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Michelle Perez for NPR
NPR News
These teens were missing too much school. Here's what it took to get them back
Leigh Paterson
Since the pandemic, chronic absenteeism in the nation's K-12 schools has skyrocketed. These teens are working to get their attendance back on track.
Jackye Lafon, who's in her 80s, cools herself with a water spray at her home in Toulouse, France during a heat wave in 2022. Older people face higher heat risk than those who are younger. Climate change is making heat risk even greater.
Fred Scheiber
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AFP via Getty Images
NPR News
More than 200 million seniors face extreme heat risks in coming decades, study finds
Alejandra Borunda
NPR News
Seize the Grey wins the Preakness, ending Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid
The Associated Press
Government & Politics
  1. A member of Israel's war cabinet says he'll quit if there is no plan to replace Hamas
  2. Ohio AG, Republican lawmakers speak out against overhaul of federal rules on gender
  3. Allowing future hire to edit own job description violated no policy, Cleveland mayor's office says
Law & Justice
Jeffery Christian, right, speaks at a press conference in Chicago, on May 7. Christian and dozens of others claim they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers, as part of a lawsuit recounting decades of allegations of systemic child abuse.
  1. Youth detention facilities face increased scrutiny amid a wave of abuse lawsuits
  2. Protesters criticize Case Western Reserve University for 'opaque' disciplinary process
  3. Akron officially names Brian Harding as new police chief
Health
  1. Other countries have better sunscreens. Here's why we can't get them in the U.S.
  2. Judge: State law preventing Ohio cities from enforcing flavored tobacco bans is unconstitutional
  3. Cleveland Clinic event focuses on public dialogue, education to address Black health disparities
Education
  1. Ohio reviewing race-based scholarships after Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
  2. DeWine has 'grave concern' about Ohio teachers' pension fund board, but STRS critic isn't surprised
  3. Ohio State Board of Trustees approve 3% tuition hike for incoming freshmen
Economy
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on May 16, 2024, when the Dow hit 40,000 points for the first time ever.
  1. The Dow Jones hits 40,000 for the first time. What to know about this major milestone
  2. Egg and milk prices fall, fueling hope for interest rate cuts
  3. Aldi and Hy-Vee stores recall cream cheese varieties for possible salmonella risk
Environment & Energy
An electric vehicle charges in a parking lot in downtown Columbus.
  1. More electric vehicle chargers are going to be installed along Ohio's highways
  2. EPA to host public meeting on efforts to remove contaminated sediment in Cuyahoga River Old Channel
  3. Biden's National Monument expansion applauded by allies, but big obstacles loom
Science & Technology
  1. There's still a chance to see the Northern Lights from lower latitudes
  2. The huge solar storm is keeping power grid and satellite operators on edge
  3. Venus and Earth used to look like 'twin' planets. What happened?
Race, Gender & Identity
Tim Kenny is 22-years-old and ready to graduate from Lorain County Community College.
  1. LCCC student with cerebral palsy graduates Saturday, makes plans for future study
  2. Black lawmakers reintroduce federal CROWN Act legislation to ban hair discrimination
  3. United Methodist Church lifts bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings
Arts & Culture
Female dancers in red dance with orange silk scarves
  1. 5 things to do in NEO: Asian Festival, jazz at Severance and more
  2. Jazz artist Bobby Selvaggio celebrates father-son bond on latest album
  3. Ernest Warther Museum woodcarvings are a Tuscarawas County treasure
Community
Jacob Derbin's father and fellow Euclid Police officer Vince Trusso is comforted by a young mourner paying respects during a memorial. Hundreds of people gathered at the Ralph P. Adams Stadium at Cuyahoga Heights High School to remember Jacob Derbin, a 2018 graduate and Euclid Police officer who was killed Saturday when responding to a disturbance call. May 16, 2024
  1. Hundreds honor fallen officer Jacob Derbin during candlelight vigil in Cuyahoga Heights
  2. Mike McIntyre's crowdsourced commencement speech for the Class of 2024
  3. Canton nonprofit grocery StarkFresh temporarily closes after overnight burglary
Sports
Scottie Scheffler reacts before teeing off Friday on during the second round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. Scheffler was arrested and charged after an interaction early Friday morning with a police officer directing traffic into to the club.
  1. Scottie Scheffler is arrested outside PGA Championship after interaction with police
  2. Looking at the playoffs through 'hopeful lenses' as the Cavs face elimination in Boston
  3. What's the future of Browns stadium? Some say voters should weigh in
Reporters Notebook
a-frame chicken coop and chickens
  1. Backyard chickens and the search for a safe egg
  2. Akron Art Museum spotlights Michelangelo Lovelace and his Cleveland paintings
  3. Look, up in the sky, it's the Biggest Week in American Birding!