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PolitiFact founder says both parties need factchecking. But they don’t lie equally
by David Folkenflik
CBS said that its moderators would largely leave fact checking up to the vice presidential candidates in Tuesday's debate. Journalist Bill Adair said the network sent a powerful message, though.
Craig Messinger is one example of the toll climate change is taking on human life
Craig Messinger was a longtime eyeglass salesman in the Philadelphia suburbs. The beloved father drowned in his car in 2021 at the age of 70, during a flash flood. His daughter remembers him, and reflects on how climate change played a role in his death. This is part of a series of short obituaries for people who have died in recent climate-driven disasters.
The impact of migration and xenophobia in South Africa's elections
by Emmanuel Akinwotu
The issue migration has played a major part in the South African elections and anti-immigration rhetoric and xenophobia have been central to many political parties campaigns.
Summations are underway in Trump’s New York trial
by Andrea Bernstein
Both sides are tying together evidence in former President Trump’s criminal trial in New York. Prosecutors are laying out a trail of incriminating evidence.
Rockefellers profited on fossil fuels. These days, they're taking aim at the industry
by Juana Summers
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Miranda Kaiser, a fifth-generation Rockefeller and the president of the Rockefeller Family Fund, about her efforts to take down the fossil fuel industry.
White House announces a program aimed at improving the country's electric grid
by Michael Copley
Over a million electricity customers in Texas were without power after severe storms over the Memorial Day weekend. The White House announced a program that could help make electricity more reliable.
What really happened to a U.S. ship that sunk off of Maine in WWII
by Nick Song
When the USS Eagle sank eighty years ago off the coast of Maine, it was ruled an accident. Now it's known to be one of the last US ships sunk by the Germans in World War Two, and the crew is recognized with a memorial.
Nelson Mandela and the ANC -- and the choices he made in his fight for freedom
NPR's Throughline hosts Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei speak with Tshepo Moloi and Richard Stengel about Mandela’s early involvement with the African National Congress.
How Republicans turned reports antisemetism at colleges into a political strategy
by Barbara Sprunt
A season of Congressional hearings on antisemitism on college campuses is winding down as the school year ends but the issue has become an effective political wedge that could endure.
Severe weather rips through central states to East Coast
Widespread thunderstorms have caused major damage and killed 22 people in the central U.S. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Washington Post meteorologist Matthew Cappucci as the storms move east.
'All the World Beside' by Garrard Conley blends faith and love in puritan America
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Garrard Conley about his new novel "All the World Beside." The book is set in puritan America, with gay men in love as the primary characters.
A Wyoming man is under investigation after bringing an injured wild wolf inside a bar
by Caitlin Tan
A Wyoming man displayed a wolf he captured in a local bar. When videos leaked on social media threats of violence against quickly followed and the whole state is feeling a black eye.
Basketball legend Bill Walton dies at 71 after fight with cancer
by Gus Contreras
Basketball legend Bill Walton died after a prolonged fight with cancer. The 71-year-old was a prolific player who transitioned to a successful broadcasting career.