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Wildfires are ravaging the West Coast, burning homes and prompting evacuations. Responding to wildfires has proven costly and now the Obama administration is reevaluating how it pays to fight them.

A Paris-based company has asked the FDA to approve an over-the-counter birth control pill. The push to ease access to birth control has become more pressing as states move to restrict or ban abortion.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Los Angeles Times reporter Molly Hennessy-Fiske about the shift of migrants to more remote border crossings as the U.S. tamps down on asylum applicants at ports of entry.

U.S. Justice Department and Seattle officials seek an end to most federal oversight of the city's police department, saying its sustained reform efforts are a model for other cities.

One of the most sensitive issues in Taiwan right now is accepting protesters from Hong Kong seeking asylum in Taiwan. But Taiwan has no asylum laws, and many argue the island isn't ready.

In the local news:Tulsa's School Superintendent testifies before a state house committee looking at education issues in Oklahoma.A TU Catholic Studies…

In the local news from KWGS:Reaction to the Justice Department's attempt to block the American and U.S. Airways merger.Governor Fallin weighs in in the…

In the local news:High winds cause scattered damage across the Tulsa Metro.PSO is making progress in restoring power following last night's storms.The…

In the local news:More angst among mental health care providers in Oklahoma.It may have been the Beach Boys on stage, but those were not "Good Vibrations"…

Rumors have been circulating for some time that -- just like in the world of sports -- classical musicians are using performance-enhancing drugs. NPR's Tom Goldman talks to NPR's Lisa Simeone about the speculations.