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Dina Temple-Raston

An internal CDC report obtained by NPR shows the CDC’s original coronavirus test kits didn’t just have a fundamental design flaw, but instructions sent to labs to run the test were problematic, too.
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security wrote detailed threat assessments before Black Lives Matter demonstrations last summer, but offered only general warnings before the events on Jan. 6.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a longtime Republican donor, controls the U.S. Postal Service at a time when mail-in voting is central to the presidential election.
Though new data privacy laws in Europe and California have put the tech industry on the defensive, it’s moving to craft federal legislation that would pre-empt state laws.
The man who fatally shot five Dallas police officers may have had plans for a wider attack, according to the city’s police chief. Investigators are piecing together Micah Xavier Johnson’s final days.
A Somali-American, who pleaded guilty to attempting to join the Islamic State, has been approved for America’s first jihadi rehab program. His counselor explains the de-radicalization process.
Three Somali-American men are on trial in Minneapolis for allegedly plotting to join the Islamic State. They are part of a larger case that involves six more young Muslims who already pleaded guilty.
The ISIS cell behind this week’s attacks in Brussels may have aspired to build a radiological bomb, officials with knowledge of the investigation say.
Gabrielle Steinhauser, reporter with The Wall Street Journal; Suzanne Lynch, European Correspondent with The Irish Times; and NPR’s Dina Temple-Raston, report on latest in Brussels explosions.
Earlier this month, a man opened fire on a Philadelphia policeman. The suspect later told police he did it for ISIS, but authorities have found no link between him and the extremist group.
The New York Police Department has agreed to settle a pair of lawsuits that allege it illegally targeted Muslims in terrorism investigations. The settlement, if approved by a judge, will codify rules for terrorism investigations and provide more oversight.
The Boston Marathon bombing, the Charlie Hebdo attacks and the recent rampage in Paris share a common element: all involved terrorists who were brothers.
More than 6,000 people have signed up for Ishqr since the app launched over a year ago. Ishq is an Arabic word for love; the “r” at the end was added to make it sound more hip.