Firefighters fight a warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, Sunday, June 21, 2026. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Six days into …
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Trump’s Forest Service says it’s fully staffed as fires erupt in the West : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Forest Service says it’s fully staffed with seasonal firefighters going into summer but there are still questions about whether the government is prepared if major wildfires get out of …
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Supreme Court allows Voting Rights Act ruling in Arkansas : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDemonstrators hold a sign saying “PROTECT MINORITY VOTING RIGHTS” outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2025. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Legal Defense Fund hide caption toggle caption …
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Utah Democrats, eager to pick up a House seat, set to choose candidate : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHandouts are displayed at an event for candidates running to represent Utah’s new Democratic-leaning congressional district in Taylorsville, Utah, on March 21. While some candidates have since dropped out, four …
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China hits back at U.S. sanctions restricting its exports to American defense firms : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe U.S. and Chinese flag at the Great Hall of the People prior to the state dinner of President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14, 2026, …
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Many indie rock musicians who once sang about rebellion are now parents. The Shins front man James Mercer reflects on how fatherhood changed him.
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Trump claims vandals damaged D.C. Reflecting Pool, and says it will be drained again : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesVisitors watch as National Park Service employees use vacuums to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Washington. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP …
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The National Park Service continues to have to move docks as Lake Powell shrinks
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe National Park Service is spending $74 million to move a dock at Lake Powell that no longer reaches the diminished reservoir’s drought-strangled water level.
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George Floyd’s murder put Minneapolis in the spotlight. Justin Ellis’ new book, ‘The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis is the Story of America,’ says the city embodies a contradiction …
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As Don Gonyea covered the launch of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago this week, he recalled key moments from presidential library openings he has covered throughout his career.