Audubon faces a backlash after deciding to keep name that evokes a racist enslaver Three board members resigned after the National Audubon Society rejected calls to change its name. Some local groups are renaming themselves anyway. Read more on NPR

An infamous Russian unit that downed a civilian plane in 2014 was active in Ukraine A secretive Russian military unit, known for its part in the deaths of hundreds of civilians on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 nearly a decade ago, was fighting in eastern Ukraine, NPR uncovered. Read more on NPR

San Francisco will discuss reparation proposals—but even supporters are split on them While many cheered the possibility of a huge financial windfall for the city’s Black residents, one civil rights leader says the proposal is a distraction from tangible efforts to redress racism. Read more on NPR

Paris Hilton was the center of it all. Now she’s shedding the ‘character’ she created Before the word “influencer” was a household term, before Instagram and TikTok allowed users to document every moment of their life in real time, Paris Hilton was the woman at the center of it all. Read more on NPR

You have the right to a lawyer, but public defenders note a lack of resources, respect Public defenders operate under heavy pressure and budget constraints 60 years after the Supreme Court ruled low-income criminal defendants should be provided lawyers even if they can’t pay for them. Read more on NPR

Why car prices are still so high — and why they are unlikely to fall anytime soon The average new vehicle costs nearly $49,000, an almost $10,000 increase from before the pandemic. This is a look at today’s deeply weird auto market. Read more on NPR

Former Air Force officer gets prison term for Jan. 6 Capitol attack Larry Brock of Texas joined other rioters on the Senate floor only minutes after then-Vice President Mike Pence, senators and their staff fled to escape the mob attacking the building on Jan. 6, 2021. Read more on NPR