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As pro-Palestinian protests spread, more university leaders weigh police involvement
by Meg Anderson
As college administrators face growing unrest on campuses, a growing number are grappling with whether to bring in law enforcement to quell the demonstrations.
Firm contracted to make Postal Service trucks plans to do it at a non-union facility
by Chuck Quirmbach
The U.S. Postal Service has big plans to replace its aging fleet of 165,000 gasoline-burning delivery vehicles. And some are pushing for the electric trucks to be built by union labor in Wisconsin.
News brief: Russia-Ukraine war, French presidential runoff, Biden takes on ghost guns
Russia has named an overall commander for its war with Ukraine. France's president is heading into a runoff with his far-right rival. Gun deaths in the U.S. have hit record numbers in recent years.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade and sell it to help animals in need
Ben Miller is a 9-year-old cat-lover from Boise, Idaho, who — a couple of years ago — opened a stand to sell lemonade, cookies and dog treats. He's raised almost $2,000 for the Idaho Humane Society.
Scotland's government has success solving generations of deforestation
A century ago, only 6% of the Scottish Highlands were covered in trees. Among other things, the government ordered more native tree species planted. A U.K. paper reports that now 18% is forested land.
Runners from Russia and Belarus are banned from this year's Boston Marathon
by Amanda Beland
The Boston Marathon is a week away. Dozens of runners who live in Russia or Belarus may no longer compete because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and its use of Belarus as a staging ground.
Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskyy addressed South Korea's Parliament
by Anthony Kuhn
South Korea was among the first Asian nations to sanction Russia, but it faces conflicting political and economic interests.
Fractured access to abortion sets a backdrop for upcoming Supreme Court ruling
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Elizabeth Nash of the Guttmacher Institute about the state of abortion access in the U.S., ahead of a Supreme Court decision on a Mississippi abortion ban.
The rise of the far-right in France
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to University of Nice professor Vincent Martigny about the vote that forced a runoff between France's president and a far-right candidate.
France's presidential runoff: Emmanuel Macron faces Marine Le Pen
President Emmanuel Macron will face a runoff against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, following Sunday's first round of balloting.
How does a gorilla get too much screen time?
Caregivers try to limit the screen-time distractions that interfere with the social and intellectual development of a young teenage mind. That teenage mind happens to belong to a gorilla.
Why India has not condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine
by Lauren Frayer
The U.S. wants India to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but so far the world's biggest democracy has not. India has deep ties with Moscow, some distrust of the West and big concerns about China.
How sanctions against Russia could set back climate change work in the Arctic
by Quil Lawrence
Scientists in the Arctic are concerned that the rift with Russia over Ukraine will set back crucial work on climate change.