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How musicians in Lebanon are dealing with an escalating conflict
by Scott Detrow
Lebanon is a cultural hub for Arab music. Lebanese music writer Danny Hajjar has been talking with musicians there about how they're dealing with escalating conflict in the region.
New documentary 'Hiding in Plain Sight' sheds light on youth mental health crisis
The new documentary Hiding in Plain Sight is an investigation of the mental health challenges of youth in the U.S., which Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has flagged as a "real and widespread" problem.
Large Hadron Collider starts 3rd run to unravel more mysteries about the Universe
After a few years of upgrades, the Large Hadron Collider in Europe is smashing particles together once again to discover more about the Universe.
NASA has lost contact with a small satellite called CAPSTONE
by Joe Palca
NASA has lost contact with a satellite called CAPSTONE intended to study a new kind of orbit around the moon. It's the same orbit the agency plans to use in future missions to send humans to the moon.
Counselors in Uvalde try to help the community heal
by Laurel Wamsley
Following the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, counselors are helping people deal with grief and anger. Uvalde counselors and their counterparts in Newtown, Conn., talk about the mental health journey ahead.
The latest on the investigation into the Highland Park July Fourth shooting
by David Schaper
Here's the latest on the July Fourth parade attack in Highland Park, Ill., where seven people were killed by a shooter using a high-powered rifle.
Experts say the digital footprint of the Highland Park suspect fits into a new trend
by Odette Yousef
The Highland Park shooting suspect doesn't seem to be associated with a ideological or political bent. Extremism researchers say these kinds of acts may actually be part of a troubling new trend.
Answering listeners' questions about COVID vaccines for young children
by Rob Stein
With COVID vaccines rolling out for younger children, NPR health correspondent Rob Stein and pediatrician Dr. Nia Heard-Garris are answering listener questions.
DOJ is stepping up enforcement of a law that regulates foreign lobbying in Washington
by Michele Kelemen
The Department of Justice is more actively investigating foreign lobbying in Washington and Congress is considering an update to a key law regulating that. Transparency advocates say it is about time.
The U.S. Supreme Court term in review
by Nina Totenberg
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg, SCOTUS Blog Founder Tom Goldstein and Constitutional law scholar Jamal Greene about this year's historic Supreme Court term.
Remembrances pour in for victims of Highland Park shooting
by Susie An
Remembrances and tributes are pouring in for the victims of the Highland Park July Fourth shootings.
British PM Boris Johnson's government is in turmoil as 2 Cabinet ministers resign
by Frank Langfitt
To lose one Cabinet minister may be seen as a misfortune, but to lose two looks like carelessness. That's what British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces after two key members of his Cabinet quit.
The minds of octopuses may offer a glimpse at alien intelligence, researchers say
The mind of the octopus is so different than human intelligence, some people are studying it to see what alien intelligence might look like.