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Coast Guard officials say the fire was started by a boater who fired a flare gun after his boat crashed onto Santa Rosa Island.

In exchange for tax breaks, nonprofit hospitals provide assistance to poor patients. But some hospitals seize wages from poor patients with unpaid bills — even those who qualify for reduced-cost care.

SIMON/SPERRY TOP-SIDER: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH BOB MOORE, PRESIDENT OF SPERRY TOP-SIDER, THE FOOTWEAR INVENTED 60 YEARS AGO TO HELP SAILORS GRIP WET DECKS.

Four members of the Proud Boys are found guilty of seditious conspiracy for their roles on Jan. 6. Outrage grows over a man's death on the NYC subway. King Charles is officially crowned on Saturday.

Military police in Britain arrest a man after a U.K. newspaper publishes images allegedly showing British troops beating and kicking Iraqi youths. Officials refuse to reveal where the arrest was made or confirm whether the arrested man was a serving soldier.

MySpace, the online community for music and networking, has hired a former prosecutor from the Justice Department to patrol the site and educate its users about privacy and child-exploitation issues. Hemanshu Nigam also has helped Microsoft develop security and child-safety strategies.

Starring Samuel L. Jackson, the film Snakes on a Plane has generated legions of fans on the Internet long before its scheduled release this summer. The fan base has grown so large that New Line Cinema has added new scenes based on suggestions from enthusiasts.

A new animated series, Loonatics Unleashed, debuts this fall. Early promotions of the show made some fans fear the Loonatics would replace classic Looney Tunes characters.

In much of the U.S. and Canada this week, the night sky is alight with the spectacular displays of red, green and white lights from the aurora borealis. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Anthony Arrigo on UtahSkies.org.

On the Fourth of July, 1855, a book of poetry by an unknown by the name of Walt Whitman came out to mixed reviews and widespread disinterest. Eventually, it changed the way poets thought... and sang... of themselves. Lynn Neary leads a discussion on Leaves of Grass.