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Therapist Kiki Radermacher was one of the first members of a mobile crisis response unit in Missoula, Mont., which started responding to emergency mental health calls last year. That pilot project becomes permanent in July and is one of six such teams in the state — up from one in 2019.

In Montana, Crisis Support Teams Offer Alternatives To Policing Mental Health

Montana now has six mobile crisis response teams — up from one in 2019 — with more in the works. Each team has a different makeup, but all use mental health support to diffuse tricky situations.

The U.S. Capitol is seen earlier this week during ceremonies in honor of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick who suffered fatal injuries during the Jan. 6 attack on the building.

U.S. Judge Grants Accused Rioter's Request To Vacation In Mexico

Jenny Cudd is accused of two misdemeanors: entering a restricted building or grounds, and violent entry or disorderly conduct. She told the court she had already paid for the work-related trip.

Passengers enter a checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport on Monday. The TSA reports it screened over 1 million passengers on Sunday, the highest number since the coronavirus crisis began.

Air Travel High: TSA Screens 1 Million For 1st Time Since March

The agency screened more than one million travelers at airport security checkpoints Sunday, the most since the start of the pandemic. But the modest air travel increase may be short-lived.

Dr. Chris Hoover (left) and Dr. Connie Liu (right) walk through their home with their children Taro, 3, and Hiro, 4 months, in Gallup, N.M. On a short reporting trip across the Southwest, NPR met very different families and asked them the same simple question: What's been keeping you at night?

It's Been A Hard Year. 5 Families On How 2020 Will Shape Their Vote For President

The spread of COVID-19, the ensuing economic crisis and the reckoning around social injustice has made 2020 a year like none other. NPR wanted to know how these events might shape political choices.

'Mercury Rising' Explores The U.S.'s Treacherous Attempts to Control Space

In Mercury Rising, historian Jeff Shesol recalls the early days of the U.S. space program, when Cold War fears ruled, and no one was sure Glenn would survive America's first orbital flight.

Farmworkers are honored at the 2020 Hispanic Heritage Awards.

The 33rd Hispanic Heritage Awards

Stream or tune in Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020 at Noon on KPBS 2

In this Thursday March 6, 2014, file photo, the sun sets beyond pumpjacks operating at the Inglewood oil fields in the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles.

Plan To Allow Thousands Of California Oil Wells Faces Vote

California’s petroleum-rich Kern County is poised to vote on a revised plan that could permit tens of thousands of new oil and gas wells over the next 15 years.

Yusuf Khan at his souvenir stand in the catacombs below Diocletian's Palace, built in the 4th century for the Roman Emperor Diocletian. It later became part of the city of Split. Khan, who has owned his stand for 20 years, typically earns $500 a day, but now says he's lucky if he makes $50. He says he's lost 90% of his business since the pandemic began.

Croatia's Economy Needs Tourists. It's Now Opening The Doors To Vaccinated Americans

For Croatia, the most tourism-dependent country in Europe, opening up quickly is crucial to reviving its pandemic-battered economy. Tourist numbers plummeted last year.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in July.

TikTok Ban Averted: Trump Gives Oracle-Walmart Deal His 'Blessing'

U.S. tech company Oracle is joining hands with Walmart to become a technology partner with TikTok, an arrangement that satisfies the White House's concerns over the security of American user data.

Property tax drop box in downtown San Diego, Sept. 25, 2013

Backers Of California Tax Initiative To Repeal Part Of Prop. 13 Submit 1.7 Million Signatures

The campaign needs 997,139 verified signatures to qualify the amendment for the November ballot. But by turning in so many signatures, it nearly guarantees the amendment will be qualified.

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