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2 artists make flower altars for grieving communities after mass shootings
by Lakshmi Singh
Two California artists help grieving communities build floral alters in memory of mass shooting victims. Their latest stop is a high school in Winder, Ga.
People struggling with substance abuse are sometimes mistreated by medical providers
by Katia Riddle
A program in Seattle is helping people struggling with addiction and homelessness overcome barriers to medical care, including discrimination from health care providers.
Colorado pushes ahead in green hydrogen — a new technology to curb global warming
by Sam Brasch
Colorado is leading the way on standards for green hydrogen, a young industry that could play a major role in helping the U.S. meet its climate goals.
Christie to join growing field of presidential candidates vying for GOP nomination
by Josh Rogers
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will announce his presidential bid at an event in New Hampshire Tuesday evening. An early voting state, New Hampshire looms large in White House ambitions.
Morning news brief
A major dam near a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine collapses. Former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie is to officially announce his GOP presidential bid. The SEC sues a major crypto exchange.
French Open organizers offer players a way to block social media abuse
As tennis players take on their opponents at the French Open, they're also dealing with a flood of toxic comments online. Players are being offered an AI tool to block some of the social media abuse.
Taiwan alters its approach to identity and education of its Indigenous inhabitants
by Emily Feng
Taiwan's Indigenous inhabitants speak an array of Austronesian languages. Efforts are underway to teach and preserve Indigenous languages after decades of allowing only Mandarin in schools.
'The Last Action Heroes,' by Nick de Semlyen, focuses on 8 action stars
NPR's A Martinez speaks to film journalist Nick de Semlyen about the actors who dominated action films in the '80s and '90s — including: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis.
Hundreds of Floridians attend contentious school board meeting in Hernando County
by Meghan Bowman
Conservative forces are growing on several school boards in Florida. But in one county, some school board members have held back a right-wing attempt to remove a superintendent.
China's defense chief rebukes Western nations as U.S.-China tensions heighten
U.S.-China tensions reach a new high after China's new defense minister told Western nations to "mind their own business" — and a Chinese ship nearly crashed into an American vessel.
Examining how the far right tore apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud
The Electronic Registration Information Center — a multistate effort to fight voter fraud — was a rare bipartisan success story, until it was targeted by a far-right campaign to dismantle it.
In Mexico, history was made over the weekend in a state gubernatorial election
by Eyder Peralta
For the first time in nearly a century, the country's revolutionary party lost. The results in the State of Mexico, which surrounds Mexico City, suggest a new direction for Mexico's political future.