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A federal jury returned a mixed verdict on Wednesday in the largest corruption case in the history of the Navy. Four of five former officers were convicted in the bribery trial. Read More at NPR

Record high inflation is affecting millions of American households. A Black family in Maryland keeps perspective — and thrives — during these trying times. Read More at NPR

Investment from the government and private sector are changing the trajectory of the aging U.S. nuclear fleet and spurring development of new nuclear technology. (Image credit: Matt Rourke/AP) Read More at NPR

Only four countries in the world have a high level diplomat specifically assigned to handle LGBTQ issues. We spoke to three of them to hear what their work has taught them. (Image credit: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

The period tracker app Flo is developing an “anonymous mode” in the wake of privacy concerns after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade. (Image credit: LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR

Proud Boys Chairman Enrique Tarrio and four other members were federally charged earlier this month with conspiring to overthrow the government by attacking the Capitol in the Jan. 6 riots. (Image credit: Allison Dinner/AP) Read More at NPR

A warrant for an arrest was discovered last week by searchers inside a file folder that had been placed in a box, said Leflore County Circuit Clerk Elmus Stockstill. (Image credit: AP) Read More at NPR

Four students were killed in the mass shooting in Michigan last November. Seven people were also injured, including a student whose parents are suing Acme Shooting Goods, the weapons dealer. (Image credit: Paul Sancya/AP) Read More at NPR

It is important that the Ukrainians define the terms of any potential negotiation, Blinken tells NPR, while the US makes sure that the country has the means to repel Russian aggression. (Image credit: Mika Savolainen/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

Italy’s agricultural heartland is suffering its worst drought in 70 years. Authorities are struggling to deal with the situation and save as much of the country’s harvest as possible. Read More at NPR

The deaths of 53 smuggled in a semi-truck in Texas have thrown immigration into headlines ahead of midterms. Republicans blame Biden for loosening Trump’s policies. Immigrant advocates fault Title 42. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with envoys assigned to LGBTQ issues – the U.S.’s Jessica Stern, Italy’s Fabrizio Petri and Argentina’s Alba Rueda – about whether life is improving for queer people globally. Read More at NPR

California volunteers are gearing up to host women from out of state in their homes or drive them to abortion appointments. One is a 75-year old woman motivated by having had abortions before ‘Roe.’ Read More at NPR

Some states passed laws protecting abortion rights before Roe was overturned. A few are going further. Vermont will vote on an amendment to fully protect abortion access in the state’s constitution. Read More at NPR

The death of dozens of people in the back of a semi-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, is a reminder of the dangers people face crossing the border illegally. Yet, large numbers of people are trying. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, about protecting abortion rights — which has long been among the Democratic party’s central causes. Read More at NPR

Abortions by pill make up more than half of abortions now. But the Supreme Court’s ruling means about half of states will eventually ban or seriously restrict abortion, including by medication. Read More at NPR

The corporate owner of Ben & Jerry’s has made a deal to keep selling ice cream in Israel and its West Bank settlements, working around an attempt by the ice cream maker to protest Israeli occupation. Read More at NPR

Ahead of the Fourth of July travel weekend, Bernie Sanders calls on the U.S. Department of Transportation to take action to reduce airline cancellations and delays. (Image credit: Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR

NPR’s Michel Martin moderates a panel with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares at the NATO Public Forum in Madrid about Ukraine and immigration. Read More at NPR

The explosive testimony about former President Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, 2021, has led to calls from some right-leaning outlets that Trump is unfit to serve in office. (Image credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

The deadliest peacetime attacks in French history killed 130 people. Chief suspect Salah Abdeslam was found guilty of murder and attempted murder in relation to a terrorist enterprise. (Image credit: Thibault Camus/AP) Read More at NPR

House investigators have been building their case, presenting dozens of hours of testimony, showing how President Trump and his allies tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Read More at NPR

A Colorado man who Yellowstone National Park officials say got too close to a bison was thrown by the animal while trying to get himself and a child away from danger. (Image credit: Matthew Brown/AP) Read More at NPR