- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...ternational-space-stationA helium leak pushed back a planned launch to May 25. Boeing's program that would shuttle astronauts to and from the International Space Station has been plagued with problems.Posted 1 hour 18 minutes ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...y-university-scholarshipsHigher education officials in Ohio are reviewing race-based scholarships after last year's Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.Posted 3 hours 21 minutes ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...5-tootsie-actor-obituraryDabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in "9 to 5" and the nasty TV director in "Tootsie," has died.Posted 3 hours 21 minutes ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...in-footrace-by-5th-graderIan Roberts has competed in some of the most high-profile races in the world. But his biggest competition to date was a determined 5th grader in jean shorts and Nike tennis shoes.Posted 4 hours 55 minutes ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...ps-bullies-missing-schoolSince the pandemic, chronic absenteeism in the nation's K-12 schools has skyrocketed. These teens are working to get their attendance back on track.Posted 5 hours 25 minutes ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/sections/heal...ve-better-ingredients-fdaSkin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. and we need all the protection we can get. So why is it so hard to get newer, more effective ingredients approved here?Posted 5 hours 25 minutes ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/sections/code...-are-attached-to-the-pastAt the height of the racial reckoning, a school district in Virginia voted to rename two schools that had been previously named for Confederate generals. This month, that decision was reversed.Posted 6 hours 7 minutes ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...-columbia-cuny-hunter-nycStudents arrested at Columbia University and the City College of New York spoke with NPR about their choice to risk legal and academic consequences.Posted 6 hours 38 minutes ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...43554/pete-mccloskey-deadMcCloskey's story has both deep roots and burgeoning relevance. He died this month at 96 and had long been out of the limelight, but the issues he had been willing to champion are as salient as ever.Posted 7 hours 28 minutes ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...ew-york-maryland-handgunsMeanwhile, Maryland's governor signs a bill to address the surge of conversion devices, including Glock switches, that bypass a pistol's trigger mechanism, allowing the weapon to fire fully automatic.Posted 7 hours 28 minutes ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/12...aise-new-risk-hot-weatherAs the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to thousands after deadly storms, it will do so Saturday under a smog warning and as all of southern Texas starts to feel the heat.Posted 8 hours 59 minutes ago - 05/18/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...ns-unusual-visit-to-spainBefore kicking off a three-day visit to Madrid, Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei stirred controversy, accusing the socialist government of bringing "poverty and death" to Spain.Posted 13 hours 6 minutes ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...-the-bodies-of-3-hostagesThe three were identified as Shani Louk, Amit Buskila and Yitzhak Gelernter. Israel's military said they had been killed by Hamas militants when they attacked a music festival on Oct. 7.Posted 18 hours 27 minutes ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...ssia-putin-xi-china-visitPresident Xi Jinping of China and Russia's Vladimir Putin doubled down on their alliance against the West this week during the Kremlin leader's visit to Beijing.Posted 19 hours 19 minutes ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...ime-sexual-abuse-lawsuitsA new lawsuit alleges widespread sexual abuse of juveniles took place over decades at Illinois youth detention facilities. Similar lawsuits have been filed this year in other states.Posted 19 hours 40 minutes ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/11...aving-a-language-in-chileCkunsa, an indigenous language in Chile, was declared dead 70 years ago. But groups in northern Chile are successfully reviving the language and teaching it to a new generation.Posted 19 hours 51 minutes ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...on-election-results-southMore than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers who build luxury SUVs in Alabama were eligible to vote on whether to join the UAW. Workers faced intense anti-union messaging from Mercedes in the run-up.Posted 21 hours 2 minutes ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...h-kids-rap-song-the-sparkA shot of pure joy to start off the weekend: a charming video of kids from Cork, Ireland, rapping about finding and following their creative voice.Posted 22 hours 45 minutes ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...-starts-operating-in-gazaThe first trucks of aid entered Gaza via a pier built by the U.S. But it's challenging to move aid around Gaza, and humanitarian groups operating in Rafah warn they don't have food to distribute.Posted 1 day 18 minutes ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...-charges-pga-championshipScheffler, who won the Masters last month, was arrested and charged after an interaction Friday morning with a police officer directing traffic into to the golf club where the PGA event is being held.Posted 1 day 1 hour ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/sections/goat...elationship-with-siblingsAs part of our series on "the Science of Siblings," we looked at how some brothers and sisters are best friends. Here are some of the stories you shared of close ties with siblings.Posted 1 day 5 hours ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...-to-set-fire-to-a-synagogFrench police shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen early on Friday, authorities said.Posted 1 day 6 hours ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...an-fatal-shooting-floridaRoger Fortson, a 23-year-old senior airman, was shot and killed at his apartment by a deputy this month. Lawyers for the family dispute the sheriff's office claim of self defense.Posted 1 day 7 hours ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...zona-snake-bites-venomousIt's rattlesnake season in Arizona, where the number of bites has surged. And it turns out most of what you thought you knew about the reptiles isn't true.Posted 1 day 7 hours ago - 05/17/24
- http://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/12...55/aid-gaza-floating-pierThe shipment is the first in an operation that U.S. military officials anticipate could scale up to 150 truckloads a day entering the Gaza Strip as Israel presses in on the southern city of Rafah.Posted 1 day 8 hours ago - 05/17/24
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