National

Writers and readers from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico share their picks for books that tell us something about the places where they live.

Traveling this summer? Here are book picks for all 50 states (and then some)

11:27am June 01, 2022

Poets laureate and other literary luminaries from all 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico recommend quintessential reads that illuminate where they live.

A bison leads her calf through deep snow toward a road in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on Feb. 20, 2021. On Monday, a bison gored a 25-year-old woman in Yellowstone when she got within 10 feet of the animal.

National

A bison gored a woman who got too close to it in Yellowstone National Park

11:22am June 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

The 25-year-old Ohio woman got within 10 feet of the bison before the animal gored her and tossed her 10 feet into the air. She sustained a puncture wound and other injuries.

Dunbar hands cotton candy to Israel on Tuesday.

National

In Uvalde, a woman in clown colors makes kids smile

11:00am June 01, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

A few yards from the central memorial for the shooting victims, a clown hands out snow cones and toys for free to all. She says it's her way to give back — and she wants the gun violence to stop.

Amerie Jo Garza's name is displayed before the game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field on May 27, 2022 in the Queens borough of New York City.

National

Girl Scouts posthumously honor a 10-year-old Uvalde victim for heroism

8:34am June 01, 2022

by Ayana Archie

The honor was presented to Amerie Jo Garza's family. The organization additionally gave a presentation of colors at Amerie's funeral Tuesday, it said.

National

Memorial services for Texas shooting victims will take place over the next 2 weeks

6:57am June 01, 2022

by SERGIO MARTÍNEZ-BELTRÁN

In Uvalde, families are burying their relatives as more details emerge about what happened before and during last week's deadly massacre at Robb Elementary School.

Queue Listen Now

Part of the group forming the new organization (L - R): Maso Kibble, Diamond Anthony, Jessica Kallup, Manny Frank-Lampon, Rich Frank-Lampon, André Henson aka Alzei Barbei Mizrahi, Elicia Gonzales, Jamaal Henderson, Abdul-Aliy Muhammad.

National

Philly's Pride March returns this week with new organizers and focus

6:02am June 01, 2022

by Michaela Winberg

A new group of mostly Black and brown LGBTQ organizers are throwing the Pride March in Philadelphia on June 5, trying to rebuild the event into something more welcoming — and more revolutionary.

Queue Listen Now

National

The company controlling rights to Elvis Presley's legacy has Las Vegas all shook up

5:58am June 01, 2022

Authentic Brands Group has papered the capital of Elvis-themed nuptials with cease-and-desist letters — which could mean it's now or never for the $2 billion wedding industry in Las Vegas.

Queue Listen Now

Shawna Wood and her father, Tom Wood, say their hotel has been rebuilt to be able to withstand 140 mph winds.

National

3 years after being leveled by Hurricane Michael, Mexico Beach is coming back

5:30am June 01, 2022

by Greg Allen

The high cost of rebuilding drove some residents out. But there are many newcomers. A real estate agent says, "It used to be called the Forgotten Coast. I don't think it's so forgotten anymore."

National

Encore: Beach grass could be key to protecting the Aquinnah Wampanoag homeland

5:08am June 01, 2022

by Eve Zuckoff

Climate change threatens a tribal homeland off the Massachusetts coast. Volunteers are planting beach grass to make it more resilient. (Story first aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on May 28, 2022.)

Fentanyl took root in Montana and in communities across the Mountain West region during the pandemic, and overall drug overdose deaths are disproportionately affecting Native Americans.

Tribal leaders sound the alarm after fentanyl overdoses spike at Blackfeet Nation

5:08am June 01, 2022

by Aaron Bolton

After 17 overdoses — including four deaths — this spring, Indigenous leaders in Montana and surrounding states look for ways to stop the fentanyl crisis and provide more treatment and care.