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Ashley Baez, right, and Nicolas Fraser, 16, both sophomores at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, woke up early to make posters for the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C., Saturday, March 24, 2018.

This Wounded Parkland Student Marches On Washington Even Though She Has To Use A Cane

In the weeks leading up to the March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C., Marjory Stoneman Douglas High sophomore Ashley Baez wasn’t sure whether she...

50th Anniversary Of The Vietnam War Observances

This Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Hundreds of commemorative events are being held nationwide on or around...

U.S. Rep Al Lawson meets DeMarcus Williams of the Federation of Southern Cooperative Farmers following the Farmers Roundtable (3/24/18).

Farmers Worry Over Peanut, Tomato Dumping During Congressman Lawson's Town Hall

Nearly 100 North Florida and South Georgia farmers turned out to give Congressman Al Lawson their thoughts on what should be included in a federal farm...

Democrat Congressman On DACA Fix Omission In Passed Spending Bill

NPR's Sarah McCammon asks Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro about the omnibus spending bill signed by president Trump yesterday — and its failure to address DACA.

Trump's Revised Restrictions On Transgender Troops In Military

NPR's Sarah McCammon asks military law expert Gerry Healy about President Trump's latest policy restricting military service by transgender troops.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Emma Gonzalez pauses during the March for Our Lives Rally in Washington, DC on March 24, 2018.

Packed Crowds, Loud Noises: Parkland Students Confront Emotional Stress Of March

Five weeks after they cowered under desks and hid in closets as a gunman roamed the hallways of their school with an AR-15, Marjory Stoneman Douglas...

Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh greets his followers, the Rajneeshees, during a daily afternoon drive-by in one of his Rolls-Royce cars in Rajneeshpuram, Ore., on Aug. 18, 1984.

Religion, Libertarian Cults And The American West In 'Wild Wild Country'

Directors Chapman and Maclain Way explore the Rajneeshees — a cult behind the largest U.S. act of bioterrorism — in their new Netflix documentary mini-series, Wild Wild Country.

The "March for Our Guns" rally convened near the steps of the state Capitol in Helena in response to the "March for Our Lives" rallies across the country. Pro-gun demonstrations were held in Utah, Idaho and other states as well.

'March For Our Guns' Speakers Call For Self-Defense, Arming Teachers

As huge crowds called for gun control across the U.S., counter-demonstrators gathered in Montana's capital, in Utah, Idaho and elsewhere. A mom in Helena warned: "It's a violent society, snowflakes."

Ryan Battle (left) speaks at the Rally for DC Lives in Folger Park in Washington, D.C. Emily Pemberton (right) participates at the "March for Our Lives" protest.

PHOTOS: Students Make Their Stand At D.C.'s 'March For Our Lives'

For many students, Saturday was their first demonstration for a cause. They bundled in the U.S. capital, delivering a defiant message: stricter gun regulation. NPR photographers captured the scene.

Soviet aviators with their American colleagues in front of a version of the PBY Catalina aircraft in Elizabeth City, N.C. The U.S. trained Soviet pilots to fly the plane as part of Project Zebra, a secret military program during World War II.

North Carolina Town Accepts, Then Spurns Russian Gift

Russia is offering to build a $1 million monument in Elizabeth City, N.C., honoring a World War II U.S.-Soviet joint operation. The city council at first said yes. Newly-elected members now say no.

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