The First State is hunkering down as a major winter storm sweeps across the state.
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Compared to 2024, Wilmington saw an 8% reduction in overall Part 1 crime, which includes murder, rape, robbery and felony theft.
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Some parts of the state could see as much as a foot of snow.
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Delaware recently released its updated Climate Action Plan, building on the first version of the plan unveiled five years ago.Among the issues the plan revisits is sea level rise – its impact in Delaware and how the state can respond.One possible response added to this version of Climate Action Plan is a recommendation to start planning to retreat from areas most vulnerable to chronic flooding from sea-level rise and the bigger storms coming with climate change.This week, contributor Jon Hurdle takes a closer look at this part of the Climate Action Plan and what it could look like.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Bob Jacobson, the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, about the fatal shooting of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti.
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If you're procrastinating working out, here's one less excuse. Short gym sessions can be enough to build meaningful strength — as long as you push yourself while you're there.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Lee C. Bollinger, former president of Columbia University and author of the new book, "University: A Reckoning."
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Rubio is the first person to hold both roles at the same time since Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the 1970s.
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Pierre L'Enfant was a lowly French engineer when he met George Washington at Valley Forge. Washington recruited him to make the design for the nation's new capital city. L'Enfant made the plans, but his personality was so abrasive, he was pushed out of the project.
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A 37-year-old man was killed by federal officers in Minneapolis, sparking new protests; many Senate Democrats say they plan to vote against DHS funding; winter storm knocks out power to thousands.