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On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Broadway star Jonathan Groff reflects on what motivated him to come out early in his career.

Kate Messner's new middle grade novel The Trouble With Heroes Is about a boy who gets into trouble with the law. Instead of juvie, he's tasked with hiking all 46 Adirondack peaks.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jane Bradley of The New York Times about her investigation with Michael Schwirtz into Brazil's unmasking of Russian spies in their midst.

The U.S. imports many of its flowers, plants and nursery products from countries like Ecuador, Colombia and Canada. Tariffs may drive up prices. It may mean more opportunity for local flower farmers.

President Trump meets in the Oval Office with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Bilateral relations are at their lowest since the end of apartheid.

The DOJ announced it will drop lawsuits against Louisville and Minneapolis that would have required them to address what the Biden administration found to be widespread patterns of police misconduct.

At the center of the sweeping bill is trillions in tax cuts, which Republicans aim to partially offset through changes to safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP.

The Trump administration is withholding $75 million designated for the news outlet. EU officials say RFE/RL has played a critical role in providing news to areas where the press can't operate freely.

As attendees departed an event held by a Jewish advocacy organization in D.C. on Wednesday night, a shooter opened fire, killing two. Later, he chanted "free Palestine," D.C. police officials said.

Lawyers for survivors said they won't support the agreement, which they say was negotiated behind closed doors.

The beloved Muppet, created in 1955, will deliver the commencement address at the University of Maryland, the alma mater of his creator Jim Henson.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with South African journalist Redi Thlabi about President Trump's claim that white South Africans are disproportionately the victims of violence.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military will take full control of the Gaza territory. The announcement came as a the new military offensive draws international rebukes.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison about American justice since the police killing of George Floyd five years ago.

The DOJ will call off its investigation into the Minneapolis and Louisville police departments over widespread misconduct, almost five years after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

How did the murder of George Floyd affect onlookers and online witnesses? Rev. Frenchye Magee, Professor Zinzi Bailey, and attorney Antonio Romanucci reflect on the response.

A manhunt is still underway to capture the remaining men still at large after escaping a jail in New Orleans on Friday. The sheriff responsible for the jail says she's not running for re-election.

NPR took a walk through Minneapolis with its former police chief Medaria Arradondo. He says "the worst thing we can do" is dismiss the 2020 protests and outrage over police brutality as an anomaly.

The state of New York is doing away with allowing kids as young as 11 to deliver newspapers. We take a look back at this iconic summer job.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with economist Jason Furman about the current state of the American economy as another bond market selloff triggers concerns.