Are auroras coming back? The same solar region that brought an outburst of night-time beauty in early May is coming back around. But things have changed, a space weather expert tells NPR. Read more on NPR

Summer box office woes: Hollywood’s optimistic, but movie seats are still empty After an already-slow spring, movie theater attendance over Memorial Day Weekend was the lowest in decades, apart from 2020. Read more on NPR

A Visit to the Gateway for Ukrainian Prisoners of War Freed from Russia The Ukrainian border town of Krasnopillia, in the country’s northeast, is near the only open checkpoint between Ukraine and Russia. When Ukrainians are freed from Russian captivity, or when the bodies of dead Ukrainian soldiers are returned, they usually come through the…

Trump supporters have a new rallying cry: Time to ‘Buy shares’ in Truth Social Shares of Trump Media, the company behind Truth Social, were volatile a day after his historic conviction. It’s an early test of how committed his supporters will actually be in owning the shares. Read more on NPR

In a remote Indian state, trading cash and gifts for votes is an open secret India’s election commission says bribery is one of the biggest challenges to free and fair elections. In tiny Arunachal Pradesh, some voters receive the equivalent of up to a year’s average earnings. Read more on NPR