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A Southwest Airlines plane in November. A flight attendant for Southwest was allegedly struck by a passenger and lost two teeth in the latest in a rash of violent attacks on planes.

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The FAA Has Seen A 'Significantly Higher' Number Of Unruly Passenger Reports In 2021

9:41pm May 28, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

After a flight attendant lost two teeth during an attack by a customer, Southwest Airlines decided to delay its return to serving passengers alcohol.

Microsoft says the same group that breached the software company SolarWinds seems to have launched another hack, this time using phishing attacks on a number of human rights agencies, including the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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What Microsoft Officials Know About Russia's Phishing Hack Targeting USAID

7:04pm May 28, 2021

by Dina Temple-Raston

The Russian group that attacked SolarWinds focused on another government supplier in its latest hack: an email marketing company used by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Microsoft said.

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100 Years Later, A Survivor's Story Of The Tulsa Race Massacre

6:27pm May 28, 2021

On May 31, 1921, a group of white locals launched an attack on a thriving Black neighborhood in Tulsa, Okla. The Tulsa Race Massacre was one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S. history.

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The CDC has softened its guidance for how to operate summer camps for kids this year. Children 12 and older can get the COVID-19 vaccine. Here, a health care worker administers a vaccine dose to a teenager in Miami.

The CDC Revises Its Summer Camp Guidance, Easing Restrictions

5:55pm May 28, 2021

Masks are optional for vaccinated kids, and other recommended restrictions have been softened, making for a more relaxed camping experience for children this summer.

Rahele Megosha of South Dakota, the 2021 Poetry Out Loud national champion.

Reciting Poetry Earns South Dakota Teenager A National Prize

5:23pm May 28, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Rahele Megosha, a senior at Washington High School in Sioux Falls, won the 2021 Poetry Out Loud prize on Thursday. The award is given by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Poetry Foundation.

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Russian Hackers Hit The U.S. Yet Again — A Security Expert Details How To Respond

5:12pm May 28, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang chats with Chris Painter, an expert in cybersecurity, about Russia's recent hack into an email account for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Biden Hasn't Changed ICE's Budget, But He Has Changed The Agency's Approach

5:12pm May 28, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Randy Capps from the U.S. research at the Migration Policy Institute about the Biden administration's approach to funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Hackers used the U.S. Agency for International Development's email marketing account to send messages that looked legitimate — but links in the email exposed recipients to malicious software, Microsoft says.

What We Know About The Apparent Russian Hack Exploiting A U.S. Aid Agency

5:02pm May 28, 2021

Screenshots of the malicious email show that it purports to be a special alert from the government. "Donald Trump has published new documents on election fraud," the message declares.

Community Groups Use Campaign Strategies To Promote Vaccines

4:59pm May 28, 2021

by Saraya Wintersmith

Community groups are using political campaign strategies to spread the word and encourage more people, particularly from marginalized communities, to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

AAPI Heritage Month: NPR Staff Share Book Recommendations

4:59pm May 28, 2021

As Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month draws to a close, NPR staffers share some of their favorite books by AAPI authors.