A retired federal judge says Judge Cannon appears to show ‘favoritism’ toward Trump Some of Judge Aileen Cannon’s decisions in Trump’s Florida classified documents case have baffled one former judge, who gives her assessment of the case so far. Read more on NPR

Half of the U.S. military bases nationwide are in ‘health care deserts’ For hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops and their families, when the Pentagon orders them to find health care off base there is none. Read more on NPR

50% of U.S. military bases are in a health care desert, NPR probe finds An ongoing NPR investigation into military health care reveals that four out of 10 U.S. military bases are located within a federally designated health care desert. Read more on NPR

U.S. Supreme Court overturns federal ban on gun bump stocks NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Georgetown Law professor and legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union David Cole about the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a ban on gun bump stocks. Read more on NPR

Fans donate to the sick animal that was the model for Donkey in ‘Shrek’ The loquacious donkey in the “Shrek” franchise is actually based on a real live animal, who is now 30 years old and racking up medical bills. Read more on NPR

Nuclear powers are deepening their reliance on their nukes, a watchdog group says The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report says it hasn’t seen nuclear weapons playing such a prominent role in international relations since the Cold War. Read more on NPR

It was another day in court for a U.S. military serviceman who faces charges in Russia Staff Sergeant Gordon Black is on trial in Russia. He was stationed in South Korea and was about to return to the U.S. when he decided without authorization to enter Russia to see his girlfriend. Read more on NPR

How people in India’s capital city of New Delhi are coping with the heat Since mid-April, heat waves have been baking in India, the world’s most populous nation. The vulnerable are struggling to cope. Read more on NPR

Morning news brief Tensions rise between Israel and Iranian-backed Hezbollah. World leaders meet to discuss a peace roadmap for Ukraine. NPR probe finds 50% of U.S. military bases are in a health care desert. Read more on NPR