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An Alabama reporter says he may have located the remains of the Clotilda, the last known American slave ship, which illegally brought 110 African captives to the U.S. in 1860. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Ben Raines, reporter for AL.com, about his discovery, which has not yet been authenticated.

The New York Times reported that Tuesday's school shooting in Kentucky was the eleventh shooting on school property in 2018 — just 23 days into the year. NPR takes a look at the other 10.

Investigators in Kentucky are trying to understand why a student brought a gun to school, killing two classmates and wounding more than a dozen others. People in the community are struggling to cope.

The Trump administration is in Davos, Switzerland to deliver an "America First" message to the globally-minded government and business leaders at the World Economic Forum. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with economist Nariman Behravesh, who is in Davos.

Until recently Rep. Patrick Meehan, R-Pa., sat on the Ethics Committee and was leading the investigation into sexual harassment on Capitol Hill. Now he is trying to explain his actions that led to a taxpayer-funded sexual harassment settlement and is a subject of a committee investigation.

The jazz trumpeter, who died this week, was an outspoken opponent of apartheid and a longtime social activist. His music was the "soundtrack of the revolution," says author Sisonke Msimang.

Interior Department Sec. Ryan Zinke announced the promotion of Paul Daniel Smith, who was reprimanded in 2006 for inappropriately using his position on behalf of Dan Snyder, who wanted a better view.

The rate of hospitalizations due to influenza is continuing to rise. Now, a study finds the risk of having a heart attack also spikes in the days after a confirmed diagnosis of flu.

President Trump expressed willingness to be interviewed by White House Special Counsel Robert Mueller and laid out his principles on immigration.

In 1980, Ronald Reagan argued against putting up a fence on the border with Mexico. By 2016, Donald Trump was rallying GOP voters to "build the wall."