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Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas
by Barbara Sprunt
The Senate has rejected both articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, swiftly ending the trial triggered by the House's narrow vote to impeach in February.
Here's what's driving the lifeguard shortage
by Juliana Kim
As we head into summer, a lifeguard shortage is affecting public pools throughout the country.
Wolverine (the animal, not the X-Man) makes rare appearance in California
A Wolverine spotted recently seen in Sierra Nevada's is only the second confirmed sighting of the creature in state in the last 100 years. They disappeared from California likely due to hunting.
Guam is still working to restore power to thousands of people two weeks after typhoon
by Ashley Westerman
Thousands of people on Guam still don't have power and electricity after being hit by Typhoon Mawar on May 24. The local government says it aims to change that soon.
Four judges take on possibly tens of thousands of lawsuits over Camp Lejeune water
by Jay Price
Lawsuits about tainted water at Camp Lejeune are reaching the district court charged with hearing them. Its four judges are set on managing the case as they face possibly tens of thousands of suits.
Social media leads to discovery of 5,000-year-old mastodon tooth
A mastodon tooth washed up on a California beach and then went missing. A local museum tried to track it down.
Female wrestlers in India are detained after making sexual harassment allegations
by Shalu Yadav
The International Olympic Committee has condemned the Indian police's treatment of the countries' top wrestlers, who accuse a ruling party lawmaker of sexual harassment.
Prince Harry testified that tabloids illegally hacked his phone in the early 2000s
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talk with The Guardian's Jim Waterson about Prince Harry's testimony against Mirror Newspaper Group. Harry is one of many suing it for using illegal methods to get information.
Indian-Mexican restaurants inspired 'Land of Gold,' an intersecting immigrant story
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with director and actor Nardeep Khurmi about his new movie Land of Gold about intersecting immigrant experiences.
A group claiming to protect parents' rights in public schools is labeled as extremist
by Odette Yousef
The activist group Moms for Liberty has grown rapidly during the pandemic years, claiming to fight for parents' rights in public education. The Southern Poverty Law Center is labeling it as extremist.
Judge's blistering ruling halts Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for minors
by Melissa Block
In a strongly worded ruling, a federal judge said that minors who filed suit against Florida's gender-affirming care bans would "suffer irreparable harm." An appeal to the injunction is expected.
Volunteers helped tally terrapin turtles for science
by Kelly Kenoyer
Scientists are relying more and more on non-scientists to help them gather data. That was the case recently on North Carolina's coast, where volunteers spent a day counting terrapin turtles.