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County commissioners made it a misdemeanor for anyone to stop or stand still in pedestrian flow zones. Get in the way of anyone trying to walk on pedestrian bridges you could face a fine or jail time.

Employees at the Laurel Branch Library in Maryland found the CD in the return box last week.

A student at a rural Maine elementary school decided to start wearing suits to school. The idea took off and led to Dapper Wednesday.

Based on the Isabel Wilkerson book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, filmmaker Ava DuVernay searches for the root causes of racism in the United States in the movie Origin.

Justice Department report finds failures in response to the Uvalde attack. Congress averts a government shutdown by passing another short-term funding bill. Iran attacks add to tension in the region.

Plaintiffs allege some big property management companies colluded to raise rental prices using an algorithm. How do these lawsuits challenge conventional thinking about collusion?

An American Cancer Society report estimates new cancer cases this year will hit a record high of more than 2 million.

NPR tours a controversial Hindu temple that is set to be inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of a crucial election.

Israeli authorities permitted a rare anti-war protest in Tel Aviv. It drew several hundred people who called for an end to the fighting in Gaza, reflecting some of the divisions in Israel.

President Biden takes the long view on Middle East peace. But in the short term — in an election year — that could be a problem.