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United Methodists will again debate LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings
by Jason DeRose
The United Methodist Church is holding its first General Conference since the pandemic and will consider whether to change policies on several LGBTQ issues.
Appeals court to hear challenges to lithium mine from environmentalists, tribes
by Kirk Siegler
West Coast Native American tribes will make a last-ditch effort in federal court Tuesday to block what would be the nation's largest lithium mine.
The U.S. Marine Corps has decommissioned its all-female Fourth Battalion
by Steve Walsh
In an effort to end gender segregation, the Marine Corps recently decommissioned a historic recruit training battalion that for decades was the only one open to women.
The U.S. was not involved in the Wagner Group's revolt in Russia, Biden says
President Biden is emphasizing that the West had nothing to do with the power struggle between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the mercenary Wagner Group.
'White people food' is trending on Chinese social media
by Emily Feng
A look at the "white people food" trend that's caught on with millennials in China.(Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on June, 25, 2023.)
Club Q shooter is sentenced to 5 consecutive life terms after pleading guilty
by Abigail Beckman
The shooter who killed five people and injured several others last year at a Colorado Springs nightclub has been sentenced to life in prison.
Inter-ethnic tensions threaten the fragile peace in Kosovo
by Eleanor Beardsley
The fragile peace in the Balkan nation of Kosovo is threatened by interethnic tensions. The U.S. has invested heavily in the democratic country that declared its independence from Serbia in 2008.
State Department's first chief diversity officer is stepping down
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, who's retiring — more than two years after becoming the State Department's first chief diversity officer.
Zaporizhzhian Cossack traditions are making a comeback during the war
by Joanna Kakissis
On a wooded river island, a Ukrainian family guards the legacy of the Zaporizhzhian Cossacks, whose history and traditions are making a comeback during the war.
Former Putin ally, who launched weekend revolt, agrees to relocate to Belarus
The leader of the Wagner Group, who launched a rebellion against Russia's military leadership, ultimately called it off. Besides Russia, no country was watching more closely than Ukraine.
Congrats to Daisy Almaraz, one of the winners of the national handwriting contest
The seventh grader beat out 80,000 entries with her cursive rendition of "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." She won the Virginia state title last year. She says not rushing is the key.
Presidential campaign talking point: Fort Bragg's name change
by Jay Price
Confederate General Braxton Bragg's name was recently stripped from the nation's largest Army base. The name change has since become a presidential campaign talking point.
Hajj pilgrimage is expected to be the biggest since the COVID pandemic
by Aya Batrawy
The annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage has begun — drawing around 2 million people to Mecca. Crowd control poses a challenge as pilgrims perform the physically and spiritually demanding journey.