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Andrew Brown's Family Reacts To Police Bodycam Shooting Footage

Family members of Andrew Brown Jr. were allowed to view a snippet of body camera footage showing his killing by police in Elizabeth City, N.C. The video clip was only 20 seconds.

Apartments in Qixingguan, a new district in Bijie, China, were built for the residents of poor, remote villages. A patriotic slogan on one building says: "Resettlement to a new home. Thank the Communist Party for a happy, peaceful new home."

China Says It Has Ended Poverty. Is That True?

The government has declared victory over poverty. NPR talks to the people who've been moved from poor rural villages to brand-new apartment buildings to see how they're now faring.

South Bend Common Council Bans Some Invasive Plant Species

Many trees and shrubs have burst into bloom lately, and as nice as they may be to look at, not all of them are good for the environment – some are…

Khaldun: J&J pause shows vaccine safety system works

Health care providers in Michigan have been given the go-ahead to administer the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. That’s as Michigan faces some...

Tankers unload imported crude oil at the Qingdao crude oil terminal in east China's Shandong Province in February. A tanker anchored off the port was reportedly hit Tuesday by another vessel, causing an oil spill in the Yellow Sea.

Oil Spill Reported Off China Coast After Tanker, Bulk Carrier Collide

The tanker, reportedly carrying a cargo of bitumen, used in road and roof construction, was at anchor, according to the ship's Singapore-based operator.

A closed sign is displayed in the window of a business in a nearly deserted lower Manhattan on April 17, 2020, in New York. Many small businesses benefited from a government emergency loan program during the pandemic, but its effectiveness is still in doubt.

Did Emergency PPP Loans Work? Nearly $800 Billion Later, We Still Don't Know

The Paycheck Protection Program, which provided emergency loans to small businesses amid the pandemic, will wind down soon. Economists are divided on whether it saved enough jobs to justify its cost.

News headlines on the impeachment trial of Donald Trump are displayed outside Fox headquarters in February in New York City.

Fox News Again Urges N.Y. Court To Dismiss Smartmatic's $2.7 Billion Lawsuit

Fox News says its coverage of bogus election-fraud claims was "accurate and disinterested" and is protected by the First Amendment.

Elkhart Hospital Officials Urge COVID-19 Vaccination As Hospitals Near Capacity

Elkhart County hospital officials are urging community members to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as the county’s hospitals once again near capacity. In a…

The CDC's latest guidance says people who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear a mask when they're outdoors unless they're in a crowded space.

CDC: If You're Vaccinated, You Don't Need To Mask Outdoors (Unless You're In A Crowd)

But the CDC is urging all people — vaccinated or not — to continue avoiding medium or large gatherings since it's still learning how well the vaccines work to curb the spread of the virus.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecuted former officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted on April 20 of murdering George Floyd.

Minnesota Attorney General Focused On Mechanics Of Derek Chauvin Case, Not Its Impact

Keith Ellison, who led the prosecution of former officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, wasn't sure they were going to win. "Accountability just doesn't happen very much," he says.

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