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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., in a Senate committee hearing last year.

Republicans Vote To Silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren In Confirmation Debate

After Warren quoted Coretta Scott King and Sen. Edward Kennedy, Republicans invoked a Senate rule that silences a member accused of impugning the integrity of a colleague.

Robert Benincasa

Robert Benincasa is a senior producer in NPR's Investigations Unit.

Ed Howard, an attorney specializing in consumer issues, and his sister had trouble obtaining price information while trying to plan their father's funeral.

Despite Decades-Old Law, Funeral Prices Are Still Unclear

Federal regulators have found about 1 in 4 funeral homes don't disclose their general price lists as required by the 1984 rule.

Not All Eruptions Are Equal For Submarine Bogoslof Volcano

Bogoslof Volcano has exploded more than two dozen times since December, but not all eruptions are created equal.On Friday, for instance, the Aleutian…

Damaged Reservoir Leaves St. George Island Waiting On Water

St. George Island is waiting on an emergency water delivery after falling ice damaged the community’s reservoir on Monday.In St. George, water is stored…

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Unalaskans should expect power outages on Wednesday; state officials are working on a strategy to bring in new sources of money for economic development;…

A new lawsuit alleges the public defender system for the the state of Louisiana has failed to provide effective representation to poor people.

La. Governor Sued Over State's Alleged Failure To Provide Lawyers To Poor Defendants

A lawsuit filed Monday describes defendants waiting months in jail before meeting a lawyer, and some defendants who don't get a lawyer at all. Similar suits are underway in at least six other states.

Vice President Pence presided over the Senate during the Senate's vote on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The Senate confirmed DeVos with Pence breaking a 50-50 tie.

Reaction To DeVos Vote Is Swift, And Divided

The Senate has confirmed Betsy DeVos as U.S. education secretary. Here's what educators, lawmakers and education groups have to say about it.

Eshon Trosclair holds her son Camron Chapital on Tuesday after a tornado tore through while they were inside their home in the eastern part of New Orleans. The National Weather Service says at least three confirmed tornadoes touched down, including one inside the New Orleans city limits.

After Tornadoes Hit In And Around New Orleans, Wall Of Storms Moves East

The National Weather Service says multiple tornadoes touched down in southern Louisiana on Tuesday, and severe weather moving east threatened other Southern states.

Sam Polinsky, known by his <em>lucha libre</em> wrestling moniker Sam Adonis, enters the ring waving his Trump American flag and riling up the audience in Mexico City.

In Mexico, The Crowd Loves To Hate Pro Wrestler Who Plays Trump Supporter

For Sam Polinsky, a Pittsburgh wrestler who performs as a loud Trump supporter, the enraged reaction his character elicits from Mexican audiences is exhilarating. He aspires to be Mexico's Hulk Hogan.

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