Florida becomes second state to ban fluoride in public water
Florida has become the second state in the country — after Utah — to ban fluoridation of public water systems.
Los Angeles Museum Switches Focus To Life During Coronavirus Crisis
The Autry Museum of the American West is creating a first rendering of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The museum has been assembling a digital collage of life under quarantine.
Today Is A Big Day For James Joyce Fans
On this day in 1904, Leopold Bloom wandered Dublin's streets in Joyce's novel Ulysses. Fans celebrate Bloomsday by walking in Bloom's footsteps. Because of COVID-19, the celebration is online.
Surges In COVID-19 Cases Cause Friction Between Local Leaders, Governors
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Austin Mayor Steve Adler about his efforts to curb COVID-19 spikes despite Texas' reopening plan. Over the weekend, Austin hit a record for new hospitalizations in 1 day.
Besides Palestinians, Israelis Have Qualms About West Bank Annexation Plans
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's plan to annex parts of the West Bank is getting pushback — not just from Palestinians under occupation — but, unexpectedly, from right-wing Jewish settlers.
How Can Parents Make Their Kids Understand How To Be Anti-Racist?
What does it mean to be anti-racist and how should adults talk to kids about race and racism? NPR's Noel King talks to children's author Renee Watson and anti-racism scholar Ibram Kendi.
Initial Findings Disputed In Probes Into California Hanging Deaths
When two black men were found dead hanging from trees in California, authorities first called them suicides. Family members and activists demand a deeper investigation.
News Brief: Policing Order, U.S. Troops In Germany, Hanging Deaths Probed
President Trump is set to sign an executive order on policing. The U.S. plans to cut the number of troops to Germany. And, probes deepen into the deaths of two black men found hanging from trees.
Summer Reading Takes Flight In Virginia School District
Montgomery County Public Schools in Southwestern Virginia uses a company called Wing. One of the company's small drones hovers 23 feet over a student's house and it drops the book on a cable.
Supreme Court Rules LGBTQ Workers Protected Against Sex Discrimination
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a victory for LGBTQ workers, ruling that the federal law that bars sex discrimination in employment applies to LGBTQ employees.
Protest March In Atlanta To Call Out Systematic Criminal Justice Failures
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to James Woodall, president of the Georgia NAACP, about what protesters are demanding now that another black man has been fatally shot by a police police officer.
Times Are Changing As Tolerance Weakens For Confederate Monuments
NPR's Noel King talks to Julian Hayter, a historian at the University of Richmond, about Confederate monuments that are being toppled across the country after Black Lives Matter protests.