Biden blocks the release of recordings of his classified documents interview
House Republicans are threatening to hold the attorney general in contempt over the DOJ refusal to turn over audiotapes of President Biden’s interview with a special counsel.
The brown pelican crisis of 2024 is here
Brown pelicans are appearing on California’s coastline. They are showing up emaciated, starving and weak. Dr. Elizabeth Wood of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center of Orange County explains.
UAW president Shawn Fain’s swagger has helped unionize the deeply anti-union South
Auto workers are doing what long seemed impossible – unionizing in the South. The United Auto Workers chief Shawn Fain’s connection with workers and willingness to fight have led to the resurgence.
As antisemitism grows, it’s easier to condemn than define
The question of how to define antisemitism and what to do about it is unfolding across the U.S. NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with two journalists who have tried to find some clarity in the fog.
Texas inmates are being ‘cooked to death’ in summer heat, lawsuit alleges
Four nonprofits joined a federal lawsuit to protect people in Texas prisons from the heat. It’s one of several attempts over the years to address this issue, but efforts haven’t gotten much traction.
Another hotter-than-normal summer lies ahead for the U.S., forecasters say
Forecasters say most of the U.S. is set to have a hotter summer, and 2024 will be one of the five hottest years ever recorded. Meanwhile, hot water in the Atlantic means more fuel for hurricanes.
Here’s what’s holding back Medicaid expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states
More than a million people could get health care if these states would pass laws expanding Medicaid. Most residents want the expansion but entrenched politics stands in the way.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill that strikes climate change from state law
Under the new law, climate change will largely disappear from state statutes. Critics say the move ignores the risks of climate change facing Florida, including rising seas, flooding and extreme heat.
Why United Airlines is rolling out a rebooted safety video
United is releasing a new safety video for the first time in years. The refresh comes as airlines struggle to hold the attention of passengers who are distracted by screens of their own.
The Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas is closing this summer
The Mirage which helped spur a construction boom on Las Vegas’ world famous Strip says it won’t take reservations past July 14. It hosted various shows including Siegfried and Roy’s tiger-taming act.
Students in Virginia county protest inadequate school facilities for Black students
Part of the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision concerned dilapidated schools for Black students. Decades later some schools with large minority populations are again in need of repairs.
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