Fighting back after displacement: A battle for reparations in Palm Springs
In Palm Springs, Calif., the city is trying to make it right for the families that were literally burned out of their homes to make way for developers.
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U.S. table tennis team has a moment in the spotlight, helped along by an All-Star fan
A viral video captured the unlikely meeting of an NBA All-Star and the Olympic women's table tennis squad, who've since exchanged visits and autographs. But they still haven't played each other — yet.
We're not 'out of the woods' in the youth mental health crisis, a CDC researcher says
The latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey says 40% of high school students report feeling persistently sad and hopeless. Still, that's down from 42% two years ago, a small but significant change.
The beloved Perseid meteor shower peaks next week
The meteor shower creates an opportunity to sit outside at night and watch shooting stars. It's also an opportunity for researchers to do some science.
With attention on Gaza, Jewish settlers expand in the West Bank
The war in Gaza has been the main focus in the Middle East. Yet in the West Bank, Israel's government is seizing land and Jewish settlers are establishing outposts at the highest rate in decades.
A year after Maui’s deadly fires, the hills are still filled with flammable grass
After extreme fires last year that claimed 102 lives, Maui is trying to tackle the invasive grasses that pose a big wildfire risk. That could mean restoring the land to what it once was.
The Pentagon is reinvestigating if troops killed civilians in its 2019 Baghdadi raid
A prior investigation rejected claims that civilians were killed and wounded in the raid targeting ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The Pentagon says it's reinvestigating after an NPR report.
Lesbian bars make a post-pandemic comeback with help from women’s sports fans
A lesbian bar in Nashville is poised to become the first in the South to join a growing trend of sports bars dedicated to women’s sports leagues.
A man has been arrested for allegedly plotting to kill U.S. leaders
Asif Merchant allegedly paid undercover officers $5,000 as an advance to execute his plan, the Justice Department said.
What a Harris administration could mean for efforts to cut threats of global warming
Climate change has been a major focus of the Biden administration. Now that Kamala Harris has replaced Biden at the top of the ticket, what might that mean for climate action?