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Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared gun violence a “public health crisis.” NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Dr. Cedric Dark, an emergency physician at Baylor College of Medicine about the report. Read More

Two new rulings have frozen much of Biden’s newest student loan repayment plan, arguing that the plan is too generous and setting up another possible student debt reckoning before the Supreme Court. Read More

History buffs and tourists get a chance to go 2,300 feet underground to visit a historic mine in Minnesota. Read More

A new report by independent experts on famine says half a million people in Gaza are now facing starvation as the aid people depend on has dwindled. (Image credit: Ashraf Amra) Read More

Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan continues to mourn loved ones and hold funerals for the dead, as questions and conspiracy theories swirl over the weekend attack that killed 20 people. (Image credit: The Telegram channel of the administration of the head of Dagestan Republic of Russia) Read More

The war between two armed groups in Sudan has been going on for over a year and has engulfed much of the country. About 12 million people are internally displaced, there is a potential for famine in many parts of the country and there are again fears of genocide in Darfur. The International Rescue Committee…

Space Camp is a new series about all the weird, wonderful things happening in the universe by NPR’s science podcast Short Wave. Check out the rest of the series. (Image credit: NPR) Read More

The former President and leading GOP candidate can now make statements about witnesses and jurors. (Image credit: Samuel Corum) Read More

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s campaign manager insists the independent candidate is qualified for this week’s presidential debate despite the fact that he did meet the criteria to appear on the stage. (Image credit: Jose Luis Magana/AP) Read More