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  • Kelly Slater celebrates on the final day of the Billabong Pipeline Pro in Hawaii last week.
    Too rad to retire? Surfing GOAT Kelly Slater is looking at the bigger picture
    You want to talk GOATS? How about surfer Kelly Slater winning title at Billabong Pipeline Pro, days before his 50th birthday.
  • Biden aims to take on China by boosting economic ties between U.S. and South Korea
    President Biden wants to counter the economic might of China. He visited a semiconductor plant outside Seoul to kick off a trip aimed at his top foreign policy priority.
  • Rev. Denise O. Walden-Glenn and Alia Williams each raise a fist— a symbol of solidarity and Black power— at the VOICE office in Buffalo, New York.
    After the Buffalo slayings, parents struggle through talks with their children
    Some of the children want to know how someone could do something so horrible. Others are too young to fully comprehend. Parents say there are no easy answers to the questions the children ask.
  • Britain Eases Terror-Threat Alert Level
    The British government says the country's terror-threat level is taking a step down from "critical" to "severe." The slight improvement comes days after more than 20 people were arrested for an alleged terror plot against airlines. London continues to suffer flight cancellations related to the increased security.
  • In this May 23, 2020 image from Louisiana State Police body camera video, Troopers Jacob Brown (left), George Harper (center) and others restrain motorist Antonio Harris after a high-speed chase in Franklin Parish, La.
    3 Louisiana state troopers are charged in the beating of a Black motorist
    The battery charges in the 2020 arrest of Antonio Harris come amid mounting scrutiny of the state's top law enforcement agency over allegations of excessive force — particularly against Black people.
  • Air Force Academy Embroiled in Religious Controversy
    The Air Force Academy says it is taking measures to address concerns that Evangelical Christians exercise too much influence at the school and are trying to force their religion on others.
  • AFL-CIO Tries to Adapt to Smaller Size
    At its national gathering in Chicago, the AFL-CIO tries to adjust to the desertion of two of its largest members: the Teamsters and the Service Employees International Union. Robert Siegel talks with Richard Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer for the AFL-CIO.
  • Grief and Anger Follow Deadly Qana Bombing
    World leaders are expressing outrage over an Israeli airstrike Sunday that killed more than 50 civilians -- many children -- in the southern Lebanese village of Qana. The pre-dawn attack flattened a building where several families had taken shelter. Grief and anger were evident and the scene of the bombing.
  • Talent Shifts Stance on Stem-Cell Research
    Missouri Republican Sen. Jim Talent, running for re-election his fall, has infuriated supporters by taking his name off a bill to ban cloning. Anti-abortion organizations are fighting an amendment that would protect stem-cell research from being criminalized.
  • Guarding Your Money and Identity: Part Two
    Millions of people are victimized by online fraud or identity theft. Mario Armstrong offers advice on what to do if your identity has been stolen. Armstrong covers technology for Baltimore-area NPR member stations WEAA and WYPR.
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