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NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake about gun control proposals in the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to reporter Ben Taub of The New Yorker about efforts to spread medical knowledge in Syria. Taub chronicles underground efforts to train doctors in Syria amid ongoing attacks by regime forces against medical personnel and facilities.

Hillary Clinton delivered an economic speech in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday. She used the speech to draw sharp contrasts with Donald Trump.

A federal appeals court will hear arguments in a case challenging North Carolina's 2013 voting law that eliminated a week of early voting and made other changes that opponents say discriminate against African-American voters in violation of the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. It's part of a broader national fight over voting rights.

The United States soccer team faces off against Argentina in the Copa semi-final game Tuesday night. NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Houston Chronicle reporter Martin Hajovsky about the match.

Donald Trump met Tuesday afternoon with hundreds of evangelical leaders in New York City for a discussion on various political and moral issues.

For many Republicans worried about Donald Trump's chances in the general election, his rhetoric isn't necessarily the biggest concern — it's the state of his campaign.

California's last nuclear power plant will close by 2025 under a proposal announced Tuesday. Safety concerns are the main reason, but the Diablo Canyon plant produces enough power for 1.7 million homes. There's now a plan to replace the energy with renewables.

Audio recordings from the Orlando Fire Department show how tense and dramatic the scene was outside of the Pulse nightclub, where a gunman opened fire inside, killing 49, on June 12.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Girish Gupta of Reuters about the growing food crisis in Venezuela, and the state of the recall effort against President Nicolas Maduro.

Nelba Márquez-Greene has fought for more regulation of guns since her 6-year-old daughter was killed in the attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to her about Orlando.

When you report a pothole in Sandy Springs, Georgia, the city sends two men, wearing Sandy Springs T-shirts in a truck with a metallic Sandy Springs sign on it.

Capitol falcon 19/K probably won't return home in time to see his latest fledgling's first flight.

The Canada Pension Plan will soon start collecting more of your money to provide support later in retirement, after the federal government and most of the provinces hashed out an enhancement plan Monday. Here's a closer look at what the plan will mean.

Afghanistan's security forces killed at least 18 Taliban militants in the country's northern province of Faryab on Tuesday, the Afghan Defense Ministry said in a statement.

All single-stall bathrooms in the city will have to go gender neutral after the City Council passed a bill to mandate the change Tuesday.

The campaign paid $35,000 to an obscure firm called Draper Sterling.

A series of new rules on drones will open the way for broader commercial use but will keep some applications grounded.

People in Nepal are angry with the Canadian government after 12 Nepalis working as embassy security guards in Kabul were killed by a suicide bomber.

– Cancers are one of the commonest non-communicable diseases killing millions of people every year – Some prominent Nigerian women like former first lady of Nigeria and the late wife of military president Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, Maryam as well as the former first lady of Edo state and the late wife of current governor Adams […]

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Japan's military was on alert for a possible North Korean ballistic missile launch, a government source said on Tuesday, with media reporting its navy and anti-missile Patriot batteries had been told to shoot down any projectile heading for Japan.

North Korea appeared to have moved an intermediate-range missile to its east coast, but there were no signs of an imminent launch, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported, citing an unnamed government source.

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Japan's military was on alert for a possible North Korean ballistic missile launch, a government source said on Tuesday, with media reporting its navy and anti-missile Patriot batteries had been told to shoot down any projectile heading for Japan.

North Korea appeared to have moved an intermediate-range missile to its east coast, but there were no signs of an imminent launch, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported, citing an unnamed government source.

Several writers better known for their literary contributions have ventured into the political arena recently to denounce presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. With their words, they've issued evocative warnings.

US Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk announced on Tuesday that he has met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to discuss the efforts in the campaign against the Daesh terrorist group.

Financial advisor Valerie Newell explains why she is overweighting stocks in some client portfolios, and how she decides to sell. Why she favors big companies increasing dividend payouts.