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Hear what the nation's top student podcasters have to say

In its sixth year, our contest handed over the mic to fourth graders for the very first time. We received nearly 2,000 entries from all around the country — and we've narrowed it down to 10 middle school and 10 high school finalists.

September 02, 2024
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By:
  • Janet W. Lee,
  • Lauren Migaki,
  • and 1 more
Skills on Wheels, an Indiana University program, features a carnival where participants can play games, eat food, and connect with manufacturers for free wheelchair repairs.

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  • National

Wheelies look fun, but they're a serious skill for kids in wheelchairs

It takes skill and practice to navigate the world in a wheelchair. This summer program teaches kids how, one wheelie at a time.

September 02, 2024
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  • Elizabeth Gabriel
Hotel workers on strike chant and beat drums while picketing outside the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel on Sunday in Boston.

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  • Business

Thousands of hotel workers launch strike after talks stall with top chains

Workers are demanding higher wages and more staffing to ease their workload. The union says that cuts to staffing and guest services that many hotels made during the COVID-19 pandemic were never restored.

September 01, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
In this file photo, Vice President Harris (L) and second gentleman Doug Emhoff attend the 100th National Christmas Tree Lighting on The Ellipse south of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 30, 2022. Harris and Emhoff host holiday celebrations at their official residence, including recently for Diwali and Rosh Hashanah.

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  • Politics

Political opponents Harris and Vance show Americans modern, interfaith marriages

Americans are three times more likely to be in interfaith relationships today than in the 1960s. So it's no surprise you'll find two — in opposing parties — at the top of the presidential ticket.

September 01, 2024
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  • Sarah McCammon
Bull trout and Westslope Cutthroat Trout are among the native fish species in Western Montana that are prized by anglers  and threatened by warming waters.

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  • Climate

Too hot for trout: Why some anglers are rethinking their approach to fly fishing

As Western Montana's blue-ribbon trout waters warm due to climate change, anglers are increasingly wrestling with the ethics of their sport.

September 01, 2024
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  • Nathan Rott
 Luke Thornhill and his mother, Nancy Richardson, in an undated photo.

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  • National

2 years and counting. Inmate says medical delays still plague federal prison in Oregon

A federal prison in Oregon says it's made a dent in the backlog of prisoners' medical requests after a scathing DOJ report. One prisoner, Luke Thornhill, says that can't be farther from the truth.

September 01, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
A damaged bus is shown after several people were killed and dozens injured after the commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 early Saturday in Warren County, Miss., according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.

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  • National

Mississippi bus crash kills 7 and injures 37

Seven people were killed and dozens were injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 on Saturday morning. The bus was traveling near Bovina in Warren County.

August 31, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Travelers await rides at Los Angeles International Airport ahead of the Labor Day holiday on Friday.

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Over 17 million airline passengers head out for the busiest Labor Day weekend ever

This weekend caps a record-breaking season for travel, and those hitting the road will find lower gas prices than they did last year.

August 31, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
 AI and technology will be at the center of modern warfare, experts say.

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  • National

Why the U.S. isn't ready for wars of the future, according to experts

These experts argue technological developments have changed warfare more in the past several years than the decades spanning from the introduction of the airplane.

August 31, 2024
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  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Erika Ryan,
  • and 2 more
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event in Potterville, Mich., on Thursday.

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  • Elections

'I'll be voting no.' Trump clarifies his stance on the abortion amendment in Florida

After indicating he would vote in favor of abortion rights in Florida, telling NBC News, "I'm going to be voting that we need more than six weeks," Trump clarifies on Fox News: "I'll be voting no."

August 30, 2024
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  • Sarah McCammon
Adnan Syed, standing with his mother Shamim Rahman, talks with reporters outside Maryland's Supreme Court in Annapolis, Md., on Oct. 5, 2023.

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  • National

Court orders a new hearing for Adnan Syed in 'Serial' case. Here's what to know

The Maryland Supreme Court upheld a decision to reinstate Syed's murder conviction and ordered a redo hearing. It comes just two years since Syed was freed from prison.

August 30, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Johnny Gaudreau, seen here skating in warmups before last year's NHL All-Star Game.

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  • Sports

NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother are killed on bicycle ride

The player, nicknamed “Johnny Hockey,” and his younger brother, Matthew, were struck and killed by an SUV one day before they were to appear in their sister's wedding.

August 30, 2024
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
The Legal Rights Center in Minneapolis holds trainings to teach young people how to assert their rights in police custody.

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  • Law

Should police be able to interrogate kids alone? A growing number of states say no

In most states, children and teenagers can waive their right to a lawyer during police questioning. Some states are now requiring that they speak to an attorney first.

August 30, 2024
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By:
  • Meg Anderson
This photo released by the Norwegian Police shows the Viking ship replica, called Naddodd, moored at the quay in Måløy, Norway, on Wednesday, after it capsized earlier this week off Norway's coast.

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  • World

An American researcher drowns after a Viking replica ship sinks off Norway's coast

A Viking replica ship capsized several days into its journey from the Faroe Islands to Norway. Five crew members survived, but researcher Karla Dana, 29, drowned. She was the lone American on board.

August 30, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman

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  • Education

Hear here! Our list of the best podcasts by fourth graders

For the first time ever, NPR presents the fourth grade winners of the Student Podcast Challenge.

August 30, 2024
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  • Lauren Migaki
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