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These are some headlines from across the country and abroad from National Public Radio that have appeared here on KASU.org. See more headlines at NPR.org.
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First responders work the scene after a helicopter crashed near a bus crash in Chatsworth, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026.
Ethan Swope
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AP
Helicopter crashes killing at least 3 people near an LA bus collision
The Associated Press
A news helicopter crashed in a Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing at least three people near the scene of where an SUV had slammed into a city bus, officials said.
David Streever takes a selfie while on vacation with his daughter and a character at Moomin World in Finland. He was contacted by Homeland Security Investigations officers five months after sending an email to Todd Lyons, the former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
David Streever
Public Safety and Social Justice
Judge blocks DHS from acting against a man over a harsh email to an ICE official
Jude Joffe-Block
Jewelry displays gold at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey, on Aug. 26, 2026. Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek has said that about $640 billion in gold and foreign currency is held outside the financial system. For many Turkish savers, physical gold is still a safe way to protect their money from inflation and economic uncertainty. This practice is known as "yastık altı altın," or "gold under the mattress," referring to the tradition of keeping wealth in physical assets rather than in banks.
Emre Çaylak for NPR
Business & Economy
Turkish habit of stashing gold "under the pillow' hurts economy, government says
Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Turks often keep gold as a hedge against inflation. It may be hurting Turkey's future
Hadeel Al-Shalchi
The U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. A new report from the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance finds U.S. democracy at 50-year low.
Allison Robbert
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AP
State of U.S. democracy reaches new low, report finds
Rob Schmitz

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Antarctic krill, a shrimp-like crustacean that holds up the food web at the South Pole, were found at a hydrothermal vent off the Antarctic Peninsula during the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Southern Ocean Expedition in collaboration with the Schmidt Ocean Institute.
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Tiny krill are turning up in deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Scientists want to know why
Ari Daniel
Antarctic krill serve as a crucial food source for penguins, seals, and whales. They recycle nutrients used by algae. Now researchers say they've found krill in a surprising place: hydrothermal vents.
A field of hay bales frame an old western wooden barn with the dramatic Mission Mountain Range in the background near Pablo, Montana.
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An election worker moves mail-in ballots to be organized for tabulation at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center during California's state primary election in the City of Industry, California, on June 2, 2026.
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