Girl Scouts posthumously honor a 10-year-old Uvalde victim for heroism
The honor was presented to Amerie Jo Garza's family. The organization additionally gave a presentation of colors at Amerie's funeral Tuesday, it said.
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Memorial services for Texas shooting victims will take place over the next 2 weeks
In Uvalde, families are burying their relatives as more details emerge about what happened before and during last week's deadly massacre at Robb Elementary School.
Philly's Pride March returns this week with new organizers and focus
A new group of mostly Black and brown LGBTQ organizers are throwing the Pride March in Philadelphia on June 5, trying to rebuild the event into something more welcoming — and more revolutionary.
The company controlling rights to Elvis Presley's legacy has Las Vegas all shook up
Authentic Brands Group has papered the capital of Elvis-themed nuptials with cease-and-desist letters — which could mean it's now or never for the $2 billion wedding industry in Las Vegas.
3 years after being leveled by Hurricane Michael, Mexico Beach is coming back
The high cost of rebuilding drove some residents out. But there are many newcomers. A real estate agent says, "It used to be called the Forgotten Coast. I don't think it's so forgotten anymore."
Encore: Beach grass could be key to protecting the Aquinnah Wampanoag homeland
Climate change threatens a tribal homeland off the Massachusetts coast. Volunteers are planting beach grass to make it more resilient. (Story first aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on May 28, 2022.)
Tribal leaders sound the alarm after fentanyl overdoses spike at Blackfeet Nation
After 17 overdoses — including four deaths — this spring, Indigenous leaders in Montana and surrounding states look for ways to stop the fentanyl crisis and provide more treatment and care.
Should Robb Elementary be rebuilt? Here's what other school shooting sites did
In Newtown, Conn., a new Sandy Hook Elementary opened in 2016, four years after the shooting there. In other places, some have said that leaving buildings in place can offer survivors a way to heal.
A Spotify publisher was down Monday night. The culprit? A lapsed security certificate
Megaphone, the podcast advertising and publishing platform, experienced an expired security certificate Monday, a Spotify spokesperson said.
DOJ asks federal appeals court to reverse order lifting travel mask mandate
The Justice Department argues that the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early 2021 "falls easily within the CDC's statutory authority."