The U.S. is sending advanced rocket systems to Ukraine, but not to be shot into Russia National News
President Biden said in a guest essay in The New York Times that he's decided to provide Ukraine with more advanced rockets that will enable it to more precisely strike targets on the battlefield.
Read more ...To fight the opioid crisis, Canada tests decriminalizing possession National News
Overdose deaths have risen sharply across Canada in the past five years, with deaths linked to fentanyl doubling. Officials hope decriminalization will make more users willing to seek medical care.
Read more ...In Uvalde, a woman in clown colors makes kids smile National News
A few yards from the central memorial for the shooting victims, a clown hands out snow cones and toys for free to all. She says it's her way to give back — and she wants the gun violence to stop.
Read more ...A certain anti-authoritarian anthem linked to the punk rock pioneers and the British monarch, is being re-released as Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her platinum jubilee.
Read more ...In Britain, it took just one school shooting to pass major gun control National News
After the Dunblane massacre in Scotland left 16 students dead, parents organized to make sure it could never happen again. What can the U.S learn from them as we struggle to combat gun violence?
Read more ...Philly's Pride March returns this week with new organizers and focus National News
A new group of mostly Black and brown LGBTQ organizers are throwing the Pride March in Philadelphia on June 5, trying to rebuild the event into something more welcoming — and more revolutionary.
Read more ...Tribal leaders sound the alarm after fentanyl overdoses spike at Blackfeet Nation National News
After 17 overdoses — including four deaths — this spring, Indigenous leaders in Montana and surrounding states look for ways to stop the fentanyl crisis and provide more treatment and care.
Read more ...Traveling this summer? Here are book picks for all 50 states (and then some) National News
Poets laureate and other literary luminaries from all 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico recommend quintessential reads that illuminate where they live.
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