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Allen Sather and his wife Kimberley embrace at the duplex they rent on W. Indian Trail Rd. after it burned in a wildfire in Spokane, Wash., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026.
Young Kwak
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Washington wildfires destroy homes, force thousands to evacuate
Scott Neuman
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown says nearly half of the city's neighborhoods have either been evacuated or are at risk as the fires remain uncontained.
U.S. Soccer and Mauricio Pochettino have agreed to a new contract that extends the men's national team coach's tenure through 2030.
Martin Meissner
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U.S. men's national team coach Mauricio Pochettino will stay through 2030 World Cup
Becky Sullivan
The popular and experimental drugs called peptides received unprecedented attention last month during a marathon hearing held by a panel that advises the Food and Drug Administration.
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What would it take to get peptides on the shelf?
Will Stone
Noella Sudbury is the founder of Rasa Legal, a non-profit that uses technology to help people expunge their criminal records. The organization is using artificial intelligence to rapidly scale up their work so their clients can regain the ability to work, find housing, apply for credit and other opportunities in moving forward with their lives.
Meredith Rizzo for NPR
For those with criminal records, AI is breaking down barriers to employment
Andrea Hsu
Texas Standard
Judge declines to block Big Bend area border wall
A federal judge on Sunday rejected a Presidio, Texas entity’s request to block construction over claims that the Trump administration violated the Rivers and Harbors Act in pursuing the border...
State finds some registered Texas voters were wrongly flagged as potential noncitizens
Today on Texas Standard: Texas backtracks after wrongly flagging voters as noncitizens
Texas officials order contractor on Big Bend area border wall to halt land clearing
AUSTIN, TEXAS- August 1, 2016. The American flag was lowered at a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the UT Tower Shooting. Miguel Gutierrez Jr. /KUT News.
60 years ago, the University of Texas tower shooting opened a grim chapter of shared tragedy
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