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Unrest increases in Caracas, Venezuela, where leftist president Hugo Chavez faces heavy opposition from capitalists. NPR's Martin Kaste reports.

Nikolas Cruz admitted to being the gunman in the shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and pleaded guilty to killing 17 people and wounding 17 others in 2018.

Fighting between government forces and Tigrayan rebels is escalating in Ethiopia's north. The government is bombing targets in the rebel capital and there's a bloody battle over two strategic towns.

The future is uncertain for United Airlines after last week's denial by a federal panel of the carrier's request for $1.8 billion in loan guarantees. United seems likely to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Michael Levine, a Yale law professor and former airline executive.

Host Liane Hansen talks with Doyle McManus, Washington bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, about the resignations of two members of President Bush's economic team and the re-election victory of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA).

Former arena manager John Butler has asked a judge to seal court records related to his 2020 misdemeanor conviction for theft in connection with what started as one of the largest embezzlement cases filed in McLean County and ended with a plea deal that required Butler to pay the city $450,000 restitution.

A Navy report on the arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard concludes that there were sweeping failures by commanders, crew members and others that helped fuel the blaze.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Joseph Margulies, a criminal law expert, about how citizen's arrest laws factor into the trial of three white men charged in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.

The City of Bloomington has received a $20,000 gift that will make the new O'Neil Pool accessible to low-income families.

The Food and Drug Administration also gave an OK to boosters that differ from the vaccine originally used to immunize people against COVID-19. A mix-and-match approach could ease the booster rollout.