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Rep. McIver is indicted on federal charges related to tussle at immigration facility

Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., walks through a security gate at the Delancey Hall immigration detention center in Newark, N.J., on Friday, May 9. The member of Congress now faces federal charges stemming from her visit to the facility that day.

The indictment was announced by interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba. Rep. McIver says the proceedings against her are "a brazen attempt at political intimidation."

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Senators grill Trump's FAA nominee over past effort to alter pilot certification rule

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Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford was tapped in March to helm the agency. It's critical time for U.S. air travel, following a deadly January collision and ongoing air traffic control system problems.

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Jury finds Harvey Weinstein guilty in sex crimes case

Harvey Weinstein appears in court in Manhattan for on Thursday, June 5, 2025.

Weinstein's 2020 conviction on sex crimes in New York was overturned last year. In a new trial, jurors heard allegations from three women.

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Drag performers plan to protest Trump's attendance of 'Les Mis' at the Kennedy Center

President Trump tours the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on March 17, 2025.

The drag performers are expected to attend the musical alongside Trump, who after changing leadership at the Kennedy Center, said he would end drag shows there.

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Brian Wilson, the troubled genius behind The Beach Boys, has died at age 82

Brian Wilson in 1965.

The Beach Boys' co-founder, songwriter and producer transformed pop music into high art, and became America's answer to The Beatles' Lennon and McCartney in the process.

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Supreme Court press corps asks chief justice to live-stream court's opinions

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The press corps' letter was sent to the chief justice a year ago, but there has been no response.

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What is the status of DOGE now that Elon Musk is gone?

Washington Post Reporter Hannah Natanson says DOGE's mass firings made the government more inefficient. She also explains the risks of DOGE creating a massive database for the Trump administration.

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Trump says a U.S.-China trade deal is 'done'

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, second right, departs after trade talks at Lancaster House in London on Tuesday.

After talks in London this week, the two countries say they're largely going back to a framework they already agreed on in May.

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Photos: See the dazzling pictures of June's Strawberry Moon

A person plays the violin as the full moon appears over Halabja, Iraq on June 10, 2025.

A strawberry moon occurs during the time of year when strawberries fully ripen.

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Elon Musk says some of his social media posts about Trump 'went too far'

Elon Musk listens as President Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office on May 30. A week after the two traded social media disses and threats, Musk said Wednesday some of his posts "went too far."

Musk has quietly deleted some of his inflammatory tweets about Trump since last week. In a podcast episode released Wednesday, Trump said he was disappointed in Musk but had "no hard feelings."

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Greetings from Palmyra, Syria, with its once-grand hotel named for a warrior queen

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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.

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Inflation is holding steady as Trump's tariffs have yet to fully hit

Gasoline prices fell as the summer driving season got underway. But other energy costs are expected to be higher.

Consumer prices in May were up 2.4% from a year ago, but inflation eased on a monthly basis, according to the latest figures from the Labor Department

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The military's role in LA as protests persist. And, Trump appeals his criminal case

Demonstrators protest outside a downtown jail in Los Angeles following clashes with police during a series of immigration raids on June 08 in Los Angeles, California.

A curfew has been enforced in downtown LA as anti-ICE protests persist. Here's why the Marines and National Guard troops have been deployed there. And, Trump appeals his criminal conviction today.

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In photographs, scientists revel in the world they seek to discover

Spatial ecologist Emma Vogel photographed biologist Audun Rikardsen as they tracked whales in a fjord in northern Norway.

The magazine Nature announced the results of its annual Scientist at Work photography contest. The six winning entries are a set of dramatic, intimate portraits of research from all over the globe.

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DHS spokesperson defends Trump administration's use of military in LA

Police officers mobilize to enforce a curfew after it went into effect during a protest against ICE raids on June 10 in Los Angeles.

Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, explains why the Trump administration has deployed National Guard and Marine troops to Los Angeles amid protests against immigration raids.

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In Seattle, preserving trees while increasing housing supply is a climate solution

The Boulders development, built in 2006 in Seattle

Seattle, along with other cities, is struggling to balance the need for more housing with the preservation and growth of trees that help address the impacts of climate change.

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How homeowners are saving on insurance by upgrading their houses against disasters

Contractors install a roof in Mobile County, Ala., designed to better withstand hurricanes. Other states are adopting similar programs, offering insurance discounts to encourage disaster preparation.

