Native Hawaiians are concerned by a new telescope slated for the big island
The prospect of a new telescope on Mauna Kea poses a problem for some who believe the Hawaiian volcano is sacred.
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A 6th teenager charged in the 1989 Central Park jogger case is exonerated
A co-defendant of the so-called Central Park Five, whose convictions in the notorious rape of a jogger were thrown out more than a decade later, had his conviction on a related charge overturned.
The changes the Fed is making in the face of historically high inflation
This week, the Federal Reserve will again decide whether and how much to raise interest rates to try to bring inflation under control.
Rep. Elissa Slotkin on her visit to Ukraine and meeting with President Zelenskyy
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., about her trip to Ukraine with a bipartisan Congressional delegation and meeting with President Zelenskyy.
Bob Rafelson, 'Five Easy Pieces' director, has died at age 89
Filmmaker Bob Rafelson, a key figure in the 1970s New Hollywood movement and director of Five Easy Pieces, has died at 89 from lung cancer.
Freedom fighter Denmark Vesey is being honored in the same city where he was executed
Denmark Vesey was a freeman who organized a slave rebellion that was thwarted when news of it was leaked. He ultimately was hanged. A bicentennial celebration was held earlier in July for Vesey.
Joni Mitchell returns to Newport Folk Festival
For the first time since 2000, folk legend Joni Mitchell took to the stage with some friends, to the delight of fans at the Newport Folk Festival.
Michigan medical students walk out on an anti-abortion keynote speaker
A petition had circulated before Sunday's white coat ceremony asking the university to remove the speaker, a physician who directs the school's Health, Spirituality and Religion program.
Outfitting cows with GPS trackers could be good for ranchers and prairie birds
In Kansas, some cattle are now wearing GPS trackers. It's part of a plan to see if invisible fences can help ranchers grow healthy grass while also protecting disappearing prairie birds.
Encore: Author Ladee Hubbard on love, family and resilience
Ladee Hubbard, author of the short story collection The Last Suspicious Holdout, talks about love, family, resilience and grief in the Black community.