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Security officers at Temple Israel had "engaged the threat" that apparently started with a vehicle ramming into the building, according to Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard.
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Chilean Smiljan Radić Clarke wins architecture's highest honor
The Pritzker Prize was awarded Thursday. "In every work, he is able to answer with radical originality, making the unobvious obvious," said fellow Chilean architect and prize chair Alejandro Aravena.
El Niño is set to take hold this summer, driving up global temperatures
A potentially strong El Niño weather pattern will likely emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year. The hottest years on record generally occur in years when El Niño is active.
'Songs from the Hole': The story behind JJ'88's documentary and visual album
The visual album and documentary Songs from the Hole tells the story of James Jacobs, the hip-hop artist JJ'88, as he reflects on his coming-of-age within California's state prison system.
Iran says its new leader made his 1st address, vowing to keep Strait of Hormuz closed
Iran's state media issued what it said was a statement by Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, vowing to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and keep up attacks on U.S. bases in the region.
Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them
Utilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin generating electricity.
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President Trump made lowering gas prices the centerpiece of his affordability agenda. He now faces the political perils of the war with Iran, as Middle East energy infrastructure is disrupted.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with energy analyst John Kilduff about the global release of more than 400 million barrels of oil, and its impact on global energy markets and U.S. gas prices.
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A Zambian scientist is on a quest to prevent brain drain from Africa so he's established a state-of-the-art drug discovery lab in South Africa.
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The latest on the Iran war and the growing oil crisis across the Middle East from Dubai, Iraq, Lebanon and Israel.
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Friendship Bench DC, an adaptation of Friendship Bench Zimbabwe, trains older volunteers to sit and listen to people who need someone to talk to for free.
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The threat of Iran laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz -- the narrow waterway through which about 20% of the world's oil supply travels -- is raising fresh fears about global oil prices.
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Detractors point to Adebayo's one-of-a-kind stat line — 43 field goal attempts, 22 3-point attempts and, most of all, NBA records of 36 free throws and 43 attempts — as proof of stat-padding. -
NPR spent several days traveling across a pair of swing districts in Pennsylvania to find out. The answers show how much has changed since the 2020 election. -
The fallout from DOGE staffers' efforts to access sensitive Social Security data continues as an agency watchdog disclosed a new investigation into "potential misuse" reported by a whistleblower. -
Richard Kahn testified to the House Oversight Committee that he did not know about Epstein's crimes. He said monetary gifts that Epstein made did not raise any red flags. -
A military assessment suggests a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile was responsible for at least 165 deaths at an Iranian girls' school, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
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The wife of 'Grey's Anatomy' actor Eric Dane says caring for him gave her an "extra dose" of compassion for others.
