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Judge Puts On Hold A Law Penalizing Social Media That Block Politicians' Posts The Florida law — which was supposed to take effect on Thursday — enabled the state to fine companies like Facebook and Twitter if they remove an account of a statewide or local political candidate. (Image credit: Wilfredo Lee/AP) from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3jsY979

Judge Denies Britney Spears' Request To Have Her Father Removed From Conservatorship Judge Brenda Penny signed an order denying Spears' request to have her father, Jamie Spears, removed from control of her conservatorship. (Image credit: AP) from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3jzsEbE

Trump's Family Business, CFO Are Expected To Be Charged On Thursday In New York The charges by the Manhattan district attorney's office are expected to come after a three-year investigation into the business dealings of the Trump Organization, NPR has confirmed. (Image credit: Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News via Getty Images) from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3ybYj72

Champlain Towers Condo Board Hires A Crisis PR Firm After The Surfside Collapse Levick, a crisis management firm that promises to "fix the impossible," is assisting the board with a deluge of media inquiries. (Image credit: Lynne Sladky/AP) from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3dODQh9

Bill Cosby's Release Could Have A Silencing Effect On Victims, Advocates Say Visceral reactions to the news that Bill Cosby has been released from prison include shock from victims' advocates and MeToo activists to support from his friend and TV co-star Phylicia Rashad. (Image credit: Matt Slocum/AP) from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3xe4dVe

Victoria Valentino, Bill Cosby Accuser, Speaks About His Overturned Conviction NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Victoria Valentino, one of the women who says Bill Cosby sexual assaulted her, about his conviction being overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3jrJut7

Former White House Chief Of Staff Andrew Card On Working With Donald Rumsfeld Andrew Card served as White House Chief of Staff in the George W. Bush administration, working alongside Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. He remembers his former colleague with NPR's Ari Shapiro. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/2UiaBMr

Two New NBA Coaching Hires Create Unwanted Controversy For A Progressive League The Portland Trailblazers and Dallas Mavericks have hired new coaches with stellar records as players — but questionable off-court problems. The moves have roiled the typically progressive NBA. (Image credit: Craig Mitchelldyer/AP) from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3y7s5tK

UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees To Vote On Nikole Hannah-Jones' Tenure UNC-Chapel Hill's board of trustees will vote on the tenure of writer and professor Nikole Hannah-Jones. Her work on the 1619 Project stirred opposition, like the donor after whom the school is named. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3dv6TGc

Bill Cosby's Conviction Has Been Overturned Comedian Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction has been overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/2UgDby0

Portland's Top Health Official On Preparing For Extreme Weather As The 'New Normal' NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Portland's lead health official, Jennifer Vines, about the extreme heat's impact on the Pacific Northwest. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3jIyzvl

Biden Wants To Take On Those Buckling Roads In His Infrastructure Update Buckling roads in the Pacific Northwest are just one example of how climate extremes can damage all kinds of infrastructure. President Biden wants to make it more resilient to heat, floods and storms. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3AjiOAS

Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Dead At Age 88 Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has died at the age of 88. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/2SBnelk

Scholar Discusses How Tennis Leads The Way In Closing The Gender Pay Gap In Sports NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Mary Jo Kane, professor emerita and sport and gender scholar of the University of Minnesota, on sports' gender pay gap and why tennis has been able to close it. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/362Ptwr

Lower-Income Survivors Are Less Likely To Get FEMA Aid After Disaster, Documents Show Internal FEMA documents suggest low-income disaster survivors are less likely to receive some types of housing assistance. Critics point out there are also racial disparities in who gets help. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3x83eFX

U.S. Will Add An Option Other Than Male Or Female On Passports With the changes, "we don't have to lie to get our passports. We can just be ourselves," said Dana Zzyym, an intersex person who has fought for more gender options on U.S. passports. (Image credit: David Zalubowski/AP) from National : NPR https://ift.tt/2ULmVFi

Donald Rumsfeld, The Controversial Architect Of The Iraq War, Has Died Rumsfeld, who served twice as secretary of defense, was a longtime military thinker and Washington powerbroker. His family announced his death on Wednesday. He was 88. (Image credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3xeApIg

Rescue Teams Search Unstable Pile Of Debris To Look For Condo Collapse Victims U.S. and international teams are working 12-hour shifts in the rubble. To find out how the tragedy has impacted the surrounding area, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3634ui0

