Boston Celtics win — again from NPR Esteban Bustillos
The Boston Celtics are world champions. Again. It’s their 18th NBA title — the most in history. The Celtics dominated the series defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-1. Read More
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Boeing CEO faced sharp criticism from angry lawmakers on Capitol Hill from NPR Joel Rose
Senators grilled Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun Tuesday about the company’s aircraft production issues. His appearance came the same day a new whistleblower raised fresh allegations about the 737 Max. Read More
Trump factors big in Virginia’s primaries today from NPR Jahd Khalil
An incumbent House Republican, Bob Good, faces a tough primary challenger — who is backed by Former President Donald Trump — after Good endorsed DeSantis in the GOP presidential primary. Read More
What to expect out of Putin’s visit to North Korea from NPR Michael Levitt
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Angela Stent, senior non-resident fellow at the Brookings Institution, about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea. Read More
Some undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens may be guarded from deportation from NPR Jasmine Garsd
Will Biden’s new executive action to shield certain undocumented immigrants from deportation have a chance to be implemented? Here’s what would that mean for mixed-status immigrant families. Read More
Russia’s Putin Visits North Korea from NPR Charles Maynes
Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a two-day state visit to North Korea meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. We explore how the two countries might cooperate, with NPR’s correspondents in Moscow and Seoul. (Image credit: Vladimir Smirnov) Read More
Petition pushes FEMA to classify extreme heat and wildfire smoke as ‘major disasters’ from NPR Megan Lim
Thirty environmental, healthcare and labor groups filed a petition urging federal government to include heat and wildfire smoke in its definition of “major disaster.” Read More
Chiquita is ordered to pay millions to families of death squad victims in Colombia from NPR John Otis
A landmark verdict orders Chiquita, one of the worlds largest banana companies, to pay millions of dollars in damages to the relatives of eight Colombian men murdered by a paramilitary death squad. Read More
This database could help descendants of enslaved people learn about their ancestry from NPR Gurjit Kaur
Ancestry.com has released a new free database of tens of thousands of old newspaper records about formerly enslaved people. The company hopes it will help fill historical gaps for Black Americans. Read More
What’s a heat dome? Here’s why so much of the US is broiling this week from ABC
Much of the Midwest and the Northeast is broiling — or set to broil — in extreme summer heat this weekRead More