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A screen in London's Piccadilly Circus displays a countdown to Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.

Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee comes at a challenging time for Britain's monarchy

Queen Elizabeth II is marking 70 years on the throne, but recent years have been bumpy for the British monarchy. Public support for the institution has fallen, even as the queen remains popular.

Margarita Engle explores what it's like to be an outsider in 'Singing with Elephants'

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Cuban-American author Margarita Engle about her novel: Singing with Elephants.

Amerie Jo Garza's name is displayed before the game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field on May 27, 2022 in the Queens borough of New York City.

Girl Scouts posthumously honor a 10-year-old Uvalde victim for heroism

The honor was presented to Amerie Jo Garza's family. The organization additionally gave a presentation of colors at Amerie's funeral Tuesday, it said.

The U.S. Justice Department filed a brief in federal appeals court Tuesday to overturn a federal judge's decision that declared the government mask mandate on planes, trains and buses unlawful. Here, a sign stating that masks are required at San Francisco International Airport stands in a terminal after the federal mask mandate was overturned.

DOJ asks federal appeals court to reverse order lifting travel mask mandate

The Justice Department argues that the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early 2021 "falls easily within the CDC's statutory authority."

The green boxes show portions of the audio spectrogram that artificial intelligence has identified as marine mammal calls.

A computer program designed to sort mice squeaks is also finding whales in the deep

By converting sounds to images, scientists can use artificial intelligence to quickly find and assess animals' calls, even deep in the ocean.

Opponents of gun control legislation watch a hearing in Oregon's Capitol in 2019. Last year, the Legislature granted school districts the ability to ban concealed weapons on their property.

Oregon lets schools ban guns on campus, but few districts have made that choice

Eight months after lawmakers granted schools the ability to issue blanket gun prohibitions, only about 13% of public school districts have put the policy change into place. More are in the process.

Jackson County is preparing for an aggressive fight against wildfires

Forest agencies in Jackson County are gearing up for this year’s fire season, which officially begins Wednesday, June 1.

Politics and pandemic fatigue doom California’s COVID vaccine mandates

Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento bail on their plans to enact strict COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Annie-Lois Acheampong, 13, from Accra, Ghana, reacts during the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Tuesday in Oxon Hill, Md.

The National Spelling Bee returns to its usual venue for the first time in 3 years

Spellers were greeted with a new preliminary-round format that gave them no time to get comfortable. They had to get through three words in one turn at the microphone to continue in the bee.

A campaign sign for Pete Arredondo, the chief of police for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, is seen in Uvalde, Texas, on Monday.

Uvalde locals grapple with the school police chief's role

Uvalde residents struggle to reconcile what they know of the well-liked lawman, Pete Arredondo.

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