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Jennifer Aniston's production company plans to reboot '9 to 5'
The 1980 classic starred Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as three women seeking revenge against their sexist boss. It made more than $100 million at the box office.
VA fixes a home loan debacle, but many vets who were affected won't get help
The Department of Veterans Affairs has rolled out its fix for a home loan debacle, but it won't help many vets who were hurt financially.
Arizona startup is working on making birth control for men a reality
by Melissa Sevigny
A research lab in Flagstaff, Ariz., is trying to leverage a 1970s discovery into a safe and desirable alternative for men who want to prevent pregnancy.
Even before a planned Israeli ground offensive, airstrikes have made Rafah unsafe
Israel has intensified its airstrikes on Gaza's southern city of Rafah. Palestinians say most of those killed are women and children.
The U.S. has a new heat warning system called HeatRisk
by Pien Huang
About 1,200 people die from extreme heat each year. As temperatures soar, the CDC is unveiling plans to help people deal with potentially record summer heat.
What do changes to Title IX mean for LGBTQ students?
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Emma Grasso Levine of the youth advocacy organization Know Your IX, about what recent changes to the federal rule means to LGBTQ students.
Through genetics, researchers track ancestors of unknown enslaved people in Maryland
by Scott Maucione
Genetic researchers and historians say the DNA of 27 people who were enslaved in Frederick, Md., before the Civil War indicates they have about 42,000 living relatives.
The mostly red state of Texas has only 1 competitive congressional district this year
by Claudia Grisales
Democrats hope to regain control of a South Texas district but Republicans say the area is no longer blue. Both Democrats and Republicans have targeted that part of Texas.
The Senate is slated to take up the $95 billion foreign aid package
Following House approval of assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, the Senate is expected to take up and approve the measure. The bill could end up on President Biden's desk as early as Tuesday.
AP reporter held captive for years, Terry Anderson, dies at 76
Former AP correspondent Mort Rosenblum remembers his colleague Terry Anderson, who was held captive in Lebanon in the 1980s for nearly seven years. Anderson died on Sunday at age 76.
A preview of Steve Inskeep's reporting from China
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be in China later this week. Morning Edition will explore the tensions between the U.S. and China.
Ukraine will receive $61 billion in U.S. aid. Is it enough to repel spring offensive?
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst about how this latest round of U.S. aid will affect the situation in Ukraine — on and off the battlefield with Russia.
Tensions rise on college campuses as pro-Palestinian protests intensify
Turmoil gripped some of America's most prestigious universities on Monday as administrators tried to defuse campus protests over Israel's war in Gaza.