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What the jury in the Sean Combs trial will be deliberating
by Anastasia Tsioulcas
The jury considering the charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation for prostitution against the music mogul Sean Combs began its deliberations.
Trump administration's vaccines announcements have many health experts alarmed
by Rob Stein
Public health experts worry the flurry of steps by the Trump administration about vaccines is undermining public access and confidence in vaccines.
The hunt for a microbial marvel that can help with the planet's biggest issues
by Ari Daniel
What if the solutions to some of Earth's biggest problems could be found in some of its smallest creatures? That bet has led a team of researchers to places both remote and — lately — rather familiar.
Elon Musk has left the government. What's next for DOGE?
by Bobby Allyn
Elon Musk says he is leaving the federal government behind after making controversial cuts now at the center of lawsuits. But he says the work of DOGE will continue.
Officials blame climate change for glacier collapse that destroyed Swiss town
by Eleanor Beardsley
A collapsing glacier roared down a mountainside in the Swiss Alps on Wednesday. It wiped out one village in its path.
The destruction it caused surprised officials who blamed climate change.
'It girl' golfer remembered, decades after her death
She was called the IT girl of women's golf in the Great Gatsby era. Miriam Burns won the 1927 Women's Amateur championship. She retired fromcompetitive golf in 1930 when she was 26, died at 47 and was laid to rest in an unmarked Kansas city grave. That all changes on May 30th when a headstone will be placed on her grave during a memorial service that will include golf great Tom Watson and family members of Burns only grandson
This week in science: hawks hunting, infrared contacts and immunity through the day
by Berly McCoy
Berly McCoy and Regina Barber of Short Wave talk about a hawk's clever hunting strategy, contacts that allow wearers to see infrared light, and how immunity varies during the day.
In Oregon, two birds of a different feather flock together
In Portland, Ore., two distinct species of geese have paired up and laid eggs. It's not completely unheard of for a Canada goose and a white-fronted goose to mate -- but it's unusual.
Israeli writer Etgar Keret reflects on writing during difficult times
by Megan Lim
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with writer Etgar Keret about his new book, Autocorrect. Many of the short stories were written before the war began, but he says they've taken on new meaning since then.
A small, family-run wine business took on the U.S. executive branch
by Mary Louise Kelly
A second federal court has blocked President Trump's authority to unilaterally impose tariffs. We speak with the plaintiff in the first case, a wine company that took on the executive branch and won.
How the brain turns an experience into an emotion
by Jon Hamilton
A study offers a glimpse of how the brain turns experience into emotion. In mice and humans, puffs of air to the eye caused persistent changes in brain activity, suggesting an emotional response.