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School vouchers are one example of the stakes in legislative elections
by Wayne Schutsky
The November election in Arizona could determine whether a rapidly expanding school voucher program is reined in by the Legislature. That's the goal Democrats have -- if they can get a majority.
A Shell chemical plant stirs economic hope and environmental fears in Western Pa.
by Reid Frazier
Oil giant Shell will soon open a chemical plant near Pittsburgh that will turn gas from fracking into plastic. The project is creating hundreds of jobs but some residents worry about the air quality
To avoid states' abortion bans, a doctor proposes a floating clinic
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Meg Autry, an OBGYN and a professor at the University of California at San Francisco, about plans to offer surgical abortions on a floating clinic in the Gulf of Mexico.
Jurors heard opening statements on the first day of the Parkland shooting trial
by Greg Allen
The gunman has admitted to killing 17 people and injuring 17 others in the 2018 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. The jury is deciding the sentence.
The home of the Pittsburgh Steelers is being renamed and redecorated
For 20 years the stadium was called Heinz Field and giant Heinz Ketchup bottles framed the scoreboard. But naming rights expired, and those bottles loved by Steelers fans are being removed.
New law takes aim at those who refuse to open up cargo space in U.S. ports
The head of an agriculture lobby and a market analyst talk about supply chain relief that U.S. producers and consumers can expect from the recently enacted Ocean Shipping Reform Act.
Is the Supreme Court majority ruling on the law or their personal preference?
Critics say the Supreme Court's conservative supermajority is making ideological decision. Curt Levy of the Federalist Society tells NPR's Steve Inskeep the justices are following the rule of law.
'The Disney Revolt' details animators' 1941 strike against Disney
by Barry Gordemer
A new book by Jake Friedman documents a bitter strike in 1941 by Disney animators who wanted to unionize. The book is titled, The Disney Revolt: The Great Labor War of Animation's Golden Age.
Bison have been reintroduced in England for the first time in thousands of years
European bison resemble their American cousins. The Guardian says they're eating their way through dense forest near Canterbury. They chew bark, squash plants and open space for new growth.
Northern Europe is bracing for unusually high temperatures this week
As the heat wave in southern Europe shows some signs of abating, temperatures in northern Europe are soaring. Record highs are expected in the U.K. where officials have declared a national emergency.
A hawk patrols the El Cerrito del Norte BART station for unwanted pigeons
A light rail station in a San Francisco suburb had a nasty problem: pigeon poop. The solution: a trained hawk scares the pigeons away. Commuters now treat the hawk and his handler like celebrities.