This year's theme is “Unearth a Story,” following the lead of the nationwide Collaborative Summer Library Program.
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NPR has tracked deported Filipino sailors who say they were accused without evidence of possessing child sexual exploitation material. Almost none have been charged or prosecuted.
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The Forest Service is trying to shut down research hubs because it says it needs to live within its means. But the agency plans to close facilities that cost less than $1 to rent while keeping open one that costs $1 million.
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Photographer Akash Pamarthy has documented the Sikh religious community in Ohio over several years. His photos tell a story.
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The red-hot Knicks are going home, two wins away from an NBA championship that the capital of the world has been waiting to see for generations.
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The exchange of strikes comes as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on Iran to make a deal to end the conflict.
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Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has clinched the top spot on California's ballot for governor. With millions of ballots still to be counted, his November challenger is unknown.
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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is refilling after President Trump had it painted "American flag blue." Some visitors say the results of the project — which reportedly cost millions — are subtle.
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The United States is throwing a big 250th birthday party this summer. Planning between two groups has become highly politicized.
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At "Russian Davos," Putin ruled out meeting with Zelenskyy and promoted a new world economic order.
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Former Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino recently spoke at an international far-right gathering alongside white supremacists and neo-Nazis.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Laura Grant of station WEXT in Albany, N.Y., about new music out Friday by the Alabama-based band The Red Clay Strays.
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There is mounting evidence to suggest GLP-1 drugs designed as diabetes and obesity treatments also help reduce cancer risk.
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New modeling from the CDC shows that if measures aren't taken immediately, this outbreak could sicken more than 20,000 people in the next three months.
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Amid widespread tech layoffs, some highly skilled workers are making radical career changes. Some laid-off workers are turning to lower paying temp jobs, and some are leaving tech altogether.