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A bloody nose, a last hurrah for friends, and more prom memories you shared with us
by Mansee Khurana
We asked for your favorite prom night memories. Here's what you shared.
Supreme Court justices aren't 'scorpions,' but not happy campers either
by Nina Totenberg
Anybody who regularly watches Supreme Court arguments is used to seeing testy moments. But you don't have to be a keen observer these days to see that something out of the ordinary is happening.
How a rabbi and other hostages made it out safely from a Texas synagogue
Many questions remain following this weekend's hostage-taking at a synagogue near Fort Worth. The four hostages survived the attack but the gunman died.
Is there a way forward to get a voting rights bill passed in the Senate?
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with John Fortier of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, about election integrity, and Democrats' push for voting rights.
Senate Democrats push a voting rights bill that most likely won't pass
They are planning to debate voting rights bills and hold a vote on changing Senate rules to pass them. They are expected to fail despite intense public pressure from the White House.
Mexico's oldest living ex-president turned 100, but it wasn't widely celebrated
by Carrie Kahn
Luis Echeverria served as president in the early 1970s during hard economic times. He is most remembered for his repression of the country's democracy movement and initiating Mexico's "Dirty War."
To keep Olympics COVID-free, China creates invisible bubbles around facilities
by Emily Feng
The country with some of the world's strictest COVID-19 policies is gearing up to host the Winter Olympics amid a rise in global omicron infections. Here's how Beijing is preparing.
Oxfam report focuses on the wealth gap, which widened during the pandemic
NPR's A Martinez talks with Abby Maxman, CEO and president of Oxfam America, about the organization's latest report on wealth inequality, and how that gap has increased during the pandemic.
VA revamps caregivers program: Those who already qualified must reapply
by Quil Lawrence
Veterans Affairs is expanding its popular post-9/11 caregiver program to include vets from Vietnam and Korea, but caregivers currently in the program say they're being purged in the process.
The Australian Open, tennis' first Grand Slam, is underway in Melbourne
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Tom Maddocks of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, about the atmosphere at the Australian Open without defending champion Novak Djokovic.
Talks persist in Vienna and elsewhere at reviving the Iran nuclear deal
As talks continue to try to restart the deal that put limits on Iran's nuclear program, there's a flurry of diplomatic meetings. Iran wants the U.S. to guarantee it'll stick to the deal this time.