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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.
Morning news brief
Three people are charged with assault after a waterside brawl in Montgomery, Ala. Pakistan's parliament is expected to be dissolved. Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg launches a PAC.
Should there be an age limit to hold elected office?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to public health professor S. Jay Olshansky at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who has studied the longevity of every U.S. president.
Ohio voters resoundingly rejected a proposed change to the state's constitution
by Jo Ingles
The measure, subject of a special election on Tuesday, would have made it harder to pass amendments. It was seen an an attempt by state GOP lawmakers to thwart an upcoming abortion amendment.
Decades after a N.C. man survived a kamikaze attack, Navy IDs the ship's wreckage
by Jay Price
The Navy has identified the wreckage of the USS Ommaney Bay sunk in a World War Two kamikaze attack. Joe Cooper, 101, of North Carolina, survived the attack, and calls it "a miracle."
The weight loss drug Wegovy may do more than help people lose weight
by Allison Aubrey
New trial results show the weight-loss medication Wegovy can also cut heart attack and stroke risks, according to the drug's maker.
3 men are being charged with assault for the waterfront brawl in Alabama
Police say three men face charges for assault in the weekend brawl on a riverfront dock in Montgomery. They turned themselves in as the city tries to move on from the national attention it received.
Moving 2 miles away from his childhood home changed a rapper's world view
NPR's A Martinez talks to rapper Reason about his latest album, Porches. In it, he raps about how that change of address changed his whole world view.
Virginia woman sets Guinness World Record for loudest belch by a woman
Kimberly Winter recorded her attempt in April on air during a morning shock jock radio show. At 107.3 decibels, Winter's belch is louder than a blender and some motorcycles.
Bear behind 21 home invasions, 'Hank the Tank,' captured near Lake Tahoe
The 500 pound black bear, which used its strength to push into homes, will be relocated to a sanctuary in Colorado.