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A young man in rural Idaho was holding onto a secret. One weekend, something changed

5:12pm June 06, 2022

"My Unsung Hero," from the team at Hidden Brain, tells the stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In honor of Pride Month, today's story comes from a rural Idaho.

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New York and Tennessee have starkly different plans to curb gun violence

4:29pm June 06, 2022

by Brian Mann

While New York's governor has toughened gun laws in a bill signing, Tennessee's governor is focusing on "hardening" schools — showing how differently states are addressing gun violence.

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A volcano's song could contain clues to its future eruptions, scientists hope

4:29pm June 06, 2022

by Geoff Brumfiel

Scientists have recorded a song coming from a volcano. They think the musical notes may someday be useful for predicting when a dangerous eruption might occur.

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Gun violence prevention advocates wish for more action beyond President Biden's words

4:29pm June 06, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with March for Our Lives organizer, Tatiana Washington, about President Biden's actions on gun violence.

Abortion was once common practice in America. A small group of doctors changed that

4:29pm June 06, 2022

Abortion wasn't always controversial. In fact, in colonial America it would have been considered a fairly common practice. But in the mid-1800s, a small group of physicians set out to change that.

From left, Sens. Howard Baker of Tennessee and Sen. Sam Ervin of North Carolina, majority counsel Sam Dash, Sens. Herman Talmadge of Georgia and Daniel Inouye of Hawaii listen to the testimony of James McCord, one of the Watergate burglars, during the Wat

Watergate Committee hearings may be both an inspiration and a hard act to follow

4:29pm June 06, 2022

by Ron Elving

Fifty years from now, when Americans look back on the riotous break-in at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will it have as much impact as memories of the Watergate scandal continue to have today?

A gurney in the execution chamber at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Okla. on Oct. 9, 2014.

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A federal judge rules Oklahoma's lethal injection method is constitutional

4:11pm June 06, 2022

by The Associated Press

In a federal trial earlier this year, attorneys for 28 death row inmates argued the method could violate the amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment.

Gas prices over $7.00 a gallon are displayed at a Chevron gas station in Menlo Park, Calif., on May 25.

In 10 states, a gallon of gas now costs more than $5

3:48pm June 06, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Consumers are paying more around the country. No state's average is below $4.28, according to AAA. But in California, drivers are paying $2 more than that amount.

Jamichael Jones, 33, is a suspect in the shooting death of the rapper Mariel Semonte Orr, who was known professionally as Trouble.

The Atlanta rapper Trouble was shot and killed Sunday in a domestic dispute

1:42pm June 06, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Mariel Semonte Orr, known professionally as Trouble, was shot once in the chest and killed at an apartment in Conyers, Georgia. Authorities are searching for the suspected shooter, Jamichael Jones.

Uruguay midfielder Fernando Gorriaran and U.S. defender Joe Scally chase the ball during the first half of an international friendly soccer match on Sunday in Kansas City, Kan.

The U.S. men's national soccer team wore orange armbands in support of gun control

1:21pm June 06, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The team also sent a letter to Congress urging members to vote for stricter gun legislation in the aftermath of several recent mass shootings across the nation.