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Solar Impulse 2, piloted by Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard, prepares to land in Seville, Spain, on Thursday.

'Beautiful Flight' Across The Atlantic Is Major Milestone For Solar Plane

5:07pm June 23, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

After 71 hours and 8 minutes of flight time crossing the Atlantic, Solar Impulse 2 touched down in Spain. It's a big step toward the goal of circumnavigating the globe using only the sun's power.

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Baltimore Police Officer Found Not Guilty In Death Of Freddie Gray

4:55pm June 23, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

The city of Baltimore is reacting to the judge's decision to not convict officer Caesar Goodson in the death of Freddie Gray in April 2015. Goodson drove the van that transported Gray after his arrest, and prosecutors said his actions caused the young black man to suffer a fatal spinal injury.

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LGBT Self-Defense Site 'Pink Pistols' Gains Followers After Orlando Massacre

4:55pm June 23, 2016

by John Burnett

An "LGBT self-defense" website called Pink Pistols run by a disabled man in Philadelphia has taken off since the Orlando massacre. The group's founder says his Facebook page has quadrupled in likes, and gun instructors all over the country have stepped forward to offer instruction for concealed carry licenses.

Immigrants React To Supreme Court Blockage Of Obama Actions

4:55pm June 23, 2016

by Wade Goodwyn

A tied Supreme Court left in place a lower court decision preventing the president from keeping millions of people from deportation. They are the parents of citizens or lawful permanent residents.

The Long History Of Sit-Ins As A Form Of Political Expression

4:55pm June 23, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to David Meyer, a sociology professor at the University of California, Irvine, about the historical use of the sit-in and its origins as a form of political expression.

University Of Texas At Austin President Reacts To Affirmative Action Ruling

4:55pm June 23, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Gregory Fenves, the president of the University of Texas at Austin, the school at the center of Thursday's Supreme Court ruling about affirmative action.

A Protein That Moves From Muscle To Brain May Tie Exercise To Memory

4:55pm June 23, 2016

by Jon Hamilton

In mice, monkeys and people, exercise releases a protein called cathepsin B. And as blood and brain levels of this protein rise, memory gets better. But the protein has a dark side, too.

Travelers go through the TSA PreCheck security point at Miami International Airport on June 2. The number of TSA PreCheck applicants has more than doubled owing to record security wait times.

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TSA PreCheck Applications Soar Amid Long Lines At Airports

4:49pm June 23, 2016

by Lee Hale

They don't take off their shoes, they don't take out their laptops and their numbers are growing every day. Some 16,000 people per day are applying for the government's airport pre-screening program.

Supreme Court Tie Blocks Obama Immigration Actions

4:31pm June 23, 2016

by Scott Horsley

A Supreme Court tie vote on Thursday blocked President Obama's plan to shield millions of immigrants from deportation.

House Democrats End 26-Hour Sit-In Over Gun Control

4:31pm June 23, 2016

by Susan Davis

House Democrats continued a sit in on the floor of the chamber overnight and into Thursday to force a vote on gun legislation. Speaker Paul Ryan adjourned the House until July 5.