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Ventura County Sheriff Sgt. Ron Helus, a 29-year veteran of the department, was one of the first officers at the bar shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The department says he died in the line of duty.

The plunging price of crude oil is good for motorists but bad for those in the industry. And nowhere is that pain more acute than in West Texas, where many are hunkered down with an eye on the future.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Jordan Walker-Pearlman, the nephew of Gene Wilder, who died Monday at 83. Wilder is best known for his roles in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factoryand The Producers.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, in a room full of thousands of men and women who have served in the nation's military, said her...

Mayor Richard Beneville talks about how Nome, Alaska, is dealing with global warming, which has brought about an increase in tourism. An ocean liner will be stopping in his town.

Mary Louise Kelly talks to former CIA agent Sabrina de Sousa, who was convicted in absentia of having a role in the extraordinary rendition of an Islamist from a Milan street in 2003.

Republican leaning women could be key to winning Pennsylvania's electoral votes this November, and both parties are appealing to them, especially along the New Jersey border in Bucks County.

Mesabi Academy is closing on Thursday after an investigation into reports of sexual and physical abuse. The facility also served foster care and children with mental illness who became too aggressive.

Scores more people are injured. Anti-terrorist investigators have taken over the case. Witnesses describe "bodies everywhere" and hundreds of people running after the truck struck the crowd.

WOSU’s Marilyn Smith has brought a distinguished 30-year career in public radio to a close. She retired from the station Friday.“This is 89.7 NPR News.…