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Portable generator sales fluctuate yearly based on weather-related power outages, but demand remains high. Since 2007, all portable generators have been required to include labels warning about carbon monoxide poisoning.

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning From Portable Generators Proves Predictable, And Deadly

Portable generator use increases in winter, raising the risk of deadly carbon monoxide exposure. Safety advocates say the issue transcends user error, but legislative and regulatory efforts stall.

Igor Vorotinov, 54, was arrested in Moldova on Nov. 14 and extradited to the U.S. on Saturday. He made his first appearance in court on Monday.

Moldova To Minnesota: Man Allegedly Faked Death For $2 Million Insurance Payout

Igor Vorotinov had been living in Moldova after allegedly faking his death there in 2011. He was brought back to Minnesota on Saturday by U.S. law enforcement.

Brenda J. Faulkner, co-founder of The Truman Foundation, sits with her dog Truman at the Association of Service Dog Providers for Military Veterans annual conference in Tyson's Corner, Va.

Service Dog Registries To Streamline Travel For Veterans With 'Invisible Injuries'

Service dog providers are developing registries that airlines and other travel companies could use to verify the legitimacy of service dogs for veterans with psychological disabilities.

A federal judge says that Kansas' strict voter registration law is unconstitutional — and she also criticized Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who represented his office in defending the law.

Judge Tosses Kansas' Proof-Of-Citizenship Voter Law And Rebukes Sec. Of State Kobach

Kansas had one of the strictest voter registration laws in the U.S. But a federal judge says it's unconstitutional — and she is requiring Kris Kobach to take legal classes to brush up on the rules.

Flames from the West Fire burn brush near Alpine, CA, July 6, 2018.

Alpine Fire 30 Percent Contained Saturday Morning

As of 8:30 Saturday morning, the fire has destroyed 18 structures and damaged eight more.

Exclusive: Ed Department To Erase Debts Of Teachers, Fix Troubled Grant Program

The move follows an NPR investigation that found thousands of teachers had grants unfairly converted to loans.

The California State Capitol in the early evening in Sacramento, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016.

‘It’s Inexcusable’: Dozens Of California Government Agencies Failed To Provide Sexual Harassment Training To Nearly 1,800 Supervisors

A CapRadio investigation found that, in 2018, nearly 60 percent of agencies surveyed by the State Personnel Board did not provide this training, up from 25 percent in 2016.

Urmi Basu, center in red dress, with some of the children who live at New Light, the shelter she established.

A Ray Of Hope For The Children Of Sex Workers

The New Light shelter in Kolkata offers a safe home. Founder Urmi Basu was inspired by a walk through the city's red-light district. This year, she was given India's highest civilian honor for women.

The Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, seen in 2005, has removed a list of charitable donations it once posted on its website. An NPR examination of that list reveals inconsistencies and errors.

A Trump Golf Course Said It Gave Millions To Charity. Here's What The Numbers Say

Trump National Golf Club, Los Angeles, fell far short of its bold claims of philanthropic giving, according to an NPR analysis. The documents are no longer posted on the club's site.

At most of India's private engineering and medical schools, a certain number of spots in the freshman class â usually about 15% â are reserved for the college's management to allocate at its discretion.

When Students In India Can't Earn College Admission On Merit, They Buy Their Way In

When parents in the U.S. paid huge sums to secure places for their children in top schools, it was a scandal. In India, it's acceptable for parents to pay private universities for this purpose.

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