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Karla Hailer, a teacher from Scituate, Mass., takes a video on July 19, 2017, where a memorial stands at the site in Salem, Mass., where five women were hanged as witches more than three centuries years earlier. Massachusetts lawmakers on have formally exonerated Elizabeth Johnson Jr., clearing her name 329 years after she was convicted of witchcraft at the height of the Salem Witch Trials.

After 329 years, a woman accused of being a witch in Salem has been exonerated

Massachusetts lawmakers formally exonerated Elizabeth Johnson Jr., clearing her name three centuries after she was convicted of witchcraft in 1693 at the height of the Salem Witch Trials.

How schools and the Biden administration are prioritizing student mental health

Schools and the federal government are trying to provide the kinds of mental health support that many families either can't find, or can't afford.

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a campaign rally on the eve of the primary for governor, on Monday, May 23, 2022, in Kennesaw, Ga.

Trump's pick for governor — who ran on election lies — loses to Kemp in Georgia

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp won the GOP primary for governor over former U.S. Sen. David Perdue. Kemp will face Democrat Stacey Abrams in November — a rematch of 2018.

Update on Biden's remarks on the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting

Ailsa Chang talks with NPR's Tamara Keith about Biden's comments on the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Arkansas GOP primary candidate for governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, speaks to a crowd of supporters on Sept. 6, 2021, in Benton, Ark., her first campaign appearance after announcing her candidacy.

In Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders sweeps the GOP primary for governor

Former President Trump endorsed Sarah Huckabee Sanders for Arkansas governor before her campaign began. She handily won Tuesday's primary and is expected to be the state's first woman governor in Nov.

President Joe Biden arrives at the White House from his trip to Asia. His executive order will bring reforms to federal law enforcement.

Biden has a new executive order on policing, 2 years after George Floyd was killed

The order will be signed Wednesday, the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd while in police custody. But it only applies to federal law enforcement — not local forces

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, left, with composer John Williams, right. The pair recently released a collaborative recording, <em>A Gathering of Friends</em>, with the New York Philharmonic.

Composer John Williams and cellist Yo-Yo Ma bring together 'A Gathering of Friends'

On a new album, the classical stars revisit the concerto Williams composed specifically for Ma, as well as some of Williams' most affecting film scores.

Matthew McConaughey attends a movie premiere on Dec. 12, 2021, in Los Angeles.

Here's what Matthew McConaughey said about the shooting in his hometown

McConaughey urged people not to accept such tragedies as the status quo.

Law enforcement work the scene on Tuesday after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

All of the Uvalde school shooting victims were in the same 4th grade classroom

The 19 students and two teachers killed in the Uvalde, Texas, shooting were all in the same classroom, Lt. Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN on Wednesday.

Head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors looks on Tuesday as his team plays the Dallas Mavericks in Game Four of the NBA's Western Conference Finals in Dallas. Before the game Kerr refused to take questions about basketball, instead expressing his frustration and anger about the Uvalde, Texas, shooting and elected officials' failure to pass gun control measures.

NBA coach Steve Kerr calls out 50 senators on a bipartisan gun background check law

"When are we gonna do something?!" the Golden State Warriors head coach asked Tuesday night. "I'm tired of the moments of silence. Enough."

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