Did DEI D.I.E.? Welcome to a new kind of ‘civil rights’ era The new Trump administration is using the language of civil rights but flipping it on its head. If ‘diversity’ is now being coded as discrimination, what does that mean for the future of civil rights? Brittany is joined by Columbia Law professor Olatunde…

Study finds India doubled its tiger population in a decade The study found that some local communities near tiger habitats have also benefited from the increase in tigers because of the foot traffic and revenues brought in by ecotourism. Read more on NPR

A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori The recognition acknowledges the mountain’s theft from the Māori after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement from the country’s government to Indigenous people. Read more on NPR

Senator calls RFK Jr.’s position on race and vaccines dangerous In one of the most tense exchanges in a heated confirmation hearing, Senator Angela Alsobrooks called out past comments RFK Jr. made suggesting a different vaccine schedule for Black people. Read more on NPR

Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95 The winner of two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, Button died Thursday in North Salem, New York, at age 95. Read more on NPR

People with intellectual disabilities do lots of jobs–but they don’t direct air traffic After the fatal crash over the Potomac River, the President says diversity hiring has made the skies unsafe, but that’s not how disability hiring works Read more on NPR

Q&A: OpenAI on rival DeepSeek and partnering with the government OpenAI — the company behind ChatGPT and a big part of Stargate — is partnering with the U.S. National Laboratories. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly spoke with OpenAI’s Chris LeHane, here are the highlights. Read more on NPR

RFK Jr., Trump’s pick for HHS, grilled about vaccines again in Day 2 hearing More dramatic questioning on vaccines in RFK Jr’s second confirmation hearing. Bond/Simmons-Duffin/Stone/Webber Read more on NPR

Questions about helicopter’s path could prove key in Pentagon probe of midair crash Among the unanswered questions about the crash near Washington, D.C., are the flight pattern of the Black Hawk helicopter and the exact nature of its training exercise. Read more on NPR

FDA upgrades recall of Lay’s potato chips to most serious level The problem ingredient identified was “undeclared milk,” which poses a risk to those with severe sensitivities or allergies. Read more on NPR