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House passes bill aimed to combat antisemitism amid college unrest
by Barbara Sprunt
House Speaker Mike Johnson met with a group of Jewish students at Columbia University who say they've experienced antisemitic speech and harassment from protesters on and off campus.
A new class has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Gloria Estefan became the first Latina inducted into the the hall. Among the others admitted, Glen Ballard, who co-wrote Alanis Morrissette's 1995 album Jagged Little Pill.
Groundwater availability will limit development in the Phoenix area
by Katie Davis-Young
Officials in Arizona are limiting development in the Phoenix metro area due to a lack of groundwater. But the development party isn't over.
2 brothers from Weumpka, Ala., remember their father Ben Davis
Arguster and Lebronze Davis grew up in the 1950s on their family's farm. The brothers came to StoryCorps to talk about their childhood and the lessons that their father passed down to them.
Mexico City has turned into a furnace — and there are few airconditioned places
by Eyder Peralta
A heatwave is sweeping across Mexico, and residents of its capital city are wilting in the unseasonable hot weather.
A dangerous horse tranquilizer is being laced into U.S. street drugs
Xylazine is the latest toxic street drug to spread across America. Experts say the country is flying blind without public health data.
The U.S. must set up regular engagement with China, Rep. Andy Kim says
Ahead of Secretary of State Blinken's trip to China, NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Democratic Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey, a member of the House China committee, about Washington's approach to Beijing.
Ahead of Father's Day, we're hearing voices of dads from varying backgrounds
As part of our Father's Day series, Morning Edition profiles Jorge Mata, an immigrant father who moved his two toddlers to the U.S. after seeing increasing violence in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
Migrant ship sinking off Greece: Dozens are dead and hundreds are missing
NPR's A Martinez talks to Associated Press journalist Derek Gatopoulos about the smuggling boat that capsized off the coast of Greece.
Morning news brief
A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Greece. Another round of smoke from Canadian wildfires is drifting south. A dangerous horse tranquilizer is being laced into U.S. street drugs.
8 activists in Massachusetts drop their drawers to protest climate change
When the activists dropped their pants during a debate at the statehouse, they reveal the words — "STOP PASSING GAS" — written on their backsides. They were all wearing pink thongs.