What heat dome? They're still skiing in Colorado
Colorado's big winter means there's still enough snow to ski and snowboard on this Fourth of July weekend.
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Israel presses its offensive in the occupied West Bank. Russia says it repelled a drone attack on a Moscow airport. A Chicago suburb remembers victims of a mass shooting at a July Fourth parade.
California's fire season has begun as debate over wildfire retardant heats up
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Los Angeles Times reporter Hayley Smith about the use of a popular fire retardant that critics say is contaminating waterways. Many fire crews insist it's indispensable.
A toxic algal bloom off Southern California is blamed for making sea lions sick
Rising levels of toxins in the waters off Southern California is making sea lions sick, causing them to become aggressive. Authorities are warning beachgoers to steer clear.
Some cities drop July Fourth fireworks for safer, quieter and greener alternatives
Americans will launch their own fireworks and attend public displays across the country for the Independence Day holiday. But could drones become the new way to wow crowds?
It's been a year since a deadly mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill.
The community of Highland Park will hold a ceremony and community walk in honor of the seven people killed last year during a shooting at a July Fourth parade.
New federal rules will limit miners' exposure to deadly disease-causing dust
The federal government has come out with a proposal meant to prevent deadly black lung disease among miners. (Story first aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on July 1, 2023.)
In post-Roe Texas, 2 mothers with traumatic pregnancies walk very different paths
The state's abortion bans make no exceptions for fatal fetal anomalies. Two women had devastating pregnancy diagnoses — one could leave the state for an abortion, and the other could not.
Gunman opens fire on Philadelphia streets, killing 4 and wounding 2
Four people were killed and at least two others injured Monday night when a gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire in a Philadelphia neighborhood, police said.
Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard
The practice of giving priority to the children of alumni has faced growing pushback in the wake of last week's Supreme Court's decision ending affirmative action in higher education.