An exhibit honoring victims of gun violence is taken down at ATF headquarters
The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S.
Mississippi lawmakers eliminate the state income tax. How will that affect residents?
Mississippi lawmakers voted to do something that other GOP-led states have been talking about: eliminating the state income tax. But it’s not clear where the state will get the money it needs.
Voters will decide if Elon Musk’s SpaceX complex in South Texas will be its own city
Voters in an unincorporated area of Boca in Cameron County — next to Elon Musk’s SpaceX complex in South Texas — are voting to make Starbase a city. That will give SpaceX more power over a public beach and state highway.
Trump administration confirms targeting international students with minor offenses
Any contact with law enforcement can now have major consequences for immigrants caught up in the Trump administration’s crackdown. This has been especially tough for foreign students.
Sovereignty beats out favorite Journalism to win the Kentucky Derby
The victory hands Venezuelan jockey Junior Alvarado his first career win in the Kentucky Derby. Sovereignty’s trainer, Bill Mott, has won the Kentucky Derby once before.
The most exciting two minutes in sports is a show of ‘Latino excellence’
Latinos, many from outside the U.S. mainland, have risen in prominence in horseracing, from the grooms to some of the winningest jockeys.
After paying people to leave, one federal agency is scrambling to fill positions
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has opened up 73 jobs to internal candidates. They include roles just vacated by people who are receiving full pay and benefits through September.
Can’t-miss interviews: Mohsen Mahdawi, Steve Bannon and Maura Healey on Harvard cuts
A lot happened this week, and NPR has you covered. Catch up on the big news and culture moments you might have missed.
Fresh Air Weekend: America’s ‘pronatalist’ movement; Daria Burke on overcoming trauma
NPR reporter Lisa Hagen and sociologist Karen Guzzo discuss the movement to boost the birth rate. Justin Chang reviews The Shrouds. Burke looks back on a difficult childhood in Of My Own Making.
Federal judge strikes down Trump order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie
The ruling from U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell is the first to permanently block an executive order issued by President Trump punishing a law firm for representing clients or causes he dislikes.
Man sentenced to 53 years in prison in attack on Palestinian American boy, mother
An Illinois landlord who killed a 6-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured the boy’s mother in a brutal hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced to 53 years in prison.
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