After years of scandal, Boy Scouts of America changes its name to Scouting America (www.npr.org)
After calls for gun safety, Tennessee votes to arm teachers (www.npr.org)
The Eurovision Song Contest kicked off with pop and protests (www.npr.org)
Competition in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest kicked off Tuesday in Sweden, with the war in Gaza casting a shadow over the sequin-spangled pop extravaganza....
Transgender bathroom bills are back, gaining traction after past boycotts (www.npr.org)
Unionizing video game makers - workers struggle with "passion tax", writers for Red Dead Redemption 2 worked a hundred hours a week for three weeks (www.npr.org)
Hamas has accepted a cease-fire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar (www.npr.org)
Hamas said it has accepted a proposal from Egypt and Qatar for a cease-fire. It is not immediately clear what the proposal entails, nor what Israel's position is.
Unionizing video game makers - workers struggle with "passion tax", writers for Red Dead Redemption 2 worked a hundred hours a week for three weeks (www.npr.org)
Unionizing video game makers - workers struggle with "passion tax", writers for Red Dead Redemption 2 worked a hundred hours a week for three weeks (www.npr.org)
Driver dies after crashing into White House perimeter gate, Secret Service says (www.npr.org)
The male driver, who was not immediately identified, was found dead in the vehicle following the crash shortly before 10:30 p.m. at an outer perimeter gate of the White House complex, the U.S. Secret Service said in a statement.
NYC says half of those arrested at 2 pro-Palestinian campus protests were not students (www.npr.org)
After adopting its own Green New Deal, a college town sets a new target [Ithaca, NY] (www.npr.org)
Pregnant women in Missouri can't get divorced. Critics say it fuels domestic violence (www.npr.org)
The turning point for Destonee was a car ride....
Pregnant women in Missouri can't get divorced. Critics say it fuels domestic violence (www.npr.org)
Have you seen this emotional support gator? Wally's owner says he's lost in Georgia (www.npr.org)
Ukraine cancels its consular services for all military-aged men living abroad (www.npr.org)
A decision by the Ukrainian government to suspend consular services for military-aged men living abroad has left some men uncertain about their futures....
After a boom in cash aid to tackle poverty, some states are now banning it (www.npr.org)
In addition to Iowa, three other states — Arkansas, Idaho and South Dakota — have banned no-strings cash aid. Lawmakers in Wisconsin and Arizona did too, but Democratic governors vetoed those bills....
Gold mining reduced this Amazon rainforest to a moonscape. Now miners are restoring it (www.npr.org)
Illegal gold mining has ravaged the Peruvian Amazon, leaving behind pollution and denuded landscapes. A group of miners are working with a U.S. charity to restore the forest.
Pentagon's reduction in military medical costs is criticized as going too far (www.npr.org)
In the past decade, the Pentagon tried to tame its massive health care costs by pushing medical care, especially for family members, into the private sector....
The iconic SpongeBob SquarePants made his TV debut 25 years ago (www.npr.org)
If you answered correctly with “SpongeBob SquarePants!” you’ve likely heard of the square, sponge cartoon who made his TV debut 25 years ago on May 1, 1999 (before the official series launch in July 1999).
Dean's family says he quickly fell into critical condition after being diagnosed with a MRSA bacterial infection. He is the second aviation whistleblower to die in the past three months. (www.npr.org)
Fed keeps interest rates at 23-year high (www.npr.org)
Campus protests over the Gaza war: How some faculty members are defending student protesters, in actions and in words (www.npr.org)
Trump may get another chance to be president. He's planning an aggressive second term. (www.npr.org)
Donald Trump has already been president once, and has been outspoken about the policies he would support and enact if elected again in November....