Home insurance is getting pricier as hurricanes and wildfires get worse. States are trying new incentives, encouraging homeowners to retrofit homes against disasters to get an insurance discount.

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How Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' threatens access to Obamacare

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. (center), speak alongside Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., (left) and Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, outside of the West Wing of the White House on June 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Senators met with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss Trump

If the law passes, new paperwork requirements and other logistical hurdles could lead to millions of people on ACA plans becoming uninsured, according to Congressional Budget Office.

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Hong Kong police accuse mobile game of promoting 'armed revolution'

A phone displaying the App Store page for the mobile game Reversed Front: Bonfire.

The crackdown on the video game and its users is just the latest in what democracy and human rights advocates say is an erosion of Hong Kong's civil rights and freedoms.

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Protests grow across the U.S. as people push against Trump's mass deportation policies

Thousands of people marched throughout the streets of Manhattan Tuesday night as part of a series of nationwide rallies against President Trump

Protests of President Trump's immigration policies grew across the U.S. on Tuesday, with rallies held in New York City, Chicago and Seattle.

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Guns are the leading cause of death of kids and teens, and state laws matter

N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson holds a gun lock at an event about safe storage of firearms. North Carolina is among 30 states with the most permissive gun laws, according to a new study.

A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states that have permissive gun laws with others that have strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens.

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Word of the Week: how a bacteria unrelated to fish got its name "salmonella"

Agar plates with salmonella cultures ready for testing in the Medical Microbiology at the Houston Health and Human Services Department on June 18, 2015, in Houston. (  / Houston Chronicle ) (Photo by Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Despite its fishy name, the bacteria salmonella has no connection to the underwater creature.

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A year later, Trump continues to appeal his historic criminal case. Here's what we know

President Trump, shown at Manhattan criminal court in New York, May 28, 2024, before he was re-elected, reacts as he walks back into the courtroom after a break during closing arguments in his hush money trial.

Wednesday's hearing is another attempt by the president's legal team to have a hush money case moved from New York state court to federal court, in an effort to get the criminal charges dismissed. Trump was found guilty of all 34 charges last year, and sentenced in January.

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ABC drops Terry Moran after he calls Trump a world-class hater

Terry Moran of "Nightline" is shown speaking during the ABC Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., on July 26, 2007.

In dropping veteran correspondent Terry Moran, ABC News said his post calling President Trump "a world-class hater" was "a clear violation of ABC News policies."

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A federal law helps homeless students get an education. Trump's budget could weaken it

Megan Mainzer, the McKinney-Vento liaison for Middletown Public Schools in Rhode Island, speaks with a young girl at a school food and clothing pantry that

Federal law grants students experiencing homelessness a right to extra support and protections. Advocates say President Trump's proposed budget would strip that law of its power.

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Justice Department says Trump can cancel national monuments that protect landscapes

A sign is set up ahead of President Joe Biden

A Justice Department legal opinion released Tuesday disavowed a 1938 determination that monuments created by previous presidents under the Antiquities Act can't be revoked.

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Hungarians declare resistance to Orbán's government with a large protest

Demonstrator hokds a placard reading "See you (never) Viktor" when thousands gather in front of the Parliament in central Budapest, Hungary, on June 10.

It was the latest anti-government protest since Orbán's party pushed through a law in March, and a constitutional amendment the following month, that effectively banned public LGBTQ+ events.

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Argentina's top court upholds Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's corruption conviction

Former president of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner gestures to supporters after the Supreme Court of Argentina confirmed her sentence to 6 years in prison for corruption and lifetime ban from public office.

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner — one of Latin America's most recognizable political figures — is facing 6 years in prison and a lifetime ban from office after a major corruption conviction upheld.

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The U.S. and China have agreed on a framework to resolve their trade disputes

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (right) shakes hands with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent before their meeting to discuss China-U.S. trade, in London on Monday.

After two days of talks in London, the U.S. and China have agreed in principle on a framework to carry out an agreement they reached on resolving their trade disputes last month, Chinese state media said.

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National Park signage encourages the public to help erase negative stories at its sites

National Park Service Jennifer Mummart holds the photo of Selina Norris Gray, at the site where was taken at Arlington National Cemetery Oct. 9, 2014, in Arlington, Va. Gray was a black woman known for saving some of George Washington

The Department of the Interior is requiring the National Park Service to post signage nationwide by June 13, asking visitors for feedback on any information they feel misrepresents American history.

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