Ever since the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, Israel has detained thousands of Palestinians from Gaza. Many who have since been released have shared accounts of their experiences. NPR's Daniel Estrin has the story of a radiologist from Gaza who was detained in Israel for seven months. We should warn you, this report contains descriptions of violence.

A radiologist in Gaza says he endured beatings while detained in Israel

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hani Almadhoun says that for months he felt guilty after the war began between Hamas and Israel in early October. He was living safely in the Washington, D.C., area, while his family in Bait Lahia, in northern Gaza, was being bombed. “I felt hopeless and didn’t...

A Palestinian American raises more than $1 million to feed his family and others in Gaza

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

New York City, NY

Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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Bucks County Beacon

Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025 , a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.

Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid

Dollar General has agreed to pay $12 million in penalties and improve safety at its nearly 20,000 stores across the U.S. after claims that the discount retailer put its employees in danger with its practices, the Labor Department said. In a news release last week announcing the settlement, the Labor...

Dollar General will pay $12 million in fines over workplace safety violations

Georgia State

Parts of the massive Okefenokee Swamp are a wildlife refuge. Georgia is on the cusp of permitting a titanium dioxide mine next to it, prompting the federal government to invoke federal water rights.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife invokes federal water rights to protect huge swamp in Georgia

REGINA BARBER: You're listening to Short Wave, from NPR. Hey, Short Wavers, Regina Barber here. And a few weeks ago, I went on a wild nighttime ride. We're in this, like, cart that this lady is biking us around with a dog. [LAUGHTER]. BARBER: And we're looking for bugs. Friend...

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We want to give you the latest now in the investigation of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. The FBI says it has gained access to the gunman's phone. That's as agents analyze his electronic devices. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:. Saturday's event also led to a crisis at the Secret Service....

Attempted assassination of Donald Trump puts Secret Service into harsh spotlight

Pennsylvania State

“Who sits there and thinks, with all the needs we have in America, of criminalizing the homeless?” wonders Pastor Robert Brown of Bristol’s Bible Evangelical Methodist Church after learning that the United States Supreme Court approved punishing those experiencing homelessness who have nowhere to sleep.

After SCOTUS OK’s Criminalization of Homelessness, Pennsylvania Democrats Plan Legislative Response to Protect Rights of the Unhoused

One of the world's most famous puzzles turns 50 this year. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: There's never been a puzzle quite like Rubik's cube, and America may never be the same. SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:. Yes, the Rubik's cube. MARTÍNEZ: Yeah, the creator is an 80-year-old Hungarian architect, Erno...

Happy anniversary: The puzzle known as Rubik's Cube turns 50 this year

Milwaukee, WI

For more updates from the 2024 RNC in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, head to the NPR Network's live updates page. Donald Trump's vice presidential pick is J.D. Vance, a relative newcomer to politics and fierce critic-turned-champion of the former president. "As Vice President, J.D. will continue to fight for our Constitution, stand...

Who is J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee for vice president

ROME — The Italian health ministry placed 12 cities under the most severe heat warning Tuesday as a wave of hot air from Africa baked southern Europe and the Balkans and sent temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), with the worst still to come. Croatia reported the...

'Hellishly hot' southern Europe bakes under temperatures topping 104 F

Minnesota State

DayTripper

The hit History Channel series "American Pickers" is gearing up for an exciting return to Minnesota this fall. The show's production team has announced plans to film episodes throughout the state in September 2024, offering locals a chance to showcase their unique collections and share their stories with a national audience.

"American Pickers" Set to Unearth Minnesota's Hidden Treasures

Iowa State

Oskaloosa, IA

OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Rural regions like the one surrounding this southern Iowa town used to have a lot more babies and many more places to give birth to them. At least 41 Iowa hospitals have shuttered their labor and delivery units since 2000. Those facilities, representing about a third of Iowa hospitals, are located mostly in rural areas where birth numbers have plummeted. In some Iowa counties, annual numbers of births have fallen by three-quarters since the height of the baby boom in the 1950s and '60s, when many rural hospitals were built or expanded, state and federal records show.

As a baby bust hits rural areas, hospital labor and delivery wards are closing down

Illinois State

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

The FBI is looking at the cellphone of a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man in hopes of figuring out why he tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump last weekend. That made us wonder, how does law enforcement access phones that suspects are unwilling or unable to unlock? Let's ask David Gee. He's chief marketing officer at the company Cellebrite, which sells tools that can access locked smartphones. The FBI is one of its customers. Good morning, David.

What happens when law enforcement wants to break into someone's smartphone?

South Carolina State

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Explore Beaufort SC

Manatees are back in Lowcountry waters and residents in the coastal areas of South Carolina should be particularly alert while boating and please report sightings of these gentle giants to SCDNR.

Manatees are back in South Carolina coastal waters

Las Vegas, NV

President Biden tested positive for COVID on Wednesday while campaigning in Las Vegas, the White House said in a statement. The news comes at a time in his campaign when many Democrats have raised questions about whether Biden, 81, still has what it takes to run for a second term.

Biden tests positive for COVID. It comes at an awkward time in his campaign

Brooklyn, NY

Morristown Minute

CLIFTON, N.J. - Juan De La Cruz Infante Torres, a 52-year-old from Brooklyn, New York, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to a drug trafficking conspiracy. The sentence, delivered by U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court, comes after Torres admitted to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, as well as possession with intent to distribute the drug.

Brooklyn Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking in New Jersey

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Israel's many conflicts could soon crack its Iron Dome

We're going to start this hour in the Middle East, where tensions are high on Israel's northern border with Lebanon. Israeli forces have been trading fire...

Israel's many conflicts could soon crack its Iron Dome

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