National

Sen. Jeff Merkley from Oregon opposes the debt ceiling bill heading to the Senate

4:08pm June 01, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, a member of the Democratic Party, about provisions in the debt ceiling bill approaching a Senate vote.

National

Bad weather dealt a heavy blow to Georgia peach crops

4:08pm June 01, 2023

by Sam Gringlas

Georgia peaches will be harder to find this summer. Bad weather pretty much wiped out this year's crop.

National

Several people are missing after a deteriorating building partially collapsed in Iowa

4:08pm June 01, 2023

by Zachary Oren Smith

Several people remain missing after a partial building collapse in Davenport, Iowa. A paper trail shows the city has been aware for months about the building's deteriorating condition.

National

Dancers at a Los Angeles topless bar become the country's first unionized strippers

4:08pm June 01, 2023

by Sergio Olmos

Dancers at a Los Angeles bar recently became the first strippers in the nation to win union recognition. Dancers at Star Garden hope to inspire other strippers across the country to unionize.

Actor Jeff Hiller feels fortunate to play a character who is both queer and religious

4:08pm June 01, 2023

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with the actor Jeff Hiller about how his character on HBO's Somebody Somewhere reflects some of his own personal spiritual journey.

Tupperware is now selling some products at Target, but it still makes most of its money through individual sellers.

Tupperware once changed women's lives. Now it struggles to survive

4:08pm June 01, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

The brand turned homemakers into saleswomen and became synonymous with kitchen storage. But it has relied on Tupperware parties for sales--and struggled to keep its business fresh. Is its fate sealed?

Clifford Walters, a Hawaii man, pleaded guilty to disturbing wildlife after he tried to help a stranded bison calf reunite with its herd.

Tourist pleads guilty for handling a Yellowstone bison calf, leading to its death

12:05pm June 01, 2023

by Emily Olson

The Hawaii resident was charged with one count of intentionally disturbing wildlife after he tried to help a baby bison return to its herd. Park rangers later had to euthanize the abandoned animal.

Adidas begins selling off Yeezy brand sneakers, 7 months after cutting ties with Ye

11:48am June 01, 2023

The German firm is selling shoes created with Ye (formerly Kanye West) before his antisemitic remarks led to termination of the deal in October. Some of the proceeds will go to anti-racism nonprofits.

This house in Atlanta's Edgewood neighborhood is where police on Wednesday arrested three key organizers who have been aiding protesters against the city's proposed public safety training center. The three are officers of the group that runs the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which has bailed out people arrested during protests against the project.

National

3 Atlanta activists are arrested after their fund bailed out protesters of 'Cop City'

11:09am June 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

The three leaders of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund have been aiding protesters against the city's proposed police and fire training center. They were charged with money laundering and charity fraud.

Christina Lusk, a transgender woman and inmate at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Moose Lake, poses for a portrait on Sept. 7, 2022. Lusk and the Minnesota Department of Corrections have settled her lawsuit, and she is set to move to a women's prison.

National

A trans inmate wins health care and will move to women's prison after suing Minnesota

10:36am June 01, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Christina Lusk sued over harassment, assault and discrimination she says she experienced while incarcerated. In its settlement of the case, Minnesota will grant her access to gender-affirming care.