Transgender bathroom bills are back, gaining traction after past boycotts (www.npr.org)
Pregnant women in Missouri can't get divorced. Critics say it fuels domestic violence (www.npr.org)
Fed keeps interest rates at 23-year high (www.npr.org)
How do you counter misinformation? Critical thinking is step one (www.npr.org)
A year later, Florida businesses say the state's immigration law dealt a huge blow (www.npr.org)
California proposes law to allow Arizona doctors to perform abortions as ban proceeds (www.npr.org)
Third GOP lawmaker says he will support effort to oust Mike Johnson from speakership (www.npr.org)
Israel launches missile strikes into Iran, U.S. military official says (npr.org)
States botched more executions of Black prisoners. Experts think they know why (www.npr.org)
An FDA-approved device offers a new treatment for tinnitus (www.npr.org)
If convicted this year, Trump could lose the right to vote for himself (www.npr.org)
Biden releases student loan debt relief plan for millions of borrowers (www.npr.org)
Biden releases student loan debt relief plan for millions of borrowers (www.npr.org)
Key voting groups are shifting in the race between Biden and Trump (www.npr.org)
Some key demographic groups are shifting, too. Young voters, Latinos and independents in the survey are either sliding away from Biden or aren’t sold on voting for him. There’s a massive shift among nonwhite voters overall, while older voters and college-educated white voters — men in particular — are moving heavily in...
[US] DOJ takes a stand against war crimes in Ukraine. In Gaza war, it's been nearly silent (www.npr.org)
A federal judge says migrants can sue the company that flew them to Martha's Vineyard (www.npr.org)
How anti-vaccine activists and the far right are trying to build a parallel economy (www.npr.org)
A Florida activist creates safe spaces as laws and rhetoric turn against trans rights (www.npr.org)
'Oppenheimer' finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions (www.npr.org)
Robert Kennedy Jr. taps a wealthy California attorney as his running mate (www.npr.org)
Anti-vaxx, conspiracy theorist spoiler candidate with no chance of winning sucking up to the wealthy and elite, to the surprise of no one.
The Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after a ship crashed into it (www.npr.org)
A cargo ship crashed into one of two main supports for the 2.5km long bridge at around 1:30AM EDT....
It's easy to tune out politics. Biden's campaign is using an app to get around that (www.npr.org)
Israel Attacking West Bank Farms (www.npr.org)
The U.N. humanitarian affairs office has recorded 650 attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since Oct. 7, harming residents and property. It says settlers have killed at least nine Palestinians in the territory and Israeli security forces have killed more than 400 Palestinians in that time.
Tennessee becomes the first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI (www.npr.org)
The Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act, or ELVIS Act, is an updated version of the state’s old right of publicity law. While the old law protected an artist’s name, photograph or likeness, the new legislation includes AI-specific protections....
First human transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney performed (www.npr.org)
