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Hurricane Lane dumped a huge amount of rain on the big island of Hawaii causing flooding and damage. Downgraded to a tropical storm, Lane is moving back out to sea.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been ordered by President Trump to study South Africa's efforts to overhaul land ownership and the "large scale killing of farmers." South Africa angrily rejected Trump's characterization and said it smacked of the colonial past.

Lane is a powerful storm with an uncertain trajectory. Even though it has weakened somewhat over the past day, it's expected that the storm will cause considerable damage in the Hawaiian islands.

A number of Trump administration officials faced tough questioning from lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday, as the federal government tries to undo its migrant family separation policy.

The Trump administration is floating an idea to unilaterally change the tax code by redefining how capital gains are calculated. A move that would benefit wealthy Americans.

North Korea continues to produce missiles despite talks with President Trump in Singapore. Melissa Hanham, from the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies explains the evidence.

The Trump administration is weighing a cut in the capital gains tax. It would save wealthy Americans up to $20 billion a year, but add to the federal government's red ink.

Leaders make decisions for a group in the same way they make choices for themselves, a study suggests. They don't change their decision-making behavior, even when the welfare of others is at stake.

Rachel Martin talks to Margo Oge, who helped develop the Environmental Protection Agency's emission standards, about the Trump administration's decision to weaken efficiency requirements.

NPR's Don Gonyea and journalist Oliver Bateman remember wrestler Nikolai Volkoff, who died recently at age 70. He portrayed an evil Soviet but was actually a fiercely anti-Communist Yugoslav defector.