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Protests over George Floyd's death have spread from Minneapolis to dozens of other cities across the U.S. Almost half of the country has called up the National Guard to help with the unrest.

Capt. Iven Kincheloe flew a rocket-powered plane to the edge of space in 1956. Had he not died in a later mission, the young Air Force pilot might have become one of the country's first astronauts. NPR's Bob Edwards profiles Kincheloe on Morning Edition. See footage of the historic flight.

Only three one-room schools are left in New Hampshire -- all in very small towns. The oldest of these schools, built in 1780, is in Croydon, where residents worry that a growing population will spell the end of the school.

The congressman who presided over the Nixon impeachment hearings has died. Democrat Peter Rodino was 95. Melissa Block talks with attorney John Doar about Rodino, who served 40 years in Congress and was the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate era.

In a news release, Gianforte’s office said the governor’s personal trip out of the country has been long-planned with First Lady Susan Gianforte, and they left late last week. It's unclear where the governor is and when he will return.

President Biden visited Puerto Rico, where he promised to ensure the U.S territory is better prepared for future storms.

Eminem once used the same jokey, poppy formula on each album's debut single, but "Not Afraid" breaks that mold, eschewing catty pop-culture references for sincere introspection. Over a solemn keyboard riff, he speaks of wanting to be a better father to his daughter, and ponders his recent struggles with drug addiction.

As summer winds to a close, we'll take a last swim in a cool pond in New York's Adirondack Mountains.

Shortly after researchers unearthed the mummified body of a 55,000-year-old Steppe bison in the Alaskan tundra, they sliced off a piece of its neck. To eat!

Russia says it will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024. This echoes intentions previously set by Russia and comes amid tensions with the U.S. and the West over the war in Ukraine.