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Officers remove tape Thursday from the scene of Wednesday's standoff with police in Philadelphia. The gunman, identified as Maurice Hill, wounded six police officers before surrendering early Thursday after a more than seven-hour standoff.

Officials On Philly Man Who Shot 6 Officers: He 'Should Not Have Been On The Streets'

Six officers were shot in an incident in North Philadelphia that started with a narcotics unit serving a warrant and went on for hours. Two officers trapped at the site were later evacuated safely.

People carry signs protesting the issue of sexual harassment at a #MeToo rally outside Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York.

NPR Bracket, Round 2 Results: Only 16 Stories Remain

Fallout from sexual harassment, Comey's firing and the Mueller probe are all in strong positions to be the top political stories of 2017. Will there be an upset Thursday?

Soccer Stars Are Paid The Best, And Indian Cricketers Out-Earn NFL Players

For the second year in a row, Spanish teams Barcelona and Real Madrid paid the highest average salaries of any team in a major sport. But in India, cricketers fare better on average than NFL players.

Brandon Hollingsworth

Brandon Hollingsworth was SPR's All Things Considered host from September 2021-January 2025. He erved public radio audiences for nearly twenty years, primarily in reporting, hosting and interviewing. His previous ports-of-call were WUOT-FM in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Alabama Public Radio. His work has been heard nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here and Now and NPR’s top-of-the-hour newscasts.

The Week In Sports: 76ers On A Rebuilding Spree

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Slate's Mike Pesca to find out what's up with the Philly 76ers trading away all their best players, and we'll hear the news around the track. The Daytona 500 is today.

News brief: Jan. 6 a year later, American extremists, CDC's communication issues

Members of Congress mark the attack on the U.S. Capitol a year ago. Experts monitoring extremist worry the U.S. is in a more dangerous place than a year ago. Examining the CDC's messaging problems.

Tuesday Night Jazz: July 12th, 2022

If you like the blues, listen for music by Hank Mobley, Selwyn Birchwood, Eric Clapton and more.

Vice President George H.W. Bush accepts the Republican nomination for president in 1988. In that speech, he laid out a promise that he would later break, hurting his chance at re-election and changing his party.

6 Little Words Helped Make George H.W. Bush (A 1-Term) President

"Read my lips" succeeded at countering Bush's image problem. But if it improved his chances of being elected in 1988, it may have ruined his chances of being re-elected in 1992.

A vehicle is taped off near the 10000 block of Main Street, where two people were shot and wounded Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in East Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau and the FBI.

DHS identifies people shot by Border Patrol in Portland; 6 arrested in protests after shooting

U.S. Border Patrol shot and injured two people in Portland Thursday afternoon, police said, spurring protests that sent hundreds into the streets even as local authorities scrambled to get answers themselves.

U.S. education policy is at a crossroads. This congressional hearing shows why

The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, partisan differences were on full display.

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