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Groups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state laws
New Republican-backed laws in several states add large fines or criminal penalties for minor mistakes in voter registration work. As groups pull back, they're reaching fewer voters.
Deal that allows Ukraine to export grain across the Black Sea has been extended
NPR's Michel Martin speaks to European Commissioner for Transport Adina Valean about efforts to help Ukraine export grains and agricultural products.
Contestant in cheese rolling is knocked unconscious but comes out on top
Contestants gather in England for the Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling to chase a big wheel of cheese down a steep hill. Canadian Delaney Irving regained conscious to find out she won the woman's race.
Accurate forecasts alone aren't enough to prevent deaths from hurricanes and storms
by Greg Allen
The National Hurricane Center says better modeling now allows meteorologists to extend forecasts from five to seven days. It's also improving storm surge forecasts.
Tulsa Race Massacre: Ramifications of what happened in 1921 can still be seen today
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Victor Luckerson, author of Built from the Fire, and Oklahoma state Rep. Regina Goodwin, about the lasting effects of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Memorial Day launches what's expected to be an extremely busy summer travel season
In a remarkable turnaround for the airline industry, less than 1% of all flights scheduled were canceled — even though it was the highest number of people flying since the pandemic began.
The debt ceiling compromise isn't sitting well with some conservative Republicans
Conservative Republicans on the House Freedom Caucus are not OK with the compromises made to get the deal done. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Republican Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina about why.
Congressional lawmakers will vote this week on a deal to raise the debt ceiling
Lawmakers are returning to Washington to vote on a two-year budget deal to lift the nation's borrowing limit, and put modest restraints on annual spending.
In Uganda, a new anti-gay law calls for life in prison for those who are convicted
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Richard Lusimbo, an LGBTQ activist in Uganda, where the president has signed one of the toughest any-gay laws in the world.
Weather is to blame for roughly 90% of Georgia's peach crop being destroyed
by Sam Gringlas
Georgia Peaches will be hard to find this summer. Bad weather pretty much wiped out this year's crop.
Maryland high school is listed for sale on Zillow as part of a senior prank
The listing described 12,458-square-foot Meade High School as a "half-working jail." A spokesperson for the local school district called it "incredibly creative advertising."
Morning news brief
Russia launched a pre-dawn air raid on Ukraine's capital. Republican presidential hopefuls head to Iowa. China launches a new crew into space, including its first civilian astronaut.