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Minor-league hockey team in Athens, Ga., is christened the Rock Lobsters
The name is a nod to the hometown B-52s, whose debut single shares the same name. The moniker will be accompanied by a logo of a lobster holding a hockey stick doubling as an electric guitar.
House approves the debt ceiling measure as the default deadline looms
After weeks of wrangling over whether Washington could find common ground, the House passed a compromise bill to avert a historic default. The bill faces a final legislative test in the Senate.
If you're in the market for a new home, how about a 200-year-old castle?
The castle is listed for about $37,000 on the Scottish island of Fetlar, and comes with a tower, courtyard and gardens. But the 40-acre property requires about $15 million in renovations.
Maryland license plate unknowingly promotes gambling
The plate commemorates the War of 1812 — featuring a website that belonged to a nonprofit that raised money for bicentennial projects. The address now belongs to a gambling site in the Philippines.
The story of how the birth control pill was invented and tested
by Gabrielle Emanuel
As the FDA considers whether to make birth control pills available over the counter, some are looking back at the controversial history of the development of "the pill."
California debates whether teens can get drug treatment without parental consent
by Leslie McClurg
As the number of teens using opioids goes up, California debates whether they should have access to drug treatment without parental consent.
How one magazine became a mainstay of New Jersey's Chinese community
by Mary Yang
A decades-old magazine caters to Chinese immigrants in New Jersey — helping newcomers fit in, and celebrating the community's successes. (Story aired on All Things Considered on May 31, 2023.)
NASA convened scientists and academics to discuss Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
by Geoff Brumfiel
NASA is trying to bring science to the study of unidentified anomalous phenomena. A panel of top scientists and academics is trying to figure out how to systematically study UAPs.
Decoupling reliance on China has been a difficult to sell to U.S. business leaders
U.S.-China relations continue to sour. NPR's A Martinez talks to Yale University senior fellow Stephen Roach, who outlines a roadmap for relations with China in his book: Accidental Conflict.
Ethnic tensions flare in northern Kosovo — raising fears of another conflict
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Igor Božic, a journalist in Belgrade, Serbia, about violence in Kosovo after ethnic Serbs tried to take control of government offices after ethnic Albanians won elections.
Arguments over the legality of DACA will be heard in a federal court in Texas
by Stella Chavez
A federal judge in Houston will hear arguments Thursday about the legality of DACA, the program that grants temporary legal status to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
Russia is hit with more airstrikes. Does this point to an escalation in the war?
For well over a year, Russia has carried out airstrikes across Ukraine. Now Russia finds itself on the receiving end, including drones that hit apartment buildings in Moscow.