NR’s Leila Fadel talks to Nick Davis, a journalist based in Kingston, Jamaica, about Hurricane Beryl which has killed several people as it moved through the southeast Caribbean. Read More
Civil rights groups decided not to ask the Supreme Court to review a court ruling that could help end a key way of enforcing the Voting Rights Act, raising questions about the landmark law’s future. (Image credit: Samuel Corum) Read More
Reporter John Burnett biked for two weeks through the Gulf South, asking people he met along the way about their major concerns in this election year. (Image credit: John Burnett for NPR News) Read More
In Detroit, a one-mile freeway is slated for removal, where a Black neighborhood once stood. It’s part of an effort to reimagine divisive infrastructure — but the plan itself has been contentious. Read More
In 2020, when Angela Zhao was just 10, she played in her first piano competition. As she waited to go onstage, a competitor did something small that gave her courage. Read More
A water boil advisory has been issued for all of Washington D.C. and parts of Arlington., Va., officials said as the nation’s capitol prepared to stage its annual Fourth of July celebrations. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik) Read More
Britons are electing a new parliament and prime minister. Polls forecast victory for the center-left Labour Party, but low turnout could change that. Read More
President Biden meets with Democratic governors amid questions about his candidacy. As Israel wages war in Gaza, it’s expanding settlements in the West Bank. Triple digit temps are back in Phoenix. Read More
Last year, Phoenix saw a record number of heat-related deaths, more than 600. The city is on track to exceed the record again this year. Read More
As Israel wages war in Gaza, it’s also working to expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Several moves are being described as the biggest seizure of land for the settlers in more than 30 years. Read More