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Mayor Quinton Lucas talks to demonstrators during a rally on the steps of City Hall in Kansas City, Mo., on June 5.

Kansas City Mayor Says He Learned On Twitter That Federal Officers Were In His City

Some 200 federal law enforcement officers have been sent to the city as part of a controversial program to fight violent crime. Mayor Quinton Lucas says he did not request the support.

President Donald Trump speaks to United States Military Academy graduating cadets during commencement ceremonies.

With Cadets Social Distancing And A Backdrop Of Tensions, Trump Speaks At West Point

Cadets donned masks and sat six feet apart as the president delivered a commencement address amid tensions with military leaders over his response to nationwide protests over police violence.

In November 2019, PJ Hahn, former director of Coastal Zone Management for Plaquemines Parish, stood in the spot where Cat Island once was. "To be standing there in three, four feet of water where the land used to be so beautiful. I remember pulling up to this island, the minute we got close the birds would fly off the island."

'Where The Land Used To Be,' Photos Show Louisiana Coast 10 Years After BP Oil Spill

Photographer Tyrone Turner documented the life and changes on Cat Island in the southeastern coastal area of the state before it disappeared.

Play Ball! The Miracle League

Executive Director of Wilmington's Miracle League, Jennifer Bell, joined us in the studio to talk about the opening of the baseball season on Miracle…

Frozen in time: Theater Director David Miller returned to Zeeland High School in western Michigan weeks after his students' scheduled performance, to find the set still up.

Performing In A Pandemic: Taking The High School Play Online

Students look forward all year to their big end-of-year productions. This year, many educators got creative in helping their student shine — despite the shutdown due to COVID-19

Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah has been closed to visitors since early April.

Though Closed To The Public, Bryce Canyon Still Teems With Life

Ranger Peter Densmore has a front row seat on the beginning of spring in the national park. With the absence of visitors, prairie dogs have overrun the roads and other wildlife have grown bold.

Hurricane Laura Approaches Gulf Coast

Hurricane Laura has rapidly intensified and is approaching the Texas-Louisiana border as a major hurricane. Meteorologists are most concerned about a big storm surge with powerful winds.

An election worker at a poling station in Miami during last month's election there. The coronavirus pandemic is challenging election officials, whose own staffers are coming sick with the virus.

Already Under Strain, Election Offices Falter As Pandemic Worsens

Full-time election workers in New York, New Jersey and Washington, DC have fallen will with COVID-19 all while trying to make plans for carrying out upcoming elections under challenging conditions.

NHL Season On Thin Ice With Labor Dispute

Thursday in Toronto, the National Hockey League owners and the players union are meeting to try and get the season back on track. The first two weeks of the season were cancelled after the owners locked out the players over labor disputes. Melissa Block checks in with Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo Sports' Puck Daddy blog about the current status of the negotiations and the chances of having a full season.

A page on Swallows from David Allen Sibley's <em>What It's Like To Be A Bird.</em>

Ever Wonder 'What It's Like To Be A Bird'? David Allen Sibley Has Some Answers

David Allen Sibley's name is synonymous with his bird field guides. In researching this volume, he became convinced of something new: Birds make complex decisions and experience emotions.

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