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The law, which takes effect July 1, is among dozens of Republican proposals pushing back against transgender rights in statehouses across the U.S. (Image credit: Rhianna Gelhart/AP) Read More at NPR

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighboring Russia for a three-day visit. (Image credit: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AP) Read More at NPR

Cases of the fungus in which it did not respond to antifungal medicine tripled in 2021. It can be deadly, but does not seem to have adverse effects on healthy people. (Image credit: Shawn Lockhart/AP) Read More at NPR

Almost a third of the reservation’s 170,000 residents lack access to clean, reliable drinking water. The tribe wants to be able to represent itself in litigation over the Colorado River. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

France is in turmoil over President Emmanuel Macron’s move to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. New polling shows a huge majority of the population disagrees with how it was done. (Image credit: Clement Mahoudeau/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR

After years of separation, the woman once known only as Ms. A.B. has reunited with her children. It’s the latest twist in a legal case that is deeply intertwined with the asylum debate in the U.S. (Image credit: Melissa Golden for NPR) Read More at NPR

Jeff Woodke, an American missionary and humanitarian aid worker, was kidnapped by militants in 2016. Olivier Dubois, who was a correspondent for French news outlets, was kidnapped in 2021. (Image credit: Souleymane AG Anara/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR

The Navajo Nation says the federal government isn’t delivering water it’s owed from the Colorado River. The case could affect how much water is available for non-tribal uses. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Eric Westervelt was among the first Western reporters to reach Iraq’s capital during the 2003 U.S.-led overthrow of Saddam Hussein. (Image credit: John Moore/AP) Read More at NPR