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Licensed Undocumented Immigrants May Lead To Safer Roads, Connecticut Finds

Allowing undocumented immigrants in Connecticut to obtain driver's licenses may have reduced hit-and-run crashes in the state. Eight other states are considering similar laws.

Perps Clean Up During Home Invasion

When a Massachusetts man got home from work, he realized there had been a break-in. Nothing was missing, but it had been cleaned. A housekeeping service may have gone to the wrong address.

At StoryCorps last month in Pensacola, Fla., Mike Cline (left) interviewed his friend and fellow veteran, James Edward Brown, who survived the deadly 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut.

Survivor Of Deadly 1983 Beirut Bombing: 'We Don't Talk About It Much'

Navy hospital corpsman James Edward Brown wasn't far from U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983 that were the target of a terrorist attack. At StoryCorps, Brown remembers what he saw that day.

California Highway Patrol officers block an interstate entrance as protesters march. Police use of deadly force became a focus for advocates in California after the district attorney declined to prosecute the officers who fatally shot Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man whose death sparked demonstrations in the state and across the country.

In California, Agreement On New Rules For When Police Can Use Deadly Force

Under the agreement, officers will be able to use lethal force only when it is "necessary" and if there are no other options. That's widely viewed as higher than the existing legal standard.

British Parliamentarian Stephen Crabb On Theresa May's Exit

Theresa May has announced her plan to resign as Britain's prime minister. NPR's Noel King speaks with British Member of Parliament Stephen Crabb.

Debris is piled on May 10 outside an apartment complex that was damaged by Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Fla. Rep. Chip Roy objected to a procedural vote on a bipartisan $19.1 billion disaster aid bill, forcing Congress to wait until June to finish work on the legislation.

$19.1 Billion Disaster Aid Bill Stalled After Republican Blocks House Vote

Rep. Chip Roy objected to a procedural vote on a bipartisan $19.1 billion disaster aid bill, forcing Congress to wait until June to finish work on the legislation.

Caution flags are shown on flight sensors on a Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane being built for Ukraine International Airlines at Boeing's assembly facility in Renton, Wash.

Optimism After Daylong Meeting On Efforts To Fix Boeing 737 Max

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration hinted it could recertify the plane to fly passengers again by as soon as late June, but he would not commit to a timetable.

Kenya's High Court ruled on Friday to uphold the penal code criminalizing homosexual acts. An LGBTQ activist in Nairobi is seen here in February, learning that a court ruling on same-sex relationships was postponed.

Kenya's Judges Uphold Laws That Criminalize Gay Sex

A three-judge panel made a unanimous ruling on Friday that outraged the LGBTQ community. People convicted of homosexual acts will continue to face the threat of up to 14 years in prison.

Naomi Scott plays Jasmine in the new live-action <em>Aladdin</em> movie. The character was the first official Disney princess of color in the 1992 animated version of the film.

How Disney Princesses Influence Girls Around The World

A researcher wanted to see how girls of different nationalities perceived the idea of a princess.

Rodrigo y Gabriela Spin The Songs Behind Their Wild Sound

The Mexican guitar duo talk share songs by Nina Simone, Caifanes and Rage Against the Machine and discuss the role of the guitar in rock.

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