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NASA astronauts (from left) Bob Behnken, Doug Hurley and Chris Cassidy are the U.S. members of the Expedition 63 crew aboard the International Space Station. Behnken and Hurley are scheduled to return to Earth on Aug. 2.

Astronauts Set To Return To Earth In First U.S. Splashdown In Decades

The two NASA astronauts who flew on the SpaceX craft to the International Space Station in May are scheduled to return to Earth on Sunday. But there's a hurricane forecast for the splashdown vicinity.

Renee Bach, who is 31, was sued in Ugandan civil court over the deaths of children who were treated at the critical care center she ran in Uganda. She has left Uganda and is now living in the U.S.

U.S. Missionary With No Medical Training Settles Suit Over Child Deaths At Her Center

Renee Bach ran a treatment center for severely malnourished children in Uganda. Over five years, 105 died. This week, a lawsuit by two mothers who each lost a son was settled with a cash payment.

Flowers are placed at the memorial to the victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings on April 20.

Appeals Court Tosses Out Death Sentence For Boston Marathon Bomber

A three-judge panel sends Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's case back to a lower court for resentencing, saying the jury that sentenced him to death had not been adequately vetted.

Orange indicates there are warning signs of increased COVID-19 risk in the county.

Sangamon County At Warning Level As COVID-19 Cases Rise

Sangamon County is one of several counties that are now at a warning level due to the spread of COVID-19.The county has had 70 new cases per 100,000…

Jorja Smith's cover of the song "Rose Rouge" is featured in July's edition of Heavy Rotation.

Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

This month, NPR member stations bring you a mix of the most popular songs playing on their airwaves, featuring music from Jorja Smith, Taylor Swift, Fontaines D.C. and more.

Not My Job: We Quiz Ramy Youssef (From New Jersey) About Sports Jerseys

Youssef is the creator and star of Hulu's Ramy. Youssef won a Golden Globe for the first season, and now has been nominated for multiple Emmys for Season 2.

Kim Johnson Talks Racism, Mass Incarceration In Debut Novel

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Kim Johnson about her debut novel This Is My America. In it, a teenage girl works to get her father off of death row.

Author Morgan Jerkins Reconnects With Her Southern African-American Roots In New Book

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Morgan Jerkins about her new book. Wandering In Strange Lands, where she travels to the South to understand the roots of her African-American culture.

Predictions

Our panelists predict who Joe Biden will pick to be his running mate next week.

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Drink No Sanitizer Before It's Time, Mailbox Mystery and Big Money Big Wheel.

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