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Vermont to vote on whether to amend the state's constitution to protect abortion

5:29pm June 29, 2022

by Mikaela Lefrak

Some states passed laws protecting abortion rights before Roe was overturned. A few are going further. Vermont will vote on an amendment to fully protect abortion access in the state's constitution.

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Some Californians are prepping to host visitors who seek abortion access

5:29pm June 29, 2022

by April Dembosky

California volunteers are gearing up to host women from out of state in their homes or drive them to abortion appointments. One is a 75-year old woman motivated by having had abortions before 'Roe.'

Zoe Touray (left) Eliyah Cohen (middle) and RuQuan Brown (right) are some of the student activists leading the charge for gun reform.

We asked 5 students: What inspired you to become a gun control activist?

5:25pm June 29, 2022

NPR spoke with high school and college students who have been impacted by gun violence, and are now working to make sure others won't be.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., supports a national strike over Roe's demise

5:14pm June 29, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, about protecting abortion rights — which has long been among the Democratic party's central causes.

Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testified during the sixth hearing by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.

Hutchinson's bombshell Jan. 6 testimony sways legal experts and conservative media

5:05pm June 29, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

The explosive testimony about former President Trump's actions on Jan. 6, 2021, has led to calls from some right-leaning outlets that Trump is unfit to serve in office.

Sen. Bernie Sanders in Staten Island, New York on April 24, 2022.

Sen. Bernie Sanders calls on DOT to start fining airlines for disrupted flights

4:59pm June 29, 2022

by Deanna Schwartz

Ahead of the Fourth of July travel weekend, Bernie Sanders calls on the U.S. Department of Transportation to take action to reduce airline cancellations and delays.

Secretary Blinken and Spanish Foreign Minister Albares on new NATO Strategic Concept

4:57pm June 29, 2022

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin moderates a panel with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Spain's Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares at the NATO Public Forum in Madrid about Ukraine and immigration.

Ben & Jerry's' corporate owner found a workaround to sell ice cream in the West Bank

4:57pm June 29, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

The corporate owner of Ben & Jerry's has made a deal to keep selling ice cream in Israel and its West Bank settlements, working around an attempt by the ice cream maker to protest Israeli occupation.

What we've learned so far about Jan. 6

4:42pm June 29, 2022

House investigators have been building their case, presenting dozens of hours of testimony, showing how President Trump and his allies tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

A bison lays down in front of the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on June 22. A 34-year-old man was gored by a bull bison in Yellowstone this week, suffering an arm injury, park officials said.

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A Yellowstone visitor was injured when he got too close to a bison

3:29pm June 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

A Colorado man who Yellowstone National Park officials say got too close to a bison was thrown by the animal while trying to get himself and a child away from danger.