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'It's such a dream': Top high school performers step out on Broadway
by Sequoia Carrillo
With a billboard in Times Square and a night on Broadway, the year's top high school performers are ready for their big moment at the Jimmy Awards.
Some states want a fetus to be considered a person. Defining those rights is tough
NPR's A Martinez talks with Carliss Chatman, a law professor at Washington and Lee School of Law, about fetus personhood laws as a new frontier in legal battles over reproductive rights.
After the Highland Park shooting, the focus shifts to the victims and their families
by Laura Benshoff
Officials are providing identifications and offering a clearer picture of the seven people who died when a shooter opened fire on a July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Ill.
Latest 'Minions' movie set a box office record for the July 4th weekend
Minions: The Rise of Gru brought out audiences in droves for the July fourth weekend. Its success is partly due to a TikTok trend.
The online history of the Highland Park suspect reveals a fascination with violence
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Alex Newhouse of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies about the shooting suspect's violent posts.
U.S. is accused of a double standard when it comes to Afghan and Ukrainian refugees
by Quil Lawrence
Thousands of Afghans that were promised U.S. visas remain on the run from the Taliban. The Biden administration, however, quickly cleared red tape for Ukrainians after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Ohioans outraged by the shooting of a Black man, demand answers from officials
by Anna Huntsman
In Akron, Ohio, people are demanding accountability and answers from police and city officials after the deadly shooting of 25-year-old Jayland Walker. He was killed after a car and foot chase.
A Georgia grand jury subpoenas top Trump allies, including Giuliani and Graham
The grand jury investigating allegations of 2020 election interference has issued subpoenas for testimony from several Trump insiders, including Rudy Giuliani and Sen. Lindsey Graham.
News brief: Ill. shooting probe, Georgia subpoenas, U.K. government resignations
The Highland Park shooting suspect is charged with seven counts of first-degree murder. A Georgia grand jury subpoenas top Trump allies. Two key U.K. senior ministers quit Boris Johnson's government.
Guinness World Records recognizes Betty Nash as the longest-serving flight attendant
When Betty Nash started in 1957, one of her favorite routes — New York to D.C. — cost just $12. This fall, the 86-year-old will count 65 years of securing passenger safety.
Dolphin excrement could be the key to saving the world's coral reefs
A new study shows spinner dolphins absorb a lot of nitrogen during their daily routines. And when they swim to the shallows to do their business, they provide vital nutrients to the corals.
2 senior ministers quit British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government
Two of Britain's most senior Cabinet ministers resigned on Tuesday. Can Prime Minister Boris Johnson survive the latest round of resignations from his Cabinet?
'Throughline': The history of abortion after 1973
NPR's history podcast Throughline explores how opponents of abortion rights banded together, built power and launched one of the most successful grassroots campaigns of the past century.