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A tent is pitched on a sidewalk underneath the 110 Freeway in Los Angeles earlier this year. Los Angeles County has seen an increase in homelessness, and local officials blame rising rents and evictions.

Despite Increased Spending, Homelessness Up 12% In Los Angeles County

The rise comes despite two voter-approved tax hikes and more than $600 million spent last year on social services and new supportive housing. Officials blame rising rents and evictions.

In this 2015 photo, then-school resource officer Scot Peterson spoke at a school board meeting of Broward County in Florida. Peterson was arrested on Tuesday and faces 11 charges in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

'His Inaction Cost Lives': Deputy In Parkland Shooting Arrested, Faces 11 Charges

Scot Peterson, if convicted, could get more than 96 years in prison. He is charged with criminal counts that include child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury.

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie On Allowing More Veterans To Seek Private Health Care

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Robert Wilkie, secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, about a new program that launches June 6 that would allow more veterans to seek private health care.

Sheriff's Deputy Who Was On Duty The Day Of Parkland Shooting Arrested

A former sheriff's deputy stationed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has been arrested for his failure to take action the day of the mass shooting there. He faces 11 charges.

OSU Library Evacuated Following Threat

A threat left on a whiteboard caused the evacuation of a building on the Oregon State University campus today.The Daily Barometer student media group…

Griselda, a domestic longhair already declawed when she was surrendered by her owner for adoption, plays inside her enclosure at the Animal Haven pet shelter in New York on Tuesday. The New York Legislature has passed a bill that would make the state the first in the country to outlaw declawing a cat.

New York Is One Step Closer To Becoming 1st State To Ban Cat Declawing

Both houses of the state egislature voted on Tuesday — Animal Advocacy Day in the state capital — to make it illegal to perform the controversial procedure.

Amber Scorah writes about exiting the Jehovah's Witnesses in <em>Leaving the Witness.</em>

'Leaving The Witness': The End Of The World As She Knew It, Upon Losing Her Religion

Amber Scorah was a Jehovah's Witness and a missionary in China when she began to harbor doubts about the apocalypse. Disavowed by nearly everyone she knew, her memoir is a tale of starting over.

Station Breaks: The Best New Songs From NPR Music Stations

This month on Station Breaks, NPR member stations hand-pick a diverse and exciting playlist highlighting musical discoveries from all over the world.

Feds Look Into Big Tech Firms For Anti-Competitive Behavior

Bruce Hoffman, director of the Bureau of Competition at the Federal Trade Commission, tells NPR's Noel King why the government is stepping up its scrutiny of some of the biggest tech companies.

<p>Blossoms bloom in front of the Washington County Courthouse.</p>

Judge Finds Oregon State Hospital 'Willfully Violated' Court Order

A judge said Tuesday the Oregon State Hospital is in contempt of court because defendants ordered to receive treatment there instead languished in jail.

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