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CNN Anchor Christiane Amanpour remembers Ted Turner

NPR | By Courtney Dorning, Ailsa Chang and Erika Ryan

Published May 6, 2026, 8:06 PM UTC

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with CNN's Christiane Amanpour about broadcaster Ted Turner's legacy.

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Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks alongside Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel a news conference last month to announce charges against to the Southern Poverty Law Center. They allege the group funneled over $3 million into the pockets of white supremacist and extremists groups.

The SPLC survived firebombs and death threats. Will it survive Trump 2.0?

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May 12, 2026, 8:29 PM UTC

As Food and Drug Administration commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary was often at the center of controversies.

FDA commissioner resigns after tumultuous tenure

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May 12, 2026, 7:35 PM UTC

A demonstrator holds up a sign outside the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery on Thursday.

Alabama will split U.S. House primaries, after the Supreme Court's voting ruling

By Benjamin Swasey

May 12, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC

Police use water cannon to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a street during a protest against the country's military draft in Jerusalem, April 29.

Israel's government is expected to collapse over ultra-Orthodox military draft

By Daniel Estrin

May 12, 2026, 6:43 PM UTC