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The Summit of the Americas is often messy, and this year’s looks to be no different

Array — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 21:47:00 +0000

The Summit of the Americas has a long history of being kind of messy. This year's summit in Los Angeles seems quite likely to follow suit.

Factories have boosted production, but baby formula is likely to stay in short supply

Scott Horsley — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 21:47:00 +0000

Authorities say baby formula is likely to remain in short supply for some time to come. Factories have boosted their production and additional formula is being shipped in from other countries.

A young man in rural Idaho was holding onto a secret. One weekend, something changed

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 21:47:00 +0000

"My Unsung Hero," from the team at Hidden Brain, tells the stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In honor of Pride Month, today's story comes from a rural Idaho.

Abortion was once common practice in America. A small group of doctors changed that

Array — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 20:29:00 +0000

Abortion wasn't always controversial. In fact, in colonial America it would have been considered a fairly common practice. But in the mid-1800s, a small group of physicians set out to change that.

A volcano’s song could contain clues to its future eruptions, scientists hope

Geoff Brumfiel — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 20:29:00 +0000

Scientists have recorded a song coming from a volcano. They think the musical notes may someday be useful for predicting when a dangerous eruption might occur.

New York and Tennessee have starkly different plans to curb gun violence

Brian Mann — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 20:29:00 +0000

While New York's governor has toughened gun laws in a bill signing, Tennessee's governor is focusing on "hardening" schools — showing how differently states are addressing gun violence.

How other countries have responded to mass shootings

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:59:32 +0000

Mass shootings are far more common in the U.S. than in any other developed nation, but they have happened abroad.

Inspired by the Sixers, basketball star Dawn Staley forged her own path on the court

Terry Gross — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 17:47:00 +0000

Staley's won Olympic gold medals as a player and as a head coach. She played in the WNBA, and is now head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks women's team, which won the NCAA championship in 2022.

A journalist revisits her parents’ activism in ‘They Said They Wanted Revolution’

Arun Venugopal — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 17:47:00 +0000

Neda Toloui-Semnani shares the story of her parents, two Iranian students who met at Berkeley in 1969 and later, in Iran, worked to build a more democratic nation. Her father was executed in 1983.

HBO’s sly new ‘Irma Vep’ proves there’s still no business like show business

David Bianculli — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 17:47:00 +0000

HBO's miniseries centers on a group of creatives working on a remake of the 1916 serial The Vampires. Part comedy, part satire of the film industry, Irma Vep is a winning combination.