The Modoc Nation, Kiowa Tribe, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians and the Delaware Nation signed preservation agreements with the National Park Service, aiming to strengthen their preservation efforts.
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The jawbone of a nearly 50-foot sperm whale that washed ashore in New Zealand's southernmost region has been removed. While the act is illegal, it's also considered disrespectful to the Māori people.
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President Joe Biden's national security adviser met early Sunday with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss a wide-ranging security agreement between the countries.
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Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk became the world's first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years by beating British fighter Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh.
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Disneyland employees in California, including those who perform as characters from Mickey Mouse to Moana, have voted to unionize. The 1,700 workers will be represented by Actors' Equity Association.
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Budget summit meetings have been moving the state budget and appropriation process forward, but lawmakers have yet to reach an agreement on the fiscal year 2025 budget.
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A new grant program to increase Sheriff salaries is pending agreement between Oklahoma state Senate and House fiscal leaders. House members make the case that deputies are struggling because of a state statute tying their pay to that of their sheriffs.
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A Crimean Tatar couple in Ukraine, displaced by Russian troops, sees parallels to the Soviets' forced deportation of 200,000 Tatars from Crimea 80 years ago.
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There's a lot of finger-pointing in Slovakia following the assassination attempt this week on its prime minister. It's another example of political violence that's been taking place in Europe of late.
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Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. and we need all the protection we can get. So why is it so hard to get newer, more effective ingredients approved here?
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At the height of the racial reckoning, a school district in Virginia voted to rename two schools that had been previously named for Confederate generals. This month, that decision was reversed.
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Students arrested at Columbia University and the City College of New York spoke with NPR about their choice to risk legal and academic consequences.
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Ian Roberts has competed in some of the most high-profile races in the world. But his biggest competition to date was a determined fifth-grader in jean shorts and Nike tennis shoes.
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Meanwhile, Maryland's governor signs a bill to address the surge of conversion devices, including Glock switches, that bypass a pistol's trigger mechanism, allowing the weapon to fire fully automatic.
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As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to thousands after deadly storms, it will do so under a smog warning and as all of southern Texas starts to feel the heat.