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A team photo shows Caden Tellier, the quarterback at Morgan Academy in Selma, Ala., who died over the weekend after a brain injury in a game. The school shared photos of Tellier as it <a href="https://www.facebook.com/johntmorganacademy">called for donations</a> to support his family.

A high school quarterback dies after brain injury, Alabama’s 2nd death in 2 weeks

Sixteen-year-old Caden Tellier’s death comes less than two weeks after the tragic death of another Alabama high school football player. Semaj Wilkins, 14, collapsed Aug. 13 during a practice.

Yellow tape blocks off the parking lot of the Forest Park Blue Line train station in Forest Park, Ill., after four people were fatally shot on the train early Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.

A suspect has been named after 4 people were killed on a train in the Chicago area

The suspect initially escaped from the scene, but was later found through Chicago Transit Authority surveillance video. Police now have the person in custody and seized a firearm in their possession.

Beni the llama gets a hug and inspires a laugh from a traveler at Portland International Airport last week.

Anxious at the Portland airport? Beni the Llama is here for you, spreading joy

The gentle animals are part of Portland International Airport's effort to counter travel stress with soothing elements from nature.

Co-founders and CEOs of The Fearless Fund, Arian Simone and Ayana Parsons, speak to journalists outside federal court in Miami in January. A U.S. federal court of appeals panel suspended the venture capital firm's grant program for Black women business owners, ruling that a conservative group is likely to prevail in its lawsuit claiming that the program is the discriminatory.

Grant program for Black women business owners is discriminatory, appeals court rules

The ruling against the Fearless Fund is another victory for conservative groups waging legal battles against corporate diversity programs,

How Iran's missile strike on Israel appears to have hit some targets

Videos posted online suggest that two air bases were targeted by multiple incoming missiles. The strike appears to have been more sophisticated than one earlier this year.

Supporters of former President Donald Trump attend a campaign rally at the Forum River Center March 9 in Rome, Ga.

Key voting groups are shifting in the race between Biden and Trump

President Biden and former President Donald Trump are still very close in polling on the 2024 presidential election. But below the surface, some key demographic groups appear to be shifting loyalty.

A home burns during the Corral Fire at Bernard and Stearman roads, west of Tracy, Calif., on Saturday.

A fire scorches thousands of acres east of San Francisco, prompting evacuations

Firefighters aided by aircraft battled a wind-driven wildfire burning in an area straddling the San Francisco Bay Area and central California, authorities said.

Hungry for new podcasts? Here are 8 episodes about how climate change affects our food

Add these episodes to your listening rotation during the NPR Network's Climate Solutions Week, where we're dedicated to stories and conversations about the search for climate solutions.

Many Chicago White Sox fans admitted they hoped the team would break the record — most losses in a season in modern baseball history — by losing their 121st game. Instead, Chicago swept the Angels and now, with a record of 39-120, heads to Detroit for its final series of the year.

As the White Sox narrowly avoid loss #121, fans bid farewell to a season to forget

The Chicago White Sox have 120 losses, tied for the most in a season — one more L, and the record would be theirs. Fans at the final home game said they wouldn't mind seeing history made.

We spoke to 5 people who knew Kamala Harris before she was VP. Here's what we learned

We spoke with five people who have known Kamala Harris across different stages of her life, to find out what shaped her — and how she shapes others.

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