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U.S. hospitals are under mounting pressure to address violence against health care staff by patients and visitors. Nearly half of emergency doctors say they've been physically assaulted at work.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called a public health emergency Tuesday — mandating vaccination for all people within a Brooklyn neighborhood with a spike in measles cases.

Latinos with darker skin tones are more likely than those with lighter skin to say they've been discriminated against, according to a new national poll by the Pew Research Center.

President Trump's firing of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has again put a spotlight on White House aide Stephen Miller and the restrictionist immigration policies he's been pushing.

Donald Kohn, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, talks to NPR's Michel Martin about President Trump's proposed appointments to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

Prosecutors are pushing for jail time for the 13 parents and one coach who have said they will plead guilty to using bribery and other forms of fraud as part of the college admissions scandal.

Democrats point to a 1924 law that allows Congress to request the tax returns of any taxpayer. But Trump and his defenders say the president's returns are private and can't be reviewed by Congress.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Daviz Simango, mayor of Beira, Mozambique, about the damage done by Cyclone Idai and how he wants President Trump to see it so that he can understand climate change.

Right-wing voters appear to be the key as Israel elects a new parliament. A retired general is trying to win some over as he seeks to oust longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Lawmakers in New Jersey passed a bill to extend the statute of limitations for sex abuse to when the victim is 55, or seven years after they realize their abuse. The governor has indicated support for the bill.