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The trucking industry says it is short some 80,000 drivers. That's a 33% increase since 2019. At current trends, that number could pass 160,000 by 2030. Possible remedies include increasing the number of training schools and a pilot program that would allow 18-20 year-olds to drive across state lines.

U.S. sentencing guidelines treat 1 gram of crack the same as 100 grams of powder cocaine. So crack users can get much longer prison sentences than powder users. The U.S. Sentencing Commission holds a public hearing to consider the 20-year-old law.

The power is out for 20 percent of the people in West Virginia, but in Fayetteville, which overlooks the New River Gorge, residents are taking the early snows in stride.

We'll explore the history of "Hail to the Chief." It will be played twice on Jan. 20, which is Inauguration Day. Once for Barack Obama and once for Donald Trump.

Among those killed in Nice, France, last week was 20-year-old University of California, Berkeley, student Nicolas Leslie.

The Turkish government has declared a three-month state of emergency, signaling a protracted period of crackdown in the wake of last week's failed coup attempt.

Ugandan President Yoweri Musevani, who has been in power for 30 years, won more than 60 percent of the votes. Observers say the vote fell short of democratic.

NPR polls found significant differences in the quality of health care experienced by Americans, depending on income. A webcast at 12:30 p.m. ET Wednesday will examine the disparities.

Citing a government official, the AP is reporting that before the train derailed, an engineer had noticed a bend in the tracks ahead and pulled the emergency brake.

Chicago's popular tourist destination Navy Pier will soon close until spring because of the coronavirus. Because of pandemic restrictions, many of the attractions were already limited or closed.