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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
Donald Trump's legal woes haven't hurt him in the polls. The ACLU files a lawsuit to block the country's first religious public charter school. Kenya offers to step in to bolster security in Haiti.
ACLU files suit to block the country's first religious public charter school
by Beth Wallis
The lawsuit, filed in Oklahoma, is meant to stop the country's first religious charter school from opening. This comes after state officials there approved the school in June.
States comb through Medicaid rolls to see who can stay and who should go
by Selena Simmons-Duffin
Nearly four million people across the country have been disenrolled from Medicaid since pandemic protections expired in April. Experts say that number could rise to 24 million.
The U.S. is set to take over the presidency of the U.N. Security Council for August
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield about agenda priorities, including: human rights and global food security. Action may be stymied by Russia and China.
19 years after he first proposed, Jean Todt weds Michelle Yeoh
Former Ferrari CEO Jean Todt might be used to life at high speed, but that didn't happen with his marriage. He wed Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh nearly two decades after first proposing.
Veterans are encouraged to enroll for Pact Act benefits by Aug. 9
by Quil Lawrence
A long political campaign for veterans hurt by toxic exposures resulted in the largest expansion of VA care in decades. Advocates are urging veterans to access retroactive benefits before they expire.
Young Catholics from around the world flock to World Youth Day events in Portugal
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Heidi Schlumpf of the National Catholic Reporter, about Pope Francis's reform agenda, and the impact of encouraging young parishioners to "shake things up."
Researchers study cricket courtship to understand sexy behavior in other animals
British researchers have discovered that the way crickets rub their wings together to sing — is about the closest an insect can come to a dating app.
Kenya proposes to lead a multinational force into violence-torn Haiti
NPR's A Martinez talks to the Miami Herald's Jacqueline Charles about Kenya's offer to send a thousand police officers to Haiti to lead a multinational effort to support Haitian police.
Movie extras worry they'll be replaced by artificial intelligence
by Bobby Allyn
As the Hollywood strikes grind on, some background TV and film actors are concerned about losing jobs to artificial intelligence.
An archeological dig in Turkey has uncovered artifacts dating back 1,000 years
by Peter Kenyon
What started out as an exploration of a Roman garrison has uncovered artifacts dating back to the time of the Assyrian Empire. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on July 30, 2023.)
Author Susan Casey takes readers along with her to profound depths of the ocean
NPR's A Martinez speaks with scuba diver and writer Susan Casey about her new book, The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean.