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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz about how the city of Buffalo, New York, is responding to Saturday's shooting.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with David Hogg, a survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018, about ending gun violence in the U.S.

A vigil was held in Uvalde for the people killed in Tuesday's shooting at an elementary school. Officials continue to probe for a motive from a gunman who killed 21 people in one school classroom.

A gunman killed at least 19 children and 2 adults at a Texas elementary school. The 18-year-old gunman is also dead, police said.

Schools and the federal government are trying to provide the kinds of mental health support that many families either can't find, or can't afford.

The general public might recognize Wayne Hale as that NASA manager on TV who talks about ice-frost ramps and the aerodynamics of foam. But for thousands of NASA workers and their friends, Hale is known for his thoughtful and lyrical emails reflecting on life at the space agency.

Bonobo chimpanzees Kanzi and Panbanisha understand thousands of words. With the help of a keypad, they use sentences, talk on the phone, and gossip. They are challenging the idea that language is unique to humans.

The British comedy group's absurdist humor comes to New York with Spamalot, a splashy musical version of the classic cult film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Will a gradual, region-by-region withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq begin next summer, as has been suggested? There is a growing sense of urgency to remove American troops, but turning the job over to Iraqi security forces is a complex prospect.

The U.S. is making the largest investment in history in the country's water system. In the rush to spend, some worry green projects will be overlooked.