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For people with damaged or diminished hearing, hearing aids are helpful devices that shouldn't carry stigma.

For people who were involved with Hillary Clinton's failed 2016 presidential campaign, the echoes of then-FBI Director James Comey's press conference on July 5, 2016, are hard to miss.

Chris Avell, a pastor from Bryan, Ohio, faced charges after turning his church into a quasi-homeless shelter, partly in response to the city's housing shortage.

In Boulder, Colo., the county is investing in sustainable farming and helping people buy local produce. It's been called "a triple win" – for customers, farmers and the economy.

A string of shooting deaths of Chicago high-schoolers shocks and saddens, despite a decrease in the city's homicide rate.

The Supreme Court has made history a central test of whether a gun control law is constitutional. That has meant a boom in demand for gun law historians, who are digging up forgotten old gun laws.

Charles Osgood, who died this week at age 91, was too modest to call himself a poet.

H. Sinno, former lead singer of the pioneering Lebanese rock band Mashrou' Leila, pairs their own history with that of the Metropolitan Museum's Temple of Dendur in their new opera.

Even though two 2020 election workers in Fulton County, Ga., endured an onslaught of threats and harassment following baseless fraud claims, people there are eager to serve as poll workers this year.

Comedian George Carlin has been dead more than 15 years, but AI George Carlin is out with "new" material.

Nearly 2 million people have been displaced in Gaza, many living without sanitation, adequate food or water. Now, tents and materials to make shelters are in short supply, and prices are soaring.

Little Tato sneaks a few cherry plums before grabbing a mop and a hose to help Bábo — her grandmother — with a favorite chore.

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San Francisco made history when it began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples 20 years ago. KCRW hears from one of the first 10 couples to get married that day.

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State supreme court rulings on gun control and abortion rights rebuke recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

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Will failing to pass a border security bill backfire on Republicans? Can Joe Biden reconnect with Arab and Muslim communities? Plus, a moving Grammys duet provides a lesson.

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from Left, Right & Center

SCOTUS justices seem skeptical of Colorado’s decision to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot. Their decision is crucial for the 2024 election.

SCOTUS hears arguments on disqualifying Trump from 2024 election

SCOTUS justices seem skeptical of Colorado’s decision to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot. Their decision is crucial for the 2024 election.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Designed to quickly channel water out to sea, the concrete waterway protects lives and property but limits how much rain percolates into groundwater reservoirs.

Much maligned LA River kept flooding catastrophe at bay

Designed to quickly channel water out to sea, the concrete waterway protects lives and property but limits how much rain percolates into groundwater reservoirs.

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Join KCRW and NPR as the Supreme Courts hears arguments over the Colorado State Supreme Court's decision to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot.

NPR Special Coverage: Trump ballot eligibility Supreme Court arguments

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For decades, the promise of higher education was the recipe for success. But many people today are now searching for an alternative to traditional college.

Why Americans lost faith in college education

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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory plans to lay off 500 employees and dozens of contractors. How will that affect space exploration?

NASA's JPL braces for layoffs, Mars missions at risk amid budget cuts

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory plans to lay off 500 employees and dozens of contractors. How will that affect space exploration?

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Congress is stalling on more funding for Israel, which has been the largest recipient of U.S. aid of any country since its founding in 1948.

What does dwindling US aid mean for Israel’s war in Gaza?

Congress is stalling on more funding for Israel, which has been the largest recipient of U.S. aid of any country since its founding in 1948.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand