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Exclusive: Climate activists were hacked. There was a link between victims and an alleged attacker

Prosecutors say the operation was aimed at gathering information to foil lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry over damage communities have faced from climate change.

The man accused in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump to appear in court

Ryan Routh, accused in the golf course attempted assassination of Donald Trump, will appear in a Florida federal courtroom Tuesday for a hearing involving evidence that will be presented in the case.

Once again, Harvey Weinstein goes on trial for sex crimes in New York today

Weinstein’s New York conviction was overturned last year. The new trial will retry the case alongside a brand new charge.

As special ed students are integrated more at school, teacher training is evolving

General education teachers are more likely than ever to be working with students who have special needs.

Morning news brief

El Salvador’s president says he will not return wrongly deported man, whistleblower describes DOGE actions at NLRB, Trump administration freezes more than $2.2 billion after Harvard rejects demands.

What passage of the SAVE Act could mean for voters

The SAVE Act would require proof of citizenship to be able to register to vote. NPR’s Michel Martin asks Sean Morales-Doyle of the Brennan Center for Justice what that could mean for voters.

Oakland mayor’s race shows tech money influence in city politics

The mayor’s race in Oakland, Calif., pits tech money against union support in a battle over who gets to call themselves progressive in a city of mostly Democratic voters.

El Salvador President Bukele says he will not return wrongly deported man to the U.S.

The president of El Salvador said during a meeting with President Trump at the White House on Monday that he’s not returning a Maryland man wrongfully deported to his country back to the U.S.

Americans impacted by 2024 natural disasters may qualify for extension to file taxes

Americans in at least nine states qualify for automatic IRS tax filing extensions, according to the agency.

Vaccine expert worries child measles deaths are being ‘normalized’

Measles is an extremely contagious disease. It’s also extremely preventable. There’s a vaccine. It’s highly effective.

For decades it has made measles outbreaks in the U.S. relatively rare, and measles deaths rarer still. But the U.S. has now seen more than 700 measles cases this year, and 3 deaths so far with active outbreaks across six states.

The federal response is under scrutiny because Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has made a career spreading false information about vaccines.

What are this administration’s views on vaccines, and what do they mean for what is already one of the worst U.S. measles outbreaks this century.

Kennedy publicly promised he would support vaccines. Dr. Peter Marks, who was forced out as the nation’s top vaccine regulator says his department isn’t doing enough.

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Hot off her NCAA title, Paige Bueckers is the 1st pick in the WNBA draft

Monday’s WNBA Draft is the latest jewel in the crown of Bueckers, the 6-foot guard who barely a week ago led her UConn Huskies to their first national championship in a decade.

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