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Reaction to Charlie Kirk's assassination showed how polarized American politics have become, prompting Utah's governor to call for calm and reflection.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Brendan Bayliss and Joel Cummins of Umphrey's McGee about "Blueprints," their new album that's rooted in improvisation but also gave fans some say in the final product.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Brendan Bayliss and Joel Cummins of Umphrey's McGee about "Blueprints," their new album that's rooted in improvisation but also gave fans some say in the final product.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with comedian and actor Michael Strassner and director Jay Duplass. They co-wrote the new movie comedy "The Baltimorons."

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Hussein Agha and Robert Malley about their new book, "Tomorrow is Yesterday" – an insiders' account on why the Israeli-Palestinian peace process ultimately failed.

A mother frequently stops talking to her daughter after moving in with her, but why? NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Jeannie Vanasco about her mother and her memoir "A Silent Treatment."

A ballot measure in California will ask voters if they OK a new congressional map. In a sign of how rare the proposal is, it specifically cites Texas Republicans' new districts in the measure's title.

A ballot measure in California will ask voters if they OK a new congressional map. In a sign of how rare the proposal is, it specifically cites Texas Republicans' new districts in the measure's title.

Some GOP officials want to clamp down on perceived expressions of schadenfreude about Charlie Kirk's death. Conservative activists are publicizing social media posts that are "celebrating" his death.

On this day in 1966, the Michigan Court of Appeals desegregated cemeteries, ending racial segregation in final resting places. This decision followed the disinterment of an indigenous WWI veteran due to segregation policies. Also, in 1948, Don Brewer, drummer and songwriter for Grand Funk Railroad, was born in Flint. He co-wrote and sang their 1973 hit "We're An American Band."