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Romie Perez and Elia Zamarripa at Perez's house. The two are among the many holding impromptu cookouts to make meals for the families of the victims.

National

In Uvalde, tragedy and food bring a community together

1:40pm May 29, 2022

by Nurith Aizenman

Two women in Uvalde are spearheading an effort to soothe their community with food. Because Uvalde's resident's lives are so intertwined, everyone knows someone affected by the massacre.

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The Uvalde Leader-News newspaper on Sunday.

National

The front pages of Uvalde's local paper capture darkness and the lives lost

12:41pm May 29, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

The independent paper published the faces of the victims on Sunday in a powerful homage to the 21 lives lost.

People pray during a prayer service as they visit a memorial for the victims of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting in Uvalde on Saturday.

National

Voices from Uvalde: How a community mourns and comprehends 21 lives lost

12:17pm May 29, 2022

by NPR Staff

Here's how community members in Uvalde are remembering, processing and reflecting — in their own words.

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Members of Jewish youth movements dance and wave Israeli flags on the eve of Jerusalem Day an Israeli holiday celebrating the capture of the Old City during the 1967 Mideast war, next to the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in the Old C

World News

Unrest erupts at Jerusalem site ahead of nationalist march

9:10am May 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

Jewish pilgrims visited early Sunday ahead of a nationalist parade through the Old City, prompting Palestinians to throw rocks and fireworks.

Retired pastor Julián Moreno, 80, lost his great-granddaugther during the Robb Elementary School shooting.

National

A former pastor grieves the loss of his great-granddaughter in Uvalde

7:56am May 29, 2022

Julián Moreno is the retired pastor of a Baptist church in Uvalde. Members of the congregation gathered to remember his great-granddaugher and another girl who was killed in the shooting.

A view of sandles outside Kings Assembly Pentecostal church, following a stampede in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Saturday, May 28, 2022.

World News

Children among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria

6:47am May 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

A stampede Saturday at a church charity event in southern Nigeria left 31 people dead and seven injured at a program that aimed to offer hope to the needy.

Fans climb on the fence in front of the Stade de France prior to the Champions League final soccer match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, in Saint Denis near Paris, Saturday, May 28, 2022.

Champions League final marred by delays and use of tear gas on fans

5:21am May 29, 2022

The soccer Champions League final in Paris was marred as Liverpool fans were sprayed with tear gas as they tried to enter the stadium, delaying the start of the match by 35 minutes.

Arts

'Triangle of Sadness' wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Fest

4:23am May 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

Swedish director Ruben Ostlund's class warfare comedy "Triangle of Sadness" won the Palme d'Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, giving Ostlund the prize for the second time.

In this image made from online video, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet speaks during an online press conference in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province, Saturday, May 28, 2022.

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UN human rights chief asks China to rethink Uyghur policies

4:22am May 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

The top U.N. human rights official said Saturday that she raised concerns with Chinese officials about the impact of measures on the rights of Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region.

Vice President Harris speaks at a memorial service for Ruth Whitfield, a victim of the Buffalo supermarket shooting, at Mt. Olive Baptist Church on Saturday in Buffalo, N.Y.

Harris calls for unity as Buffalo lays the last shooting victim to rest

5:55pm May 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

Vice President Harris spoke during the memorial service for Ruth Whitfield, the last of 10 Black people killed in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket to be laid to rest.