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Pressed on his election lies, former President Trump cuts NPR interview short

The former president blasted Republicans who have crossed him and kept up repeated election lies in an NPR interview.

State Medicaid programs sign lucrative deals with transportation companies that are supposed to provide reliable free rides to and from medical care. But some shuttle drivers never show, or some patients have been injured during rides because their wheelchairs were not properly secured, according to lawsuits.

Medicaid pays millions for patient transportation. Sometimes the ride never comes

Medicaid's transportation contracts can be worth tens of millions for companies that land them. But patients say rides to and from medical care often show up late — or sometimes not at all.

Read NPR's full interview with former President Donald Trump

NPR's Steve Inskeep spoke with former President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Trump continued to repeat false claims that the 2020 election was rigged.

Gas prices are displayed at a station on Nov. 17, 2021 in Hercules, Calif. Consumer prices are surging at their highest annual pace in around 40 years.

Inflation is still surging and some Democrats see one culprit: Greedy companies

Consumer prices are soaring at their highest annual pace in almost 40 years. Some progressives such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren blame corporate profiteering, but most economists scoff.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, center, and Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, to his left, arrive for the NATO-Russia Council at NATO headquarters, in Brussels on Wednesday.

No breakthrough in Ukraine meeting, but NATO and Russia might talk more

Russia's delegation remained open to the prospect of future discussions after having its main positions rebuffed by NATO and the U.S.

Defending men's champion Serbia's Novak Djokovic practices on Rod Laver Arena ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022.

Djokovic admits a mistake on his Australia travel form and outlines COVID test timing

Djokovic moved to clarify the timeline about the period when he was infectious last month and about errors on the travel document he used to enter Australia to defend his Australian Open tennis title.

People gather Tuesday evening for a candlelight vigil outside the Bronx apartment building which was the scene of the city's deadliest fire in decades.

Many of those who died in the Bronx apartment fire were from West Africa

The 17 victims of Sunday's blaze ranged from 2 to 50 years old. The dead included 11 people from Gambia. Many families are now struggling to prepare for their loved ones' funerals.

Governor Kim Reynolds gives the condition of the state address to members of the Iowa Legislature inside the House Chamber, on Tuesday evening, Jan. 11, 2022, at the State Capitol, in Des Moines.

Reynolds calls for flat tax, unemployment cuts, school choice in 2022 Condition of the State Address

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds called for a flat income tax, cuts to unemployment benefits, and state-funded scholarships for students to transfer to private schools in her Condition of the State speech Tuesday evening.

(L-R) Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Audie Cornish, Noel King

NPR hosts' departures fuel questions over race. The full story is complex

NPR faces tough questions about race after the departures of prominent hosts Audie Cornish, Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Noel King. Yet their decisions also reflect major forces transforming the media.

READ: Gov. Kim Reynolds' 2022 Condition of the State Address

Gov. Kim Reynolds outlines priorities in the Iowa Condition of the State 2022 Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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