A memo obtained by NPR says the campaign wants a streamlined platform to keep a focused message. In an attempt to tamp down controversy, they also plan to sort the language behind closed doors.
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‘Emergency Quarters’ are for pay phones (remember those?) in a new book by ‘90s kids
Ernesto’s mom gives him a quarter every morning. “For emergencies,” she says. “If you need me, look for a pay phone.” Hey, it was the ’90s! But how will Ernesto spend his Emergency Quarters?
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Forget about the gym! Chicken-sizing will keep you fit. Bonus: Fresh eggs
Going to the gym is a great way to get exercise — once you get into your gym duds and motivate yourself to start working out. But in other parts of the world, there’s a different way to stay fit.
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How will Louisiana’s Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?
It’s unclear whether the new law that requires a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in Louisiana classrooms has any teeth to enforce the requirement and penalize those who refuse to comply.
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These are the major elections NPR correspondents are watching
2024 is an extraordinary year of global elections, with dozens of national votes worldwide. Here are some of the ones we are closely following.
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Republicans are turning Biden’s voter registration order into a partisan flash point
Three years after President Biden issued an executive order for boosting voter registration, GOP officials are ramping up efforts to turn it into a partisan flash point before this fall’s election.
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A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to places where they are banned
In what she calls “Books Not Bans,” Becka Robbins sends titles to groups that want them in the face of a movement by conservative advocacy groups and lawmakers to ban them from schools and libraries.
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Rescuers try to keep dolphins away from Cape Cod shallows after a mass stranding
The area is the site of frequent strandings, which experts believe is due in part to its hook-like shape and extreme tidal fluctuations. Ten dolphins died in a mass stranding on Friday.
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Early in the hurricane season, an unusually strong storm moves through the Caribbean
Beryl strengthened from a tropical storm into a hurricane on Saturday as the storm makes its way through the southeast Caribbean. It is expected to become a major hurricane.
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Kentucky judge throws out Jewish mothers’ lawsuit challenging the state’s abortion ban
Three Jewish women challenged Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban on the grounds that it infringed on their religious beliefs that life begins at birth, not conception.
