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National A thriving Muslim school in Alabama looked to expand, but was met with Islamophobia A Muslim school near Birmingham, Ala., was thriving — winning academic awards, increasing enrollment and looking to expand. Then came the lawn signs, the first warning that trouble was on the way. Vahini Shori
A San Francisco coyote makes a great escape to Alcatraz A coyote was spotted swimming to Alcatraz and now appears to be thriving. Ecologist Christopher Schell at the University of California Berkeley has been following this saga. Christopher Intagliata
Ken Burns' wants viewers to give history a second look with 'The American Revolution' NPR's history podcast Throughline speaks with Ken Burns about his latest documentary, The American Revolution.
National It's hard to tell, so far, what Trump has planned for the Kennedy Center NPR's Scott Detrow talks with David Graham of The Atlantic about President Trump's vision for the Kennedy Center and the intersection of art and politics. Sarah Handel
Arts & Life Disney names Josh D'Amaro as its new CEO D'Amaro will take over next month from Bob Iger, who has led the company for nearly two decades. Mandalit del Barco
Arts & Life Award winning poet Kimberly M. Blaeser combines science and spirituality Kimberly Blaeser, a former poet laureate of Wisconsin, will accept a prize from the National Book Foundation next month for her collection of poems, Ancient Light. Neda Ulaby
National Minneapolis has daily deportation flights. One man is documenting them A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends detainees to other states and, eventually, other countries. Kat Lonsdorf
Politics Trump says he wants Republicans to 'nationalize' elections President Trump said in an interview he wants Republicans to "nationalize" elections. It's the latest instance of Trump's willingness to meddle in election administration. Miles Parks
National VA staff feel the chill of Alex Pretti's death Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis. Some staff feel the VA Secretary hasn't done enough to honor their colleague. Quil Lawrence
World Syria, once home to a large Jewish community, takes steps to return property to Jews A Jewish heritage foundation has set out to help restore private property appropriated after Syrian Jews left the country. Jawad Rizkallah