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The Consumer Product Safety Commission took photos of people with disabilities using home safety devices like flashlights and smoke alarms — then put them in the public domain for anyone to use. (Image credit: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) Read More at NPR

Federal law protects the firearms industry from many lawsuits, but Uvalde parents are putting the laws to the test by suing a gun manufacturer over the way they market their weapon. (Image credit: Courtesy: Romanucci & Blandin, LLC) Read More at NPR

U.S. Park Police say a preliminary investigation indicates that 19-year-old Sai Varshith Kandula of Chesterfield, Mo., plowed into the bollards around Lafayette Square on purpose. (Image credit: Nathan Howard/Reuters) Read More at NPR

Public outrage over Lashawn Thompson’s death spread after a lawyer for his family released photos of Thompson’s face and body covered in insects. (Image credit: Christina Matacotta /AP) Read More at NPR

Christian Glass called 911 after his car got stuck on the roadside. After officers arrived, one of them shot and killed Glass in the front seat of his car. A $19 million settlement has been reached. Read More at NPR

The White House and seven Western states have agreed to a framework for sharing the Colorado River’s water. The deal directly impacts 40 million people who rely on the river for water and power. Read More at NPR

A year after 19 children and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School, there are plans to build a new school on a different location than the one where the mass shooting took place. Read More at NPR

Schools are reporting more disruptions and violent behavior. It has provoked fears, frustration and a reevaluation of whether police should be stationed inside schools. Read More at NPR

For parents of teenagers, adolescence can be challenging, but to a brain scientist it’s a time of breathtaking development. And it’s a “window of opportunity” on the way to becoming an adult. (Image credit: Jon Hamilton/NPR) Read More at NPR