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Lilla Lanivich, 14, of Rochester Hills, Mich., wins NPR podcast contest
by Leila Fadel
The middle school winner of NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge tells how her golden retriever, Lopez, helped restore her independence.
Biden will be talking to his counterparts from Japan and South Korea at Camp David
For the first time since 2015, foreign leaders have been invited to the presidential retreat. Biden wants to strengthen ties with both countries as part of a broader push to counter China's influence.
Bear runs onto field during high school football team's practice in Tennessee
The Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders had just come out from the weight room when they saw the animal running around the stadium. It was there for several minutes.
Morning news brief
President Biden is using Camp David to elevate a summit with Japan and South Korea. Wildfires in Canada force all 20,000 Yellowknife residents to flee. Ecuador elects a new president on Sunday.
7 decades later, remember the anniversary of the 1953 Iran coup
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former British Foreign Secretary David Owen and Coup 53 filmmaker Taghi Amirani about the 70th anniversary of the coup in Iran.
'Planet Money': The FTC finds that breaking up big business is hard to do
by Darian Woods
Is the Federal Trade Commission on a losing streak? Critics argue that under Linda Khan's leadership it is bringing cases to court that it can't win.
West Virginia University's $45 million budget shortfall to force cuts
by Chris Schulz
West Virginia University plans to cut its language department and drop all language requirements as it faces a budget deficit. It's the state's largest university.
Rhiannon Giddens' album pays homage to greats like Loretta Lynn, Aretha Franklin
2023 is turning out to be The Year of Rhiannon Giddens. She won a Pulitzer Prize for her opera Omar, and she's releasing a new album: You're the One.
What is the oppressive heat doing to coral off the coast of Florida?
by Jenny Staletovich
Scientists racing to protect coral amid an ocean heat wave blistering reefs off South Florida got some rare good news this month. Some of the rescued corals made babies in their lab.
Los Angeles creates a task force to combat retail thefts
NPR's A Martinez talks with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass about a rash of smash-and-grab robberies in Southern California.
Efforts to help wildfire survivors ramp up in Lahaina, led largely by volunteers
by Greg Allen
Distribution of supplies is going well, but the search for victims is going painstakingly slow, given the challenges of finding and identifying remains.
GOP lawmakers opposed Biden's climate measure but it's helping their constituents
by H.J. Mai
President Biden's climate measure has driven billions of dollars in clean technology investments. Despite no support from House Republicans, it's Red States which are seeing the biggest benefits.
Ecuador will elect a president — 2 weeks after candidate was assassinated
by Carrie Kahn
An investigative journalist has stepped forward to replace his assassinated colleague as the presidential nominee in Ecuador's presidential election this Sunday.