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Members of the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" watch fireworks at the end of a military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary on Saturday in Washington, D.C.

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  • National

3 takeaways from the military parade and No Kings protests on Trump's birthday

The U.S. Army celebrated its 250th anniversary on Saturday with a massive military parade in Washington, D.C., against a backdrop of political division and protests savaging President Trump.

June 15, 2025
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By:
  • Alana Wise,
  • Kat Lonsdorf,
  • and 1 more
Vance Luther Boelter, age 57, is shown here in photographs compiled by the FBI for a wanted poster.

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  • National

Food worker with 'fantasy' of security career sought in Minnesota political shootings

Vance Boelter, the subject of a nationwide manhunt, described himself as an experienced security professional who worked in conflict zones. A friend said at least part of that account is "fantasy."

June 15, 2025
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By:
  • Brian Mann
A man looks at flames rising from an oil storage facility after it appeared to have been struck by an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, early Sunday, June 15, 2025.

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  • Middle East

Israel and Iran trade more deadly strikes in third day of escalating conflict

At least ten people were killed in Israel overnight, after multiple Iranian missiles evaded the country's advanced defense systems. Explosions rocked Tehran, but casualties weren't immediately clear.

June 15, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Rosman
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (R) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary at the White House in May, when Kennedy released a Make America Healthy Again Commission report that blamed the rise in chronic illnesses on ultraprocessed foods, chemical exposures, lifestyle factors and excessive use of prescription drugs.

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  • Health

Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.

June 15, 2025
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By:
  • Rob Stein
Esther Ngumbi with her parents, Bertha and Harrison — both teachers. They were determined to give an education not only to their son but to their four daughters — even though neighbors told Harrison not to spent money on school for his daughters since they'd grow up, marry and leave the family.

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  • Global Health

People told my dad not to bother educating his 4 daughters. He didn't listen

On Father's Day, Esther Ngumbi thinks of the sacrifices her Kenyan dad made to ensure that not only his son but his four daughters got an education. He'd say, "I choose to educate you, my girls."

June 15, 2025
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By:
  • Esther Ndumi Ngumbi

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  • Health

Advice for trying GLP-1 drugs for weight loss from a doctor who's been there

Former FDA chief Dr. David Kessler says the new weight-loss drugs are a powerful tool to fight obesity. But they come with pitfalls. Here's his tips for how to use them successfully.

June 15, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Muraskin
Vienna has found a way to build affordable housing and combat climate change at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in.

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  • Climate

Could this city be the model for how to tackle the housing crisis and climate change?

Vienna has a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in, and they're building their own green housing.

June 15, 2025
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By:
  • Julia Simon and
  • Ryan Kellman
People gather in Houston for the "No Kings" nationwide demonstration on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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  • National

Photos: See No Kings protests around the country

People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.

June 14, 2025
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  • NPR Staff
This combo from photos provided by Minnesota Legislature shows Rep. Melissa Hortman, left, and Sen. John Hoffman. Hortman, a former state House speaker, and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their home early Saturday, officials said. In a separate incident Hoffman and his wife were shot and wounded at their home.

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  • National

Suspect named in targeted shootings of Minnesota lawmakers

A former Minnesota House speaker and her husband were killed and a state senator and his wife were wounded in targeted shootings Saturday at their homes near Minneapolis, officials said.

June 14, 2025
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By:
  • Meg Anderson and
  • Avie Schneider
Israeli security forces on Saturday inspect destroyed residential buildings that were hit overnight by a missile fired from Iran, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel.

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  • Middle East

Israel says it killed 9 Iranian nuclear scientists, and braces for attacks from Iran

Israel's military says the nine nuclear scientists killed played spent decades working on Iran's nuclear program.

June 14, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Rosman,
  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
  • and 2 more
Members of the U.S Army sit atop M1A2 Abrams tank near the Washington Monument, ahead of the upcoming Army's 250th anniversary celebration parade, in Washington, D.C., June 13, 2025. Photo by Nathan Howard/Reuters

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  • Politics

WATCH LIVE: Trump's military parade honoring Army's 250th birthday rolls through DC

A massive military parade unfolding against the backdrop of President Donald Trump's unconventional flex of fighting forces in American streets this week is on track to begin Saturday evening with tanks, bands and thousands of troops.

June 14, 2025
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By:
  • Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
Chris Perfetti attends as BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions celebrates 27 Emmy nominations at the BAFTA TV Tea Party at The Maybourne Beverly Hills on September 14, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for BBC Studios)

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  • Arts & Life

'Wait Wait' for June 14, 2025: With Not My Job guest Chris Perfetti

This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with guest host Negin Farsad, special guest Chris Perfetti and panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Alonzo Bodden, and Luke Burbank

June 14, 2025
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  • GPB Newsroom
The U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Law

Unanimous Supreme Court makes it easier to sue schools in disability cases

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the unanimous opinion, with Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson writing separate concurring opinions.

June 14, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
U.S. Army personnel offload tanks and other military vehicles, Monday, June 9, 2025, at the CSX railroad yard in Jessup, Md., ahead of an upcoming military parade commemorating the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.

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  • Politics

Tanks and flyovers: Army celebrates its 250th year, Trump celebrates his 79th

The official focus of the parade is the commemoration of the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary. But critics say the president is using the military show of force to push a political agenda and celebrate his birthday, which happens to fall on the same date.

June 14, 2025
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By:
  • Alana Wise and
  • Kat Lonsdorf

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  • Movie Reviews

We're all going to die. What now? 'The Life of Chuck' sits with this question

Tom Hiddleston stars in the new adaptation of Stephen King's novella — which is somehow a very sweet film about the inevitable approach of death.

June 14, 2025
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  • Linda Holmes
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