- — Zelenskyy says 'counteroffensive, defensive actions' are taking place in Ukraine
- The Ukrainian president said Saturday that "the counteroffensive, defensive actions are taking place in Ukraine. I will not speak about which stage or phase they are in."(Image credit: Efrem Lukatsky/AP)
- — Coastal biomedical labs are bleeding more horseshoe crabs with little accountability
- Horseshoe crab blood is used to test vaccines around the world. But while Europe has approved a synthetic alternative, biomedical labs are bleeding more crabs from the Atlantic Coast.(Image credit: Ariane Müeller)
- — Boris Johnson resigns from Parliament, citing an upcoming report on his behavior as PM
- The flamboyant and populist former U.K. prime minister quit his parliamentary seat. He called the panel examining whether he lied to fellow lawmakers about COVID social gatherings a "kangaroo court."(Image credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
- — 'The Wind Knows My Name' is a reference and a refrain in the search for home
- Isabel Allende's latest is a tale of two child immigrants — a boy who escapes Nazi occupied Vienna in 1938 and a girl who escapes military gangs in El Salvador in 2019 — and their shared experience.(Image credit: Ballantine Books)
- — The latest Trump charges cast a new light on a growing Republican presidential field
- Seeing Trump in the dock in a criminal case enrages his core supporters and the GOP officeholders who depend on them. But it could also breathe new life into candidacies that offer alternatives.(Image credit: Charlie Neibergall/AP)
- — Wall Street's top cop is determined to bring crypto to heel. He just took a big shot
- The SEC announced this week a barrage of lawsuits against crypto exchanges Coinbase and Binance. The outcome could help define the future of the cryptocurrency sector.(Image credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
- — Sudan's fighting risks reigniting war in Darfur, a site of atrocities 20 years ago
- As fighting in Sudan's capital continues to rage, experts say it's spilling over into the Darfur region and risks fully reigniting a conflict from the early 2000s that left hundreds of thousands dead.(Image credit: AFP via Getty Images)
- — A Ukrainian nuclear plant is facing a water shortage
- The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant used a large reservoir for cooling water. Now that reservoir is rapidly draining.(Image credit: Kateryna Klochko/AP)
- — 4 children lost for 40 days after a plane crash are found alive in Colombian jungle
- The crash happened in the early hours of May 1, when the Cessna single-engine propeller plane with six passengers and a pilot declared an emergency due to an engine failure.(Image credit: Colombia's Armed Forces Press Office via AP)
- — Biden names a Border Patrol veteran in Texas to be the agency's next chief
- Jason Owens, the head of a busy Border Patrol sector in Del Rio, Texas, will lead the agency, the Biden administration announced. His predecessor is retiring at the end of the month. (Image credit: John Moore/Getty Images)
- — Jack Smith, special counsel in classified documents case, defends his work
- After unsealing the indictment against former President Donald Trump, Smith said the indictment was an important step for keeping the United States safe and protecting democracy. See his full remarks.(Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
- — Boris Johnson quits Parliament after learning he will be sanctioned over 'partygate'
- The former prime minister quit as a lawmaker after receiving the results of an investigation over misleading statements he made to Parliament about a series of government parties during the pandemic.(Image credit: Alberto Pezzali/AP)
- — Florida families face confusion after gender-affirming care ban temporarily blocked
- This week, a judge temporarily blocked Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for kids. It's seen as a win for trans rights but a chilling effect has left some providers and families confused on care.(Image credit: Melissa Block/NPR)
- — These are the charges Trump was indicted on and what they mean
- The Justice Department special counsel has unsealed the indictment against the former president. The 37 charges against Trump include obstruction and unlawful retention of defense information.(Image credit: Robert Perry/Getty Images)
- — Texas plans a floating barrier in the Rio Grande. Here's what we know about it
- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a $1 million string of buoys along the river that divides Texas and Mexico — and more may be installed in the future. (Image credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
- — Pickleball has a noise problem. He's trying to fix it
- Pickleball is America's fastest growing sport, but it has a noise problem. One man is on a mission to fix that.(Image credit: Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
- — Here's how NPR reporters around the world are dealing with air pollution
- As Canada and parts of the U.S. confront declines in air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, NPR reporters in Asia, Latin America and Africa share their experiences.(Image credit: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images)
- — Here's one route where immigration has slowed since Biden's new U.S. border rules
- A popular immigration passageway saw a drop right when the U.S. passed new rules imposing criminal prosecution and requiring proof an asylum-seeker was previously denied in another country.(Image credit: Carlos Villalon for NPR)
- — Relationships are the true heart of 1940s dystopian novel 'Kallocain'
- Karin Boye's novel is an outlier in that it was authored by a woman and, though narrated by a man, still expresses interest in women's inner life and acknowledges the subtleties of sexism.(Image credit: Penguin Classics)
- — 'All the Sinners Bleed' elegantly walks a fine line between horror and crime fiction
- S.A. Cosby's latest is a dark, wildly entertaining crime novel with religious undertones — and one that tackles timely issues while never losing itself or sounding preachy.(Image credit: Flatiron Books)
- — Blankets of orange haze may be unwelcomed guests at weddings this weekend in the U.S.
- Christina Lamoureux planned a perfect wedding. Now she is among the unlucky set of soon-to-be married couples frantically making contingency plans as clouds of polluted air linger over their nuptials.(Image credit: Christina Lamoureux)
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