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Muddy boots and AI are helping this threatened frog to make a comeback

How do scientists monitor the populations of the threatened California red-legged frog? With careful listening and a little help from AI.

Brazil’s Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle monitor ahead of trial

Authorities in Brazil, worried that the former far right president is a flight risk, are imposing new restrictions on his movements. The tough surveillance moves come as President Trump continues to voice strong support for the ex-leader who is facing charges of plotting a coup to stay in power.

New U.S. Postal Service head says he doesn’t believe in privatizing the mail agency

Postmaster General David Steiner told USPS workers he doesn't believe in privatizing the agency. President Trump has expressed support for such a move, which would likely hurt services in rural areas.

10 Americans are freed by Venezuela in a prisoner swap for migrants in El Salvador

Venezuela has freed 10 Americans in exchange for Venezuelans whom the United States had sent to a prison in El Salvador.

Is the ‘Gen Z stare’ just a call to look inwards?

This week's discourse has revolved around the so-called "Gen Z stare" in professional and retail environments. But what are people really talking about?

You’ll find a gripping new internet thriller in the ‘Cloud’

The internet and its discontents run wild in a new film by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, a prolifically offbeat Japanese filmmaker who's spent the last four decades putting subversive spins on traditional genres.

Ghost tours bring historic places back to life across the South

Lesley Ann Hyde started the Southern Ghost Girls Tours, a group of women using spiritual investigations of historic sites as ways to preserve pieces of Birmingham’s history.

Here are some of the newest UNESCO World Heritage sites

Bavarian palaces, imperial tombs in China and memorials to Khmer Rouge victims are among the sites being recognized by the United Nations agency.

WATCH: SANEs and survivors in the South, a listening session with the Gulf States Newsroom

The Gulf States Newsroom hosted a virtual discussion of Drew Hawkins' reporting on the shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners in the region.

Margo Price makes her defiant return to Nashville on ‘Hard Headed Woman’

The alt-country star's upcoming album, out Aug. 29, is the first record that Price has made in Music City, her home for more than 20 years.

WBHM just lost 10% of its annual budget. 

Congress has passed the rescissions package eliminating federal funding for public media. Community support has always been the backbone of public media, and now it’s everything.

Ask your kids’ camps these key questions about heat and flood safety, experts say

Camps in nature can be great for kids, but they can also expose campers to floods, wildfires and heat. Here are the top questions experts say people should ask camps about safety.

Flimmaker Ken Burns: Public broadcasting is a ‘purely American expression’

Filmmaker Ken Burns tells NPR's Michel Martin about the role that federal funding has played in his documentary work and the potential impact of the loss of that funding on children's programming.

What did Trump tell supporters to ‘not waste Time and Energy’ on? Take our quiz

This week, President Trump didn't want to talk about a thing. If you know what that thing is, you'll get at least one question right. Plus: Emmys! Babies! Tennis!

A playbook is forming for younger candidates. The results have so far been mixed

Calls for generational change and dissatisfaction with the status quo have been at the center of campaigns by younger candidates. While that has lifted some to victory, others have fallen short.

Syrian forces who fought Druze militias leave Sweida province under a ceasefire

The conflict had drawn airstrikes against Syrian forces by neighboring Israel in defense of the Druze before a truce halted most of the fighting.

Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid

The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

CBS will end ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year

Colbert confirmed the cancellation during a show taping on Thursday. CBS said the move was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night."

Louisiana police chiefs charged in immigrant visa fraud scheme

Three current and former police chiefs, a marshal and a business owner were charged with falsifying police reports in a years-long visa scheme in Louisiana.

Settlement reached in investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other company leaders

A settlement has been reached in a class action investors' lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and company leaders over claims stemming from the privacy scandal involving Cambridge Analytica.

Senate panel to vote on federal judge nomination for Emil Bove, who defended Trump

The vote comes as scores of former DOJ lawyers and retired state and federal court judges say they fear his intense loyalty to the president would carry over onto the bench.

A ‘Crypto Week’ win: Congress passes 1st major crypto legislation in the U.S.

It was a remarkable win for the crypto industry — and for President Trump, who campaigned on making the country "the crypto capital of the planet."

How did Condé Nast go from dominance to decline? A new book explains

For decades, Condé Nast publications such as Vogue and Vanity Fair were consequential tastemakers. Writer Michael Grynbaum explores the heyday of these magazines and how they lost their footing.

1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The singer’s life was touched by tragedies

1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The first female singer to chart a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, she sold over 40 million records before the age of 25.

Marc Maron on why it’s time for his ‘WTF’ podcast to end

Marc Maron is proud of his run as host of his podcast, WTF. And because of that, he's bringing it to a close. He wants to avoid it becoming just another show "feeding the garbage bin of content."

Virginia is for … data centers? Residents are increasingly saying no

The world's highest concentration of data centers is in Virginia. Many residents are not happy about that.

Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid programs

The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.

Gulf Coast braces for flooding as storm builds into possible tropical depression

The weather system moving across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday was showing a greater chance of becoming a tropical depression as it moves toward the northern Gulf Coast.

White House says U.S. fentanyl overdose programs will be funded ‘in increments’

CDC staffers worry $140 million in grants could fail to reach state and local overdose programs. The White House officials say the dollars will arrive but won't say when.

Thousands of veterans get help from Congress to save their homes from foreclosure

A bipartisan Congress has come to the rescue of vets at risk of losing their homes, after administrations from both parties tore up VA safety nets for homeowners.

Clawing back foreign aid is tied to ‘waste, fraud and abuse.’ What’s the evidence?

As the Senate prepares to vote on a bill to rescind $40 billion in promised foreign aid, critics of the measure say a thorough governmental review of targeted programs did not actually take place.

How a third parent’s DNA can prevent an inherited disease

An experimental technique that patches defective DNA with donated genetic material helped families at risk of passing rare illnesses to their children.