's larger effort to rename bases and other sites associated with the Confederacy. Cavazos is the Army's first Hispanic four-star general.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to NPR about the Democrats' upcoming plans with the Inflation Reduction Act, at the Capitol, on Aug. 16.

Schumer says Inflation Reduction Act provides contrast with Republicans in 2024

The Senate majority leader concedes it will take time for law's full impact to be felt, but says its effect is "cumulative" and Democratic candidates would be persistent in touting the law.

A wolverine is pictured on Jan. 28, 2016.

A wolverine has been seen outside of its normal range for the first time in 30 years

In Oregon, wolverines are typically located in the Wallowa Mountains in the northeast of the state. But the animal was seen near Portland this week.

FILE: In this video screenshot, Tony Klein was deposed in November 2019 as part of civil litigation involving 10 women incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, who accused him of sexual abuse.

Former Oregon prison nurse found guilty of sexual assault of women in custody

Tony Klein was taken immediately into custody after being found guilty on 17 of 19 counts pertaining to sexual assault. The former Oregon Department of Corrections nurse could be sentenced to life in prison.

Ben Jealous takes the lead at the Sierra Club at a pivotal moment for the organization.

As the Sierra Club reckons with its past, a new leader charts a more inclusive future

After a conflict and reckoning stemming from its controversial past, the Sierra Club had to look inward. Can Ben Jealous bring the organization into the future?

From drone videos to selfies at the front, Ukraine is the most documented war ever

NPR's Greg Myre has covered more than a dozen wars dating back to the 1980s. He says the conflict in Ukraine is the most documented war ever, providing a view we've never had before.

Ben Krump, civil rights attorney, speaks at a press conference addressing the results of an independent autopsy determining the cause of death of Lashawn Thompson on Monday, May 22, 2023, at the State Capital in Atlanta.

An autopsy cites neglect for man's death in a bedbug-infested Georgia jail cell

Public outrage over Lashawn Thompson's death spread after a lawyer for his family released photos of Thompson's face and body covered in insects.

That mystical, magical organ that really has one job: 'Pump'

The human heart

This 1976 file photo shows Oakland A's Vida Blue, the hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball's biggest draws in the early 1970's and helped lead brash Oakland Athletics to three straight World Series titles. Blue has died. He was 73. The A's said Blue died Saturday, May 6, 2023 but did not give a cause of death.

Vida Blue, who won 3 World Series in a row with the Oakland Athletics, dies at 73

Blue was drafted in the second round of the 1967 MLB Draft to the Athletics. He spent nine seasons with the team, and was ultimately selected to six All-Star teams throughout his 17-year career.

A selection of the 1000 people who have been charged for the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in 2021.

1,000 people have been charged for the Capitol riot. Here's where their cases stand

More than 1,000 people have now been charged for the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. NPR has tracked every case from arrest to sentencing. Here's what is happening to those charged.

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