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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Adm. Mike Mullen, ex-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about the ships which Russia insists are part of pre-planned naval exercises. Is there more to it than that?

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to John B. King, Jr., chancellor of the State University of New York system, about how schools are adjusting their policies and practices after the Supreme Court's ruling.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Sharon Weston Broome, who is the mayor-president of Baton Rouge, about how her city is handling the recent heat wave and its threats to residents.

Charlie Sampson rode bulls competitively for 20 years. He told his son Daniel that he found his calling when he visited a carnival as a boy.

Much of the responsibility to test for and respond to the coronavirus is at the state level. But states' capabilities vary and they face challenges.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is criticizing the Republican National Committee for censuring two House Republicans who serve on the panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection.

No-knock warrants have been in steep decline since the height of the war on drugs, but the killing of a Black man in Minneapolis has raised questions about why police still insisted on the tactic.

Graphic novelist Henry Barajas is finding success by incorporating Mesoamerican history — and his own family's past — into his work.

Ohio votes to amend state constitution to enshrine abortion rights. Five candidates will face off in third GOP debate. The number of babies born with syphilis is ten times what it was a decade ago.

The NPR series, "Body Electric," has the results of the study into screen time, movement and better health. Follow along with the series at npr.org/bodyelectric or on the TED Radio Hour podcast feed.