House and Senate Democratic leaders announced Tuesday that late U.S. Capitol Police Officer William "Billy" F. Evans, who was killed in the line of duty on April 2, will lie in honor in the United States Capitol rotunda. Evans, who was an 18-year veteran of the force and father of two, was killed when a man rammed his car into a barrier at the Capitol, striking Evans and another officer and then lunging at the officers with a knife. The other officer struck during the attack was released from a hospital on Saturday. The attacker was fatally shot by police. "In giving his life to protect our Ca ..read more

YouTube Updated April 6, 2021 at 11:59 AM ET Lt. Johnny Mercil, who has been in charge of teaching the use of force in the Minneapolis Police Department's training division, is testifying Tuesday in former police officer Derek Chauvin's trial on murder charges. Mercil is the latest in a string of police officials who are testifying about the department's training and Chauvin's use of force against George Floyd, who died in police custody last May. Mercil, who is currently on medical leave, told the court that he helped to develop and approved the department's curriculum that was used in 2018 ..read more

North Korea says it will skip the upcoming Summer Olympics in Tokyo, citing coronavirus concerns – a move that frustrates South Korea's hopes that the games might revive stalled peace talks between the bitter rivals. The decision to sit out the already delayed Tokyo Games means the North's athletes will be a no-show at the Olympics for the first time since Pyongyang boycotted them in 1988 , the year they were held in Seoul. The North's Olympic Committee "decided not to participate in the 32nd Olympic Games during the [March 25] general assembly to protect our athletes from the global health cr ..read more

A medical team in New York City says it has performed the first complete surgical transplant of a windpipe. The trachea is basically a tube that transports air to and from the lungs, so you might think it would be easy to transplant. But not so. In fact, trachea transplants have been one of the last big challenges in this area of medicine. A 56-year-old woman from the Bronx, New York, named Sonia Sein is the recipient. She ended up in the hospital six years ago after a particularly nasty asthma attack. To help her breathe, she says, doctors inserted a tube down her throat. "I was intubated too ..read more

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It's been a year since teachers were handed an unprecedented request: educate students in entirely new ways amid the backdrop of a pandemic. In this comic series, we'll illustrate one teacher's story each week from now until the end of the school year. Maria Lemire, a preschool teacher in the East Village, New York City, on the challenges of early childhood education during the pandemic. Episode 3 Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit LA Johnson / NPR ..read more

The U.S. and Iran are holding indirect talks this week in Vienna over a return to the 2015 nuclear deal. Diplomats from the two countries won't meet face to face — representatives from Europe, Russia and China will serve as a go-between. Both the U.S. and Iran insist the other needs to make a concession first — Iran says the U.S. should lift sanctions, while the U.S. says Iran should scale back its nuclear program. Robert Malley will be one of the people representing the U.S. in the talks. He tells Morning Edition that it's only a first step in a long and difficult process with the goal of bri ..read more

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