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Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the NBA finals and the continuing challenges posed by COVID-19 in the MLB, NFL, and upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

Comedian and actor Bob Saget talks about the new documentary The Aristocrats. The film features Saget and 100 other comics discussing and retelling one famous dirty joke that has been handed down in comedy circles since the vaudeville days.

A new project in L.A. is trying to make the city cooler by painting streets with a reflective coating to bounce away heat from the sun. Other cities like Phoenix are undertaking similar efforts.

A Kansas law with widespread restrictions on transgender rights goes into effect on Saturday, and there's uncertainty about how it will be enforced.

NPR's Adrian Florido talks to Katey Lesneski, coordinator for the Mission: Iconic Reefs, about how the current heat wave hitting Florida is already affecting coral reefs.

The 2008 terrorist attack on the famed Taj Hotel is recreated in the new film drama, Hotel Mumbai.

Leaders in Pakistan are watching the presidential election in Afghanistan on Thursday very closely. The two countries are neighbors, but they've not always been friends. That's largely because of the activities of Taliban insurgents in the mountains that straddle their border.

People in Gaza are fleeing an impending ground invasion of the Palestinian enclave. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Morning Edition host Leila Fadel, who is in Israel.

The United Auto Workers union is showing the power of surprise as they threaten future strikes. That tactic was pioneered by a different union. Flight attendants.

The right conditions for ice skating on lakes and ponds depends on the weather. Fans will drop everything for a chance to skate on the smooth surface before it's covered by snow.

After a year of delay, the Friends reunion is on HBO Max. And while there are some poignant moments of reminiscing, there's entirely too much irrelevant celebrity and too much James Corden.

The pandemic has made it harder to exercise and easier to gain weight and delay routine checkups, bad habits that can prime your body for heart disease. These tips can help you get back on track.

One in 4 high school seniors say they have vaped in the past month. And for heavy users, scary headlines about serious illness and death are no match for nicotine addiction and peer pressure.

An appeals court late Monday stepped in to keep in place protections for nearly 12,000 Afghans that have allowed them to work in the U.S. and be protected from deportation.

An international committee of scientists has proposed changing the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. The proposal adds more ways to measure body composition and fat.

Workers voted against joining a grassroots union called Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, or CAUSE.

Florida taxpayer-owned Citizens Insurance is using unlicensed inspectors in a little-known program that is ramping up inspections. Homeowners and industry insiders say the move is alarming.

The event features around 150 tastings, parties, and beer releases across the Tampa Bay region.

The team is scheduled to reveal its new name on Wednesday. But did a newly acquired domain name spoil the surprise?

Marco Rubio drew bipartisan support among Senate Foreign Relations Committee members at Wednesday's hearing and appears headed for confirmation under President-elect Donald Trump's administration.

"Operation Lone Star," as it's called, relies on a force of state troopers, National Guard and reinforcements from other red states. The mission is to curtail the migrants surging into the Rio Grande.

For most Americans, the last Monday in May marks the conclusion of a long weekend and the unofficial start of summer. For many, Memorial Day is more significant — it commemorates the men and women who lost their lives in battle. In the Southern Appalachian region, families follow the rituals of Decoration Day, the precursor to Memorial Day. Others visit memorials across the nation to lay flowers and pay their respects.

The Biden administration is scrapping plans to offer COVID boosters for people under 50 this summer. Instead officials will push for an earlier release of the next generation boosters in the fall.

A major legal settlement is poised to bring sweeping changes to big-time college athletics, including allowing schools to pay players directly for the first time.

Multiple sources tell NPR that as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.