David Coker required hospitalization for head trauma after a correctional officer turned his back and let prisoners assault him.
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Republican Tim Sheehy won his party’s nomination to run for Montana’s U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday.
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NASA is shifting the way the Hubble Space Telescope points. The change is a work-around for a piece of hardware that's become intolerably glitchy. Officials say Hubble will continue to do 'ground breaking science,' for about another decade.
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Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP, says that without an appropriate response from American Airlines, the civil rights organization will be forced to reinstate an advisory against the airline.
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A panel of advisors to the FDA voted against the potential use of MDMA for treating PTSD.
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This year, for the first time, the Homeless Alliance and Open Justice Oklahoma decided to fill in some of those gaps and see how many unhoused people were being overlooked in the county jail.
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Oklahoma’s largest community health center is partnering with a behavioral health services provider effective June 15 to enhance the group’s collaboration and improve Oklahomans’ physical and mental health.
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India “missed the bus” on manufacturing. A new book argues that India can nonetheless grow rich by leapfrogging to an economy dominated by high-skills services.
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China has long quashed any memory of the killings, when the government ordered in the army to end the months-long protests and uphold Communist rule. The death toll remains unknown to this day.
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With even the youngest of those men and women who were involved in the invasion nearing their 100th birthdays and their ranks dwindling rapidly, they feel a special imperative to tell their stories.
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As Boeing works to improve quality, it’s in talks to buy one of its key suppliers. NPR spoke to workers at the Spirit AeroSystems factory in Wichita, Kansas that builds the fuselage for the 737.
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Costco's new leadership says the $1.50 price tag on its beloved hot dog combo is "safe." Experts explain how the retailer has defied inflation — and why it's willing to eat the cost.
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Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte is being challenged from the right during a primary election this year. His opponent says the incumbent, who once body-slammed a reporter, isn’t conservative enough.
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People in Atlanta have been struggling with several water main breaks for days now. Residents want answers.
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Commercial fisheries in the Great Lakes hope to follow an example set in Iceland, by using nearly 100 percent of a fish in order to increase the value of each one landed while also decreasing waste.