The West Coast Heat Has Killed Dozens And Hospitalized More In Canada And The U.S. Heat-related illnesses have sent hundreds of people to the ER across the region as temperatures hit unprecedented highs. British Columbia reported about 100 excess deaths from Friday to Monday. (Image credit: Ted S. Warren/AP) from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3dvQdhJ

More Champlain Towers Residents Sue Their Condo Association, Alleging Negligence At least three lawsuits have been filed in the partial collapse of the building in Surfside, Fla., and attorneys say more are coming. The latest includes the story of one resident's harrowing escape. (Image credit: Gerald Herbert/AP) from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3hiGrk5

In Missouri, New COVID-19 Cases Increase While The Vaccination Rate Remains Low While most state's COVID-19 cases are down, Missouri's new cases are up 71 percent. Summer tourism presents new risks in a state resistant to virus control measures since the pandemic began. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3h2CcKK

News Brief: Fla. Condo Collapse, Capitol Riot Probe, Biden's Climate Policy Bad weather hinders search for victims of condo collapse. The House will vote on whether to create a select committee to probe the Capitol riot. Progressives worry Biden's climate agenda is changing. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3x9thfU

Harsh Temperatures In The Pacific Northwest Take A Toll On Farmers' Crops The recording-breaking temperatures in the Pacific Northwest are causing trouble in agriculture. Farm workers are suffering from record heat, and the crops are being harmed as well. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3h2XK9U

More Champlain Towers Residents Sue Their Condo Association, Alleging Negligence At least three lawsuits have been filed in the partial collapse of the building in Surfside, Fla., and attorneys say more are coming. The latest includes the story of one resident's harrowing escape. (Image credit: Gerald Herbert/AP) from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3ycztUP

Officials Call For More Federal Help In Champlain Towers Search-And-Rescue Mission Thunder and lightning storms interfere with searchers as they claw through debris in search of survivors. State officials say an extra federal team would help them deal with inclement weather. (Image credit: Lynne Sladky/AP) from National : NPR https://ift.tt/2TnPI2l

Official Who Said Champlain Towers Was Sound Is On A Leave Of Absence Rosendo Prieto assured residents of the Surfside, Fla., condominium that it was in "very good shape," two years before the 12-story building collapsed. He most recently worked with the city of Doral. (Image credit: Gerald Herbert/AP) from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3hhJkBU

A Supreme Court Fight Over Census Data Privacy And Redistricting Is Likely Coming A lower court has denied Alabama's request to force the Census Bureau to move up the release of new redistricting data and stop plans for a different way of keeping people's information confidential. (Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images) from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3AlIxsr

Biden's Justice Department Backs Away From Fight With Immigration Judges Union Trump's DOJ tried to dissolve the union that represents immigration judges. Now the Biden administration is shifting away from that effort in a move the union calls "significant." (Image credit: Gregory Bull/AP) from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3hzq6b9

White House Is Making One Last Push To Get 70% Of Americans Vaccinated Before July 4 The White House is making its last big push ahead of a July 4 target of getting 70% of American adults vaccinated, a target that now seems out of reach. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3jxo6ml

A Drone Is Swooping In To Assist Lifeguards On Lake Michigan Last year was a record year for drownings in Lake Michigan. A drone will now help locate swimmers in danger and drop a floatation device to reach swimmers about three minutes faster than a lifeguard. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3drROVR

Uncertainty Has Made It Hard For Countries Getting COVAX Vaccine Doses To Prepare The U.S. and its allies are starting to send about 1 billion doses to Latin America, Africa and Asia. Workers on the ground say there are still big obstacles to making sure vaccines don't go to waste. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3drS4UC

Drought Has Pitted Farmers Against Native Tribes Protecting Endangered Fish Along the California-Oregon border, the Klamath Basin is in the midst of a record drought, pitting farmers against native tribes with historic water rights who are trying to protect endangered fish. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3qASjCh

Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez Discusses The Latest On Surfside Condo Collapse NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Florida's Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez about the latest developments in Surfside, Fla. from National : NPR https://ift.tt/2SyQgC6

PHOTOS: The Pacific Northwest Heatwave Is Melting Power Cables And Buckling Roads The Pacific Northwest is being scorched. Trapped beneath a heat dome, the effects of extreme heat are being seen in dramatic detail. (Image credit: Chuchart Duangdaw/Getty Images) from National : NPR https://ift.tt/3qBTZf2