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Kentucky State

Lexington, KY

WEKU

CROWN Act protections ban race-based hair discrimination in the workplace. Lexington passed its own version of the act last year.

Lexington celebrates hair discrimination ban, proclaims July 3 as “National CROWN Day”

Hurricane Beryl has devastated several Caribbean Islands including Grenada.

Photos: See the path of destruction from Hurricane Beryl

Los Angeles, CA

A Louisiana law requires classrooms to post the 10 Commandments, but Jews and Christians don't necessarily agree on what they are. Even among Christians, views vary on what Commandments are for.

Louisiana mandate stirs debate about the 10 Commandments and their purpose

Georgia State

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Perry, GA

Vanishing Georgia

Peggy Bramblette recently reached out to let us know that the historic New Perry Hotel, perhaps the best-known symbol of this Middle Georgia town, was facing possible demolition. A week passed and I was not surprised to learn that the demolition is imminent. I’ve witnessed a long history of developers convincing local politicians to agree […]

Historic New Perry Hotel Facing Demolition

With immunity ruling, the Supreme Court is again the focus of politics. Hurricane Beryl is so strong, in part because of record high ocean temps. Catholic Church names its first millennial saint.

Morning news brief

California State

Sacramento, CA

A heat wave is gripping much of the U.S. with over 110 million people under heat-related warnings, watches and advisories. In parts of California, temperatures may reach well into the triple digits.

How the current heat wave is impacting different parts of California

Texas State

Austin, TX

Air conditioning wasn't common in middle class homes until some Texas families decided to become study subjects in the 1950s.

70 years ago, some Texan families joined an experiment that ushered in life with AC

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful, if you were watching earlier this week when Tom Star (Clint Howard died), you know that Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) did not honor her Hippocratic Oath as a physician to "do no harm".

The Bold and the Beautiful shocker: Dr. Li Finnegan broke her Hippocratic Oath by watching Tom die

One group was tasked with studying the Quartering Act of 1765. Their podcast was one of nearly 2,000 submitted to NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge.

On this July 4th week, we’re handing the mic to 4th graders for a history lesson

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sports Illustrated journalist Jon Wertheim about the opening days of Wimbledon.

The action at Wimbledon is in the early stages but already there's much to talk about

As extreme heat grips the nation, doctors and researchers hoping to understand the heat's real-time risks are tuning into a relatively new tool from CDC: the Heat & Health tracker.

CDC's Heat & Health tracker collects ER data across the country in near real time

We look at how people in the U.S. feel about their country and its institutions, according to NPR polling. In 2003, 70% said they're "extremely proud" to be American. By 2023, it was down to 39%.

How Americans feel about their country and its institutions

New Mexico State

Las Vegas, NM

Federal officials are hopeful a temporary drinking water system will be in place this week for the city of Las Vegas, N.M. The 13,000 people there have been rationing water for two weeks now.

A New Mexico city faces drinking water crisis following torrential rains and mudslides

Missouri State

Clay County, MO

CJ Coombs

Beery, Sr. starred in films from 1913 until he died in 1946. He had a long acting career including the silent film era. His brother who was three years younger, Wallace Beery, was also an actor and an Academy Award winner. His son, Noah Beery, Jr. was a well-known character actor from The Rockford Files.

Actor Noah Beery, Sr. was from Clay County, Missouri and his son was a regular in The Rockford Files

Painted lady butterflies are flying more than 2,600 miles over the Atlantic Ocean without stopping, one of the longest recorded journeys ever taken by a flying insect.

How do painted lady butterflies travel such long distances?

Many in the path of Hurricane Beryl prepare for the worst as the strongest storm on record this early in the season hits the Caribbean.

Hurricane Beryl, the strongest on record this early in the season, hits the Caribbean

By testing the drug rapamycin as a way to prevent gum disease — often associated with heart disease and dementia — researchers may learn more about if it slows age-related diseases.

Rapamycin is being studied to see if it can slow down age-related diseases in humans

Hurricane Beryl is an unusually strong storm for this time of year and it gained strength unusually fast. That's in part because of record high ocean temperatures driven by climate change.

Record temperatures, driven by climate change, help to fuel Hurricane Beryl

David Tatel, a former judge on the nation’s second highest court, shares his concerns about the state of our democracy and our judiciary. His new book is Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice.

A retired federal judge reflects on going blind and losing faith in the Supreme Court

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Haiti's interim Prime Minister Garry Conille, about his efforts to stabilize parts of Haiti which are overrun by gangs.

The challenges ahead for interim Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille are enormous

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