Biden announces sweeping action to curb migrant crossings from the BBC
The executive actions will limit asylum claims at the southern border once illegal crossings hit a daily limit.Read More
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope temporarily pauses observations after malfunction from ABC
The Hubble Space Telescope has temporarily stopped observing the cosmosRead More
Rural U.S. health care is in a crisis. We went to a Georgia town to see how people there experience it from NPR Obed Manuel
NPR’s A Martínez visits Georgia to see the problems some Americans have accessing healthcare and to hear from providers about what they need to fix it. (Image credit: Claire Harbage) Read More
A beleaguered breeder faces a record $35 million fine for mistreating its beagles from NPR Rachel Treisman
The companies behind the now-closed Virginia facility pleaded guilty to violating the Animal Welfare Act and Clean Water Act. Animal rights groups applaud the development and say there’s more to do. (Image credit: Anna Moneymaker) Read More
The push for embryo rights in state legislatures worries IVF patients and doctors from NPR Natalie Krebs
13 states introduced bills this year that could give rights to embryos and fetuses associated with people. None passed yet but IVF patients and doctors fear such laws could limit fertility treatment. (Image credit: Natalie Krebs/Side Effects Public Media) Read More
A family fled Rafah as the war closed in. Now they’re living in a bombed-out school from NPR Kat Lonsdorf
A classroom in a bombed-out school has become a shelter for an extended family of 20 Palestinians. They fled Rafah after Israel’s latest offensive in the southern Gaza city. (Image credit: Anas Baba) Read More
Injured Djokovic withdraws from French Open from the BBC
Defending champion Novak Djokovic withdraws from the French Open with a knee injury before his quarter-final.Read More
What worked for India’s Modi – and what didn’t? from the BBC
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party have won the most seats in this year’s election.Read More
British bank accused of helping to fund terrorists from the BBC
Standard Chartered carried out billions of dollars of transactions for terrorist funders, US court papers claim.Read More
Biden walks difficult tightrope as son’s gun trial begins from the BBC
The president has “boundless love” for his son but Hunter’s problems are being aired at a politically sensitive time.Read More