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NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Chilean musician Alex Anwandter about his new disco-influenced album El Diablo en el Cuerpo. Read More at NPR

During sleep, the brain strengthens memories it expects to use in the future. Now, scientists say they’ve found a way to enhance this process. This research might someday help people with memory loss. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, a member of the Democratic Party, about provisions in the debt ceiling bill approaching a Senate vote. Read More at NPR

Georgia peaches will be harder to find this summer. Bad weather pretty much wiped out this year’s crop. Read More at NPR

Several people remain missing after a partial building collapse in Davenport, Iowa. A paper trail shows the city has been aware for months about the building’s deteriorating condition. Read More at NPR

Dancers at a Los Angeles bar recently became the first strippers in the nation to win union recognition. Dancers at Star Garden hope to inspire other strippers across the country to unionize. Read More at NPR

Jordan’s crown prince has married a Saudi architect. The union carries political undertones and comes at a critical time for Jordan. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Rachel Martin talks with the actor Jeff Hiller about how his character on HBO’s Somebody Somewhere reflects some of his own personal spiritual journey. Read More at NPR

The brand turned homemakers into saleswomen and became synonymous with kitchen storage. But it has relied on Tupperware parties for sales–and struggled to keep its business fresh. Is its fate sealed? (Image credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

The three leaders of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund have been aiding protesters against the city’s proposed police and fire training center. They were charged with money laundering and charity fraud. (Image credit: Kate Brumback/AP) Read More at NPR

The Hawaii resident was charged with one count of intentionally disturbing wildlife after he tried to help a baby bison return to its herd. Park rangers later had to euthanize the abandoned animal. (Image credit: Hellen Jack/National Park Service) Read More at NPR

A recruiter and a dating coach weigh in on the stress of multiple rounds of interviews before a job-seeker gets an offer. Read More at NPR

The House’s debt ceiling bill has critics on both sides. Bharat Ramamurti, the deputy director of the National Economic Council, says the administration was able to secure some of its key priorities. (Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to Bharat Ramamurti, the deputy director of the National Economic Council, about the passage in the House of the bipartisan bill to raise the debt ceiling. Read More at NPR

The plate commemorates the War of 1812 — featuring a website that belonged to a nonprofit that raised money for bicentennial projects. The address now belongs to a gambling site in the Philippines. Read More at NPR

The U.S. Army is teaching soldiers to identify and report mold in barracks, housing and offices — as part of a long-running battle against mold contamination. Read More at NPR

As the number of teens using opioids goes up, California debates whether they should have access to drug treatment without parental consent. Read More at NPR

The hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 and NOAA forecasters expect between 12 to 17 named storms. Of those, 5 to 9 could become hurricanes, including 1 to 4 major hurricanes. (Image credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

The Museum of the City of New York is marking its centennial with an exhibition of NYC-inspired film, TV, music and fashion. But this is real New York, “not a love letter,” says one of the curators. (Image credit: Michael “Tony” Vaccaro /Museum of the City of New York) Read …

The move was first announced last year by Health Canada and is aimed at helping people quit the habit. The regulations take effect Aug. 1 and will be phased in. (Image credit: AP) Read More at NPR

The store owner, who had a concealed weapons permit, was charged after an autopsy showed the middle school student was shot in the back and deputies spoke to witnesses and reviewed video. (Image credit: Jeffrey Collins/AP) Read More at NPR

From Australia to Canada, Big Tech has resisted lawmakers’ efforts to force them to pay news publishers for carrying their articles. Now, that battle is playing out in California. (Image credit: LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR

A jury reached the verdict after deliberating for seven days spread over two weeks. They could not reach a verdict on the third count, that alleged “That ’70s Show” star raped a longtime girlfriend. (Image credit: Chris Pizzello/AP) Read More at NPR

The House is on the verge of the first major vote to approve legislation to lift the debt limit. a catastrophic financial default could become a reality if Congress doesn’t pass the bill by Monday. Read More at NPR

The Birmingham movement in 1963 was a turning point when children joined the struggle for equal rights. The brutal response from white segregationists galvanized support for the Civil Rights Act. Read More at NPR

In springtime, a wildlife refuge in northern Vermont is a paradise of migratory birds where you can paddle through flooded maple forests. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kara Trainor, whose son was born dependent on opioids because of her addiction, about what the Purdue Pharma settlement could mean for her and her family. Read More at NPR