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Don McGahn, White House Lawyer, To Step Down

President Trump announced on Twitter Wednesday morning that White House Counsel Don McGahn will leave his position in the fall. NPR White House Correspondent Tamara Keith explains.

Wren Vetens fought to get her gender confirmation surgery covered after the Group Insurance Board's initial decision left her without insurance coverage.

In A Reversal, Wisconsin To Cover State Workers Seeking Transgender Treatment

A Wisconsin insurance board has reversed a decision made last year to bar coverage of transgender hormone therapy and surgery for public workers.

Thursday Community Calendar

Here’s your community calendar for Thursday, August 30th, underwritten by Sopris Liquor and Wine, at the corner of 133 and Main in Carbondale. For a list…

Vials of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed on a counter at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Mill Valley, Calif., in 2015.

Texas Nurse Loses Job After Apparently Posting About Patient In Anti-Vaxxer Group

A Texas Children's Hospital nurse allegedly described a young patient with the measles in a Facebook post affirming her opposition to vaccines. The hospital says patient privacy is a "top priority."

A man listens to Rev. Jesse Jackson speak at New Bethel Baptist Church, the church where Aretha Franklin's late father Rev. C.L. Franklin was a minister and where she began her singing career.

How To Stream — And Fully Appreciate — Aretha Franklin's Funeral

The 32 artists and speakers scheduled to attend Aretha Franklin's funeral all have a personal connection to the Queen of Soul, whether friend, acquaintance or protégé.

Russian troops and their Belarusian counterparts await orders during joint military exercises in Belarus last year. Next month, Russia will embark on another joint military exercise — this time on a much larger scale and in collaboration with China and Mongolia.

Russia Prepares 300,000 Troops For Its Largest War Games In Nearly 4 Decades

The exercise known as Vostok-2018 will occur next month and involve more than 1,000 aircraft and the help of Chinese soldiers. The Kremlin says it has not mustered drills on such a scale since 1981.

A section of the scaffolding collapsed early Wednesday at the site of the planned JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort, a $282 million project with 516 rooms.

2 Killed After Construction Scaffolding Collapses Near Disney World

A third person was able to hold on after slipping and was pulled to safety by other workers at the hotel building site. The sheriff's office has launched an investigation.

This summer's Carr Fire destroyed more than a thousand homes, largely on the western edge of Redding, Calif.

Will More Logging Save Western Forests From Wildfires?

The Trump administration has called for more logging of western forests to reduce wildfire risks. But people on the ground in the west say the solution is thinning and forest restoration, not logging.

Kennedy Odede (in blue shirt) is dancing for a good reason. The charity he and his wife started has been awarded the $2 million Hilton Humanitarian Prize. He's joined by residents of Kibera, the neighborhood in Nairobi where his nonprofit group provides educational, health and clean water services.

Whatever Happened To ... The Street Kid Whose Life Was Saved By Kindness

Kennedy Odede was a homeless kid in the slum of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. Now he's the founder of a successful nonprofit helping his community. How are he and his group faring?

Sen. John McCain, seen in 2014, told his Senate colleagues last year: "I suspect they'll find we all conspired in our decline — either by deliberate actions or neglect."

McCain's Death Marks The Near-Extinction Of Bipartisanship

The Arizona Republican was known for reaching across the aisle when big things had to be tackled. The number of lawmakers willing to do that now is dwindling.

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