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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said the shooter fired through the windows of Annunciation Church during Mass on Wednesday. The gunman was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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WAMC Northeast Public Radio is excited to announce the official launch of On the Road, a new programming initiative that brings live public radio events — including interviews, conversations, musical performances, and cultural programming — directly to communities throughout the listening region.
The White House issued an Executive Order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to halt all direct and indirect funding to NPR and PBS. In essence, this puts at risk WAMC’s ability to deliver national and international programming—Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and the trusted newscasts our listeners rely on every day.
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WAMCBack with us to take your pet health questions is Dr. Carrie O’Loughlin. WAMC's Ray Graf hosts. -
Cherry Valley ArtworksRogue Oliphant is a collective of musicians that specialize in original songs, and accompanying spoken word lyrics by the Pulitzer Prize winning Irish poet Paul Muldoon and Paul Muldoon and Rogue Oliphant will be performing at Cherry Valley Artworks on August 30th at 7:30 PM.Paul Muldoon & Rogue Oliphant have a new single and Album - Visible from Space. This is what happens when a World-renowned poet joins forces with an all-star musical collective - a transcendent fusion of lyrical spoken-word storytelling and genre-crossing arrangements. The album, Visible from Space, arrives via Soul Selects Records on Friday, September 12th. -
Barrington Stage Company presents the world premiere of “Something Beautiful: The Songs of Ahrens and Flaherty,” at the Boyd-Quinson Theater in Pittsfield, Massachusetts from August 28-30. The brand new celebration of the work of Tony Award winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty is conceived of and directed by Jason Danieley. -
The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Dean of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany Robert Griffin, Professor Emeritus of Russian at Hofstra University and author of: Illiberal Vanguard: Populist Elitism in the United States and Russia Alexander Mihailovic, and Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan.
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Moreno will receive the George Eastman Award for her distinguished contribution to the art of cinema. -
The technology, funded by traffic tickets, is intended to save lives. -
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she told President Donald Trump there was no need for him to deploy the National Guard to New York City. -
After serving 12 years at the helm of SU the Chancellor says he will wrap up his tenure at the end of the school year in June of 2026. -
The Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Syracuse will pay $12 million and submit to sweeping reforms after a state investigation uncovered years of neglect, abuse, and financial fraud.
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Companies from Pillsbury to Invisalign to Olipop are cheering — and trying to cash in on — the couple's engagement. Experts spoke to NPR about how brands can strike a better balance. -
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. -
This week, Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem sits at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart again. But the two titles just below it are making the most noise: former YouTube star's Conan Gray Wishbone and KPop Demon Hunters, which pulls off something no soundtrack has ever accomplished. -
Think you have what it takes to successfully manipulate the market and build a domestic industry from the ground up? If so, these eight questions stand between you and your Summer School diploma in Political Economy. -
When parents die, sibling tensions can arise over inheritance. In many traditions, the oldest child used to get it all. In a part of Pakistan, there's a surprise twist: The youngest is the chosen one. -
How do you heal the wounds of war? That is the mission of Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a reconstructive and plastic surgeon at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. -
At a time when congressional Republicans are generally opting against town halls, Missouri Rep. Mark Alford is embarking on a four-day, 15-stop tour to meet with constituents. -
National Grandparents Day is Sep. 7. NPR wants to hear from new grandparents about how your life has changed. -
Even years after an arm is amputated, the brain maintains a detailed map of the limb and tries to interact with this phantom appendage. -
A few years in, a CDC drowning prevention program was ready to share its findings on how to mitigate the leading cause of death among young children. Then the administration terminated that staff.
Enjoy a summer of music broadcast from the lush Berkshire Hills with “Live From Tanglewood.” Concerts air Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.
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Shakedown Beat chronicles WAMC Berkshire Bureau Chief Josh Landes’ musical adventures in the northeast.
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