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Vermont Judge releases Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi
Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi — detained by authorities at his naturalization interview — is free for now. He had been in prison for two weeks after his arrest earlier in April.
NASA's Juno Probe Enters Jupiter's Orbit
NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Fran Bagenal, a member of the science team on NASA's historic Juno mission to Jupiter.
Women In Venezuela Struggle To Cope Amid Economic Misery
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro
An emaciated mother breastfeeds her toddler past weaning time, for lack of food. Women bear the brunt of coping with the economic misery after a decade and a half of socialist rule.
Some Scots Push For Independence After Brexit Vote
by Frank Langfitt
The UK's decision to withdraw from the European Union has angered many Scots, who voted to remain. Scottish politicians and ordinary people are now talking about holding another independence referendum that would split the United Kingdom.
Abner Mikva, Former Illinois Congressman And Obama Mentor, Dies
by Cheryl Corley
Former Illinois Congressman and federal judge Abner Mikva died on Monday at the age of 90. A mentor to President Obama, Mikva received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014.
Britain's Nigel Farage, Brexit Champion, Quits His Post With Right-Wing UKIP
by Lauren Frayer
Farage, who led the charge for Britain to leave the EU, resigned his post as leader of the UKIP party. "I've done my bit," he told reporters.
Green Party Finds Some Traction In Upstate New York
by Brian Mann
In a mill town on the Hudson River about an hour north of Albany, the Green Party is gaining some traction, fielding candidates for Congress and the state Assembly and Senate.
Sounds Of The Fourth: The Science Behind The Snap, Crackle, Boom
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with John Conkling, pyrotechnics specialist and professor emeritus of chemistry from Washington College, about how firework sounds are designed.
Elie Wiesel, A Witness Who Found Words For The Ineffable
by Elie Wiesel
Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel died on Saturday at the age of 87. Wiesel recounted this personal story, which aired in a series called "This I Believe" on All Things Considered in 2008.
Hard Cider, Chamber Pots And Leeches: Living Like A Founding Father
River Donaghey, associate editor at VICE, spent four days living as people did in the 18th century. Donaghey tells NPR's Ari Shapiro that New Yorkers happily mistook him as an extra from Hamilton.
After A Case Of Mistaken ISIS Identity, UAE Issues Travel Warning
by Vivian Goodman
A man from the United Arab Emirates was mistaken for a member of ISIS and handcuffed at gunpoint in Avon, Ohio. Now the UAE has warned its citizens not to wear traditional clothes traveling abroad.
The Edge Of A 'New Catastrophe': The Fears Of A Russian Opposition Leader
by Mary Louise Kelly
Gennady Gudkov was recruited by the KGB 35 years ago. He later emerged as one of the Russian parliament's most vocal Putin critics. The Kremlin has been trying to crush him ever since.
A Noah's Ark In Kentucky Encounters Controversy
by Cheri Lawson
A theme park featuring a life-size Noah's Ark opens this week in Kentucky. Its creator calls it a "world-class attraction." Critics say it reinforces the state's anti-science image.