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At an event held in a grassy park, a speaker with blonde hair wearing a navy dress stands on a stage and gives a speech from a podium that has a 988 Suicide and Crisis lifeline sign on it. Next to the speaker, a red-haired American Sign Language interpreter in a black shirt and jeans interprets the speech in ASL on stage. The speaker and interpreter are standing in front of an audience that is sitting and watching from folding chairs. Next to the stage, there is a large projector screen that has the message: "You Matter - Text. Call. Chat". Behind the stage, several event workers are sat at a long table with audio and video equipment.

988 Lifeline Launches American Sign Language Crisis Services

Missouri organization DeafLEAD will be one of two national providers of ASL videophone crisis services through 988 Lifeline.

President Trump shakes hands with Judge Neil Gorsuch after nominating him to the U.S. Supreme Court during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday.

Gorsuch Pick For Top Court Fulfills Trump Campaign Pledge, Confirms Democrats' Fears

It was impossible to clone Antonin Scalia, anchor of the court's conservative wing for a generation. But Trump seemed resolved to come as close as he could, and that led him to the man from Colorado.

Long Island Railroad resumes service after disruptive strike

Long Island Rail Road service is resuming today after transit officials and five labor unions reached a deal to end a disruptive strike.

Bird Flu, Trade Pact And Mergers Are Top Agriculture Stories Of 2015

A highly contagious strain of avian flu, a huge trade pact opening export markets and a few “restless” agribusinesses top Harvest Public Media's list of…

Views of the News Preview: Getting Political On Streaming Services

We’re streaming right and left, and with Election Day inching near, there’s no shortage of politically minded entertainment programming from which to…

Oobah Butler created an imaginary London restaurant, The Shed at Dulwich, which he successfully got verified on TripAdvisor after providing a phone number, address and website for the eatery. It soon became one of the city's top-rated restaurants.

How A Fake Restaurant Became London's Top Spot On TripAdvisor

Vice U.K. writer Oobah Butler created a fake restaurant that became the hottest eatery in London on TripAdvisor. He tells NPR's Scott Simon about how he executed his prank.

Watch live: Homegoing service celebrates civil rights leader Jesse Jackson in Chicago

Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are speaking at the event, which also features music from Chicago native Jennifer Hudson. Other attendees include Sen. Dick Durbin and Mr. T.

Dan Coats, Who Challenged President Trump, Is Ousted From Top Intelligence Job

The departure of the director of national intelligence means that almost every senior member of President Trump's original national security team is gone from his or her job.

People gather in a park outside of the U.S. Capitol to watch the Jan. 6 House committee investigation in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2022, as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol holds the first in a series of hearings laying out its findings.

Opinion: After Jan. 6, what's next for our democracy?

NPR's Scott Simon shares his thoughts on watching the first public hearings of the House committee investigating the January 6th insurrection.

A man is pulled off a commuter train at the Civic Center BART station on July 11 in San Francisco after climbing on top of it during a protest against the July 3 shooting by transit police of Charles Blair Hill. On Thursday, BART officials blocked cell service in some stations to prevent another protest.

Cell Service Shutdown Raises Free Speech Questions

San Francisco's subway shut off cellphone service to thwart protesters, inciting a legal controversy. First Amendment scholars say they can't remember a time when a public agency in the U.S. moved to disrupt wireless traffic in quite that way, while Bay Area Rapid Transit officials say they had to protect riders' safety.

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