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Trump and his faithful followers return to Butler, Pa., to energize the flock
by Danielle Kurtzleben
Former President Donald Trump credited the "grace of God" for his survival of the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13 in his return to the site for a rally on Saturday.
COVID's DNA code was loaded into a computer and interpreted as music
A microbiologist sets DNA strands to music to help scientists develop treatments to fight disease.
Social justice group examines how deeply the far-right has penetrated state politics
The results of a study released this month find that at least one in five Republican state legislators across the country are affiliated with far-right groups on Facebook.
Texas lawmakers have removed gun restrictions in recent years
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Travis Clardy, a Republican state lawmaker in Texas, about this week's school shooting in Uvalde, and the state's gun laws.
House lawmakers hold hearings into the baby formula shortage
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rep. Rosa DeLauro about a House panel hearing that questioned why it took the FDA four months to issue warnings about baby formula that didn't meet safety requirements.
Can Hollywood magic help fix the current Navy pilot shortage?
The Navy is hoping that the new Top Gun sequel can help rescue naval aviation from a pilot shortage. This comes nearly four decades after the original film helped to break recruiting records.
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has technical problems
Scientists and engineers are troubleshooting from 14 billion miles away, with a delay of 20-plus hours each way — trying to fix an antenna control system built 45 years ago.
2 years after George Floyd's murder, many Black Minneapolitans do not feel any safer
Since Floyd was murdered by officer Derek Chauvin, what's changed for Black residents? NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to ex-state Sen. Jeffrey Hayden, who represented the district where Floyd was killed.
Callers find it is taking longer to get emergency services in Portland, Ore.
The city adopted a new 911 system to triage calls and streamline dispatching. But many people in need of help find themselves on hold. The same system has caused problems in other cities.
The mass shooting in Texas is the latest tragic news involving a school
A gunman opened fire Tuesday at a rural elementary school in Uvalde. At least 21 people have been killed — 19 children and two adults.
What, if anything, might Congress do about years of mass shootings?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Rep. Joaquin Castro, who represents Texas' 20th District, following Tuesday's school shooting in Uvalde that killed 21 people.
There are protests along the U.S.-Mexico border after judge blocks ending Title 42
by Kirk Siegler
Along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrant groups seeking asylum are protesting a judge's ruling that keeps Title 42, Trump-era pandemic border restrictions, in place.
Uvalde school shooting is another reminder of children's feelings of trauma
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Dr. Melissa Brymer of the UCLA/Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, about what to do for children after Tuesday's school shooting in Texas.