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Karen Read and members of her legal team gesture to supporters with the American Sign Language "I love you" sign after she was found not guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, in Dedham, Mass.

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Karen Read's second murder trial ends with an acquittal

Read was accused of hitting her boyfriend with her car and leaving him to die in a snowstorm, but alleged she was the victim of a cover-up by his fellow officers. Her 2024 trial ended in a hung jury.

June 18, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Alexander Freeman #16 of the United States battles Sheldon Bateau #4 of Trinidad and Tobago during the Gold Cup 2025 on Sunday in San Jose, Calif. The U.S. defeated Trinidad and Tobago to snap a four-game losing streak as it eyes next year's World Cup, which the U.S. is co-hosting.

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With the World Cup a year away, the U.S. men's soccer team needs a shot in the arm

A handful of dreadful losses — plus some drama between the team's biggest star and its new head coach — has the USMNT looking for a badly-needed rebound in this summer's Gold Cup tournament.

June 18, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
Federal prosecutors say seven men from Southern California stole approximately $100 million worth of gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and watches in 2022, some of which are pictured in this photo shared by the FBI Los Angeles Field Office.

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  • National

Prosecutors call it the biggest jewelry heist in U.S. history. Here's what to know

A federal indictment accuses seven Californians of stealing approximately $100 million worth of gold, precious gems and luxury watches from an armored semitruck leaving a jewelry show in 2022.

June 18, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
The U.S. Supreme Court

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Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law that bars gender-affirming care for minors

At issue was a Tenneessee law that bars minors from accessing gender-affirming care as they transition from their sex assigned at birth.

June 18, 2025
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  • Nina Totenberg
Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C.

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Remembering Mother Emanuel, 10 years after racist attack on famed Charleston church

Charleston, S.C., reflects on 10 years since a racially motivated attack on the historic Emanuel AME church. A white supremacist killed 9 Black worshippers in 2015 in hopes of starting a race war.

June 18, 2025
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  • Debbie Elliott
InfoWars founder Alex Jones speaks to the media outside Waterbury Superior Court during his trial on September 21, 2022 in Waterbury, Connecticut in which he was being sued by several victims' families for causing emotional and psychological harm after they lost their children in the Sandy Hook massacre.

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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones accused of hiding money from Sandy Hook families

U.S. bankruptcy Trustee Christopher Murray has filed three suits accusing Infowars host Alex Jones of hiding millions of dollars in cash and property.

June 18, 2025
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  • Tovia Smith
Major Supreme Court cases that remain include a challenge to President Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship. About two weeks remain in the term.

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Supreme Court faces new headwinds with roughly 2 weeks left in the term

Some 20 cases remain to be decided — about a third of the total argued cases — many of them the most important of the term. But the shadow docket, with its own list of cases, looms over the other opinions.

June 18, 2025
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  • Nina Totenberg
A view of the sign of Center for Disease Control headquarters is seen in Atlanta, Georgia

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New Report: U.S. drug overdose deaths rise again after hopeful decline

The latest 12-month report from the CDC showed 1,400 more deaths in January of this year compared with the year prior. This comes after more than a year of dramatic progress. Experts say they're not sure if this is a "blip" or something more troubling.

June 18, 2025
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  • Brian Mann
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One after leaving the G7 Leaders' Summit early on June 16, 2025 in Calgary, Alberta.

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Trump intensifies rhetoric toward Iran. And, U.S. street drug deaths rise

As the war between Iran and Israel intensifies, Trump and his political allies are at odds on what the next steps should be. And, a new report shows street drug deaths in the U.S. are on the rise.

June 18, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton

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Announcing the 2024 NPR College Podcast Challenge Honorable Mentions

Here are some of the best entries in NPR's 2024 College Podcast Challenge.

June 18, 2025
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The NAACP logo is shown during an event at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., in 2015. The civil rights group has announced it won't invite President Trump to address its convention, breaking a 116-year tradition of inviting sitting presidents.

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  • Politics

NAACP won't invite Trump to its national convention, breaking a 116-year tradition

President Trump is the first U.S. president in 116 years that the NAACP hasn't invited to the annual convention. The group says Trump is attacking democracy and civil rights.

June 17, 2025
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  • Kristin Wright
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho., is seen here during a hearing on June 12, 2025. The Senate Finance Committee has released the text of its portion of the "big, beautiful bill." Various adjustments between the Senate's proposal and the House-passed bill could complicate the passage.

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  • Politics

Senate Republicans' changes to 'big beautiful bill' tee up clash with House

The highly anticipated text from the Senate is out — and it's already causing concern from GOP stakeholders in both chambers.

June 17, 2025
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  • Barbara Sprunt
President Trump returned to the White House early on June 17, 2025, cutting his time short at the G7 summit in Canada because he said he wanted to focus on the Iran-Israel conflict.

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  • Politics

Trump threatens Iran's supreme leader, escalating his rhetoric about the conflict

President Trump called Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei an "easy target" but said, "We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now."

June 17, 2025
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  • Franco Ordoñez
Sixteen-time champion Joey Chestnut poses after his 2021 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest victory on Coney Island. He returns to the stage this summer after being banned last year.

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  • National

Joey Chestnut will return to the Coney Island hot dog contest after last year's beef

Joey Chestnut was banned from the contest that made him famous after signing an endorsement deal with a company that makes plant-based proteins. The 16-time champ returns to Coney Island on July 4th.

June 17, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Democrat Abigail  Spanberger (left) and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears are the candidates for governor of Virginia.

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  • Politics

Virginia's governor's race could be a barometer for how voters feel about Trump

On Tuesday, Virginia holds its primary election. The contest is a barometer for how Virginians, and maybe Americans, feel about the Trump administration ahead of the 2026 midterms.

June 17, 2025
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