NASA’s long-awaited decision on Starliner is imminent Boeing’s troubled Starliner remains docked at the International Space Station as NASA determines how and when to send its astronauts back. Now, the agency is poised to announce its decision. Read more on NPR
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NPR News: Inspired by the pandemic, a Florida beachside music festival tries something new
Inspired by the pandemic, a Florida beachside music festival tries something new The concert promoters who ran popular music cruises are now trying the music vacation concept on land, promising no lines and a different kind of music fest experience for both artists and fans. Read more on NPR
NPR News: A new mail-voting exhibition is a reminder that its use dates back to the Civil War
A new mail-voting exhibition is a reminder that its use dates back to the Civil War A new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum is a reminder that voting by mail with absentee ballots in the U.S. goes back more than 160 years before the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more on NPR
NPR News: Navajo, Arizona attorney general question safety of newly reopened uranium mine
Navajo, Arizona attorney general question safety of newly reopened uranium mine The reopening of a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon has the Navajo Nation, and now Arizona’s attorney general, questioning its safety. Read more on NPR
NPR News: A 2nd ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty in Tyre Nichols’ death
A 2nd ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty in Tyre Nichols’ death Emmitt Martin is the second former officer to plead guilty in the killing that sparked outrage and renewed calls for police reform. Three former officers still face trial in federal court next month. Read more on NPR
NPR News: Arbitration hearing between Canadian railroads and union ends with no decision
Arbitration hearing between Canadian railroads and union ends with no decision A workers union threatened a strike at one of Canada’s two major railroads. A government-ordered arbitration hearing ended without a decision. Trains are expected to keep moving through Monday. Read more on NPR
NPR News: Knife attack at a German festival leaves 3 people dead, police say
Knife attack at a German festival leaves 3 people dead, police say Three people were killed and at least five were seriously wounded in a knife attack Friday at a festival in the western German city of Solingen, police said. The perpetrator was on the run, they said. Read more on NPR
NPR News: Fluoride and IQ
Fluoride and IQ A newly released report from the National Institutes of Health says fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is associated with lower IQ in children. Read more on NPR
NPR News: The ex-Florida deputy who killed Roger Fortson has been charged with manslaughter
The ex-Florida deputy who killed Roger Fortson has been charged with manslaughter Eddie Duran, a former deputy with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, shot Fortson, 23, multiple times on May 3 in response to a disturbance call at Fortson’s apartment. Duran was fired on May 31. Read more on NPR
NPR News: Hostages are laid to rest in Israel as a new round of cease-fire talks is expected
Hostages are laid to rest in Israel as a new round of cease-fire talks is expected Families held funerals for six hostages whose bodies were recovered from Gaza. Many in Israel think the next round of cease-fire talks may be the last chance to bring home hostages who remain alive. Read more on NPR