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Coal and new gas power plants will have to meet climate pollution targets
by Jeff Brady
Fifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are a danger to public health, the agency finalized rules to limit climate-warming pollution from existing coal and new gas power plants.
After mass shootings, New York tightens its gun restrictions
by Jon Campbell
Nearly three weeks after the mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo and 10 days after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, New York state lawmakers passed a sweeping gun control package.
Texas teenager is the new champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
The final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee ended Thursday night with its first spell-off. The winner is 14-year-old Harini Logan of San Antonio, Texas.
Former bond manager shares investing strategy that he calls strategic mediocrity
by Mary Childs
Financial markets have been volatile this year, leading some to figure out ways to navigate the risk. A former fund manager says his long-term strategy for success was to avoid winning.
The White House says COVID vaccination for kids younger than 5 could start soon
by Rob Stein
The White House says babies, toddlers and other very young children could finally start getting vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as June 21.
Soaring energy prices multiply the challenges for Ukraine's allies in Europe
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ben Cahill, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about Europe's push to end its reliance on Russian fossil fuels.
News brief: Tulsa shooting, Corinthian student loans, inflation hits food banks
There was a mass shooting in Tulsa, Okla. The Biden administration forgives nearly $6 billion in student loans linked to defunct Corinthian Colleges. Inflation has more people turning to food banks.
The reopening of an uranium mine in Arizona has Indigenous people worried
by Michel Marizco
Under a push to develop nuclear energy, the U.S. is exploring sources for uranium to fuel them. An Indigenous tribe is worried that an uranium mine near the Grand Canyon may contaminate their water.
The latest deadly mass shooting took place in a hospital in Tulsa
by Beth Wallis
Police confirmed that a shooter killed four people at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla., on Wednesday. The shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.