The annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, postponed after a shooting on April 25, took place Friday night.
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Trump returns to correspondents’ dinner 3 months after shooting : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Donald Trump attends the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington, with with WHCA president Weijia Jiang, right and …
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When a murder victim's son met the man wrongly convicted of the crime
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesReporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty and Jay Young speak with NPR’s Ailsa Chang about Young’s relationship with Benjamin Spencer, the man who was wrongfully imprisoned for his father’s murder.
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Justice Department is offering billions in new grants for police who partner with ICE
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe DOJ is offering state and local police $3 billion to cooperate with ICE on federal immigration enforcement, part of a broader effort to expand the administration’s mass deportation campaign.
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Many pandemic-era incentives to attract remote workers are still in place : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWest Virginia is one of a handful of states offering programs that give workers financial incentives to relocate to places where they will have a lower cost of living. Chris …
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What animal is the deformed-but-adorable Jimothy? The quiz knows — do you? : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFrom left: Ryan Gosling, Zohran Mamdani, Jimothy. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Anna Connors-Pool/Getty Images; @c1vrgr1 via Instagram/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Anna Connors-Pool/Getty Images; @c1vrgr1 via …
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English teachers embrace new film adaptation of The Odyssey : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMatt Damon is Odysseus in a new film that was written, produced and directed by Christopher Nolan. Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pic/Melinda Sue Gordon hide caption toggle caption Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal …
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Trump to impose double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle …
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Trump administration cuts landmark nutrition education program : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesKate Feurtado, a medical assistant at Spectrum Health, browses for produce at a farmers market in Philadelphia on July 15. The Food Trust, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit, uses SNAP-Ed funding to …
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DOT strips bike lane references from federal websites : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCycling activists protest against the federal government’s plan to remove bike lanes near the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in March 2026. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin …