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Monday night three high-ranking police officials and the wife and daughter of one of the officers were killed. Local law enforcement officials say the killings may be in retaliation for a crackdown on drug violence.

The Small Business Administration launched an application portal for its $16 billion relief program for shuttered venues yesterday, but technical problems prompted deactivation for repair.

NPR's Leila Fadel shares how one couple made the most of a second pandemic birthday with a wedding proposal.

The Women's National Basketball Association announced a new collective bargaining agreement that will provide significant pay increases, additional benefits and maternity leave for athletes.

Last year's tournament was canceled outright for the first time in its history. Officials say thousands of spectators would pose too great a risk at this year's tourney.

The Dixie Fire has been burning for weeks — threatening a series of small towns in the Sierra Nevada. More than 5,000 firefighters are working to contain the blaze.

Jubilant Sykes is an artist who feels at home with all kinds of music -- from Bach to Billboard to Broadway standards. With his latest CD, "Wait For Me," the baritone singer adds folk, pop and gospel to his repertory. All Things Considered host Michele Norris talks with the classically trained musician about his passion, his faith and his fierce work ethic.

Although his restaurant has been credited as the birthplace of the popular Italian dessert, it was actually Campeol's wife and one of Le Beccherie's chefs that apparently invented it.

Kyle Beach said the organization mishandled his sexual assault allegations. He came forward publicly in October as the man behind the lawsuit.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission also found that there have been 581 tip-over fatalities in the U.S. since 2000. Four in five of the deaths were children.

There have been 74,155 fires in Brazil so far this year, mostly in the Amazon, and about half of which have ignited in just the past month. Some world leaders are raising the alarm.

The TampaWell program will include the construction of a "Health Trail" through downtown Tampa along with stressing the importance of exercise and healthy eating habits.

The USDA says as much as 40% of the U.S. food supply goes to waste. Shuggie's Trash Pie makes pizzas using ugly and discarded ingredients like pig trotters, bruised fruit and wilted greens.

The movie is based on the 2010 nonfiction book by Laura Hillenbrand about a U.S. Olympic track star who survives a plane crash during World War II only to be taken prisoner by the Japanese.

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration overwhelmingly voted to recommend that it authorize Novavax's two-dose vaccine against COVID-19.

The former chief executive of the British bank Barclays is appearing before a parliamentary committee in Britain Wednesday. Bob Diamond, who resigned Tuesday, is supposed to answer questions about the rate-setting scandal at the company. Barclays released documents Tuesday suggesting that a Bank of England official may have pressured the bank to lower its rates.

Tom Manoff reviews a new CD by the Akademie fuer Alte Musik Berlin that features exciting performances of some less than famous composers. The CD is Ouvertueren (Overtures): Music for the Hamburg Opera is on the Harmonia Mundi label.

Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass before crowds in St. Peter's Square for the first time since the pandemic, Pope Francis called for a truce.

Now four years old, TiVo has certainly moved beyond the realm of "early adopters." But despite ardent fans, the VCR-on-steroids has only about 700,000 subscribers, hardly a mainstream must-have device. NPR's John McChesney reports that technophobia and privacy concerns have held sales in check.

Mariza is a 29-year-old singer of fado — the rich, emotionally textured music tradition from Portugal. She recently spoke with NPR's Melissa Block about her childhood in Lisbon, and about how fado has been her anchor. Hear samples from Mariza's latest CD, Fado Curvo.

Citing "increasing reports of Ukrainian women feeling at risk from their sponsors," the U.N.'s refugee agency is urging U.K. officials to refine the matching process for its Homes for Ukraine program.

He said state control would protect residents in Central Florida.

Hendrick will replace longtime superintendent Mike Grego, who retires this summer.

Rep. Ted Budd, who has former President Donald Trump's endorsement, easily won the North Carolina GOP Senate primary, the AP reports. He will face Democrat Cheri Beasley in November.

It is a basic truth in any counterinsurgency campaign: It is possible to win all the battles and still lose the war. Three years into the Iraq war, the U.S. military admits it has learned that the hard way. At Fort Irwin, soldiers are trained in new counterinsurgency tactics in an attempt to turn the tide of the war.