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Many cities throughout the country, including in Massachusetts and Virginia, set new daily heat records on Saturday and Sunday. (Image credit: National Weather Service) Read More at NPR

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention stonewalled and denigrated survivors of clergy sex abuse over almost two decades, according to an independent report. (Image credit: Mark Humphrey/AP) Read More at NPR

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with writer Joanna Schroeder about how parents can spot and intervene when their kids are exposed to extremist content online, which is often used as a recruitment tool. Read More at NPR

Buffalo is one of the most segregated cities in the country. Those disparities play out in housing, transportation, education, and even whether there are grocery stores near where people live. Read More at NPR

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Image credit: Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR

The actor speaks with NPR’s Michel Martin about BlueCheck Ukraine, an aid network he co-founded, as well as his relationship with his grandfather. (Image credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

A federal lawsuit is challenging how Native-run casinos operate, saying they’re a monopoly. Critics worry that the suit, if successful, would undermine tribal sovereignty. Read More at NPR

Tourists, one of the mainstays of the Cuban economy, are returning. But the recovery is slow, and some say mismanaged. Read More at NPR

Russians have occupied Kherson in southern Ukraine since the early days of the invasion, and are trying to turn it into a Russian city. Read More at NPR

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Jenny Town, senior fellow at the Stimson Center and director of its 38 North Program, about the recent uptick in North Korea’s ballistic missile tests. Read More at NPR

Chris Singleton’s mother was murdered at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston in 2015. He’s since made it his mission to root out racism one person at a time. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland about her department’s Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report. (Image credit: Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

Jenna Fournel lost her son in the fall of 2019. To keep his spirit alive, and connect with her community during the pandemic, she expanded her garden and shared the goods with neighbors for free. (Image credit: Eric Lee for NPR) Read More at NPR

NPR asked 36 people in Democratic-leaning Gwinnett County and Republican-leaning Forsyth County, Ga., what’s on their minds heading into the midterms. Their answers are relevant to the entire country. (Image credit: Steve Inskeep/NPR ) Read More at NPR

One man was killed and eight people were wounded during an overnight shooting at a party that drew about 100 people to a Southern California hookah lounge. Read More at NPR

Australians awoke on Sunday to a new prime minister in Anthony Albanese, the center-left Labor Party leader, though it remains unclear whether his party can form a majority government. (Image credit: Rick Rycroft/AP) Read More at NPR

Early Voting won the 2022 Preakness Stakes, outracing Epicenter and Creative Minister. Early Voting came into the race as one of the top contenders to win. (Image credit: Julio Cortez/AP) Read More at NPR

A new protocol for mayors helps them navigate the hours after a mass shooting. NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with activist Sarah Peck and former Dayton, Ohio, mayor Nan Whaley, who helped develop it. Read More at NPR

High prices and a low number of homes on the market has been challenge for many Americans hoping to buy. NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer talks with two house hunters about navigating the market. Read More at NPR

The head of a nonprofit that supplies low-income families with diapers and baby formula discusses how the formula crisis is affecting the community. Read More at NPR

The J.M. Smucker Co. announced the recall on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration says current epidemiologic evidence points to a Lexington, Ky., facility as the likely cause of the outbreak. (Image credit: The Food and Drug Administration) Read More at NPR

Roberta Drury grew up in the Syracuse area and moved to Buffalo a decade ago to help tend to her brother in his fight against leukemia. She was remembered for her love for family and friends. (Image credit: Lauren Petracca/AP) Read More at NPR

The move came just days after the Nordic country announced it wanted to join NATO and marked a likely end to Finland’s nearly 50 years of importing natural gas from Russia. (Image credit: Dmitri Lovetsky/AP) Read More at NPR

The Tops Friendly Markets grocery store opened on Jefferson Avenue on the East Side of Buffalo in 2003. It was a long road to get there. (Image credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

The tornado that struck the town of Gaylord also left more than 40 people injured. The governor has declared a state of emergency. (Image credit: John Russell/AP) Read More at NPR

The 46-year-old heads into a rainy Saturday round at his second major golf event since suffering a leg injury in a car accident. (Image credit: Sue Ogrocki/AP) Read More at NPR

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco said he sent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a letter expressing his concerns after she vowed to codify the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision. (Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP) Read More at NPR

The German Weather Service confirmed three tornadoes in North Rhine-Westphalia — in Paderborn, in nearby Lippstadt, and on the edge of the town of Hoexter. (Image credit: Lino Mirgeler/dpa via AP) Read More at NPR