Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
- New book examines the hidden histories and fights for equality of queer Virginians
- Chantal floods lead to water rescues, damaged buildings in central NC
- The feds' hidden immigration weapon: Virginia's surveillance network
- Charlottesville residents tour local Black history sites for July Fourth
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Democrats continue to grapple with serious questions about President Biden's future as the party's nominee for president.
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People along the Texas coast are preparing for the landfall of Beryl. Forecasters say it will likely be a hurricane when it hits.
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Cash payments to Black descendants of the formerly enslaved have been a key part of the reparations movement. California lawmakers have set aside $12 million, but cash payments aren't in the plan.
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NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with attorney Alexandra Kazarian about the ways in which rap lyrics are used in the criminal justice system.
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Actor Ted Danson reflects on aging and regrets in a game of Wild Card with Rachel Martin.
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Michael Rivera, an assistant professor with The ATLAS Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder, talks about dissolvable fibers made from gelatin.
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Within two hours of a Supreme Court ruling that limits the ability of federal courts to impose universal injunctions, lawyers for immigrant rights groups filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of their clients.
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The ruling, involving the firm Susman Godfrey, marks the fourth time out of four that a federal judge has permanently blocked one of Trump's executive orders seeking to punish an elite law firm.
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The Orthodox Christian tradition is strong in the tiny village of Kwethluk, Alaska. It recently welcomed clergy and pilgrims from around the world to canonize a local midwife and healer as a saint.
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A growing number of people who take SSRIs are saying they've suffered difficult withdrawal symptoms from long-term use, including dysphoria and sexual dysfunction.
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The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to take steps aimed at implementing its ban on birthright citizenship. It has also made it far more difficult to challenge executive orders.
Arts & Culture
- Shooting fireworks over a historic— and flammable — city takes planning
- Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
- Recent Hanover museum exhibit examines Brown Grove's history, legacy
- On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad