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Rohingya refugees walk at the Balukhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Feb. 2. Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in camps in Bangladesh are condemning the military coup in their homeland and saying it makes them more fearful to return. A brutal counterinsurgency operation by Myanmar's military in 2017 drove more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to neighboring Bangladesh.

What Myanmar's Coup Means For The Rohingya

"The coup is obviously good for no one," says a human rights activist. "But for the Rohingya, the risk is heightened. This is the military regime responsible for the atrocities over many, many years."

Surfside Mayor Discusses Rescue Operation At Site Of Florida Condo Collapse

Charles Burkett, the mayor of Surfside, Florida, discusses what he experienced Thursday morning when the Champlain Towers South condo collapsed, as well as the state of rescue and recovery operations.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson shows off HB85, which he signed inside Frontier Justice gun shop in Lee's Summit, Mo., on Sat., June 12. The bill prevents local and state law enforcement officials from enforcing federal gun laws.

New 2nd Amendment Protections In Missouri Split Law Enforcement

Missouri's new gun law, which imposes a $50,000 fine on any state or local official who enforces a federal gun law that is not also state law, has a "chilling effect" on some police.

U.S. Special Immigrant Visa Program Faces Criticism Over Slow Speed

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with James Miervaldis, chairman of No One Left Behind — which helps Afghan and Iraqi interpreters resettle in the U.S. — on issues with the Special Immigrant Visa program.

Alphonso David, the president of the Human Rights Campaign, has faced calls for his resignation over ties to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sexual harassment scandal. The Human Rights Campaign has launched an internal investigation. David has denied all wrongdoing.

Cuomo Scandal Prompts Reckoning At LGBTQ Group Human Rights Campaign

The sexual harassment investigation and impending resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has entangled multiple Cuomo allies, including the leader of the LGBTQ group the Human Rights Campaign.

Mask-wearing and social distancing are up in the United States, a survey finds.

Mask-Wearing, Social Distancing Improve, But Too Slowly, Survey Shows

Mask-wearing hit an all-time high, but other COVID-19 precautions are less common now than last spring, a survey finds. Experts worry we're ill-prepared for the spread of more infectious new variants.

How An Altered Strand Of DNA Can Cause Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes To Self-Destruct

For the first time, scientists have shown that a new kind of genetic engineering can crash populations of malaria-spreading mosquitoes.

Megan Rapinoe says she uses a variety of CBD products as part of the "all-natural recovery system" that has become part of her daily routine.

As Megan Rapinoe Promotes CBD Use, Sha'Carri Richardson Sits Out The Olympics

Critics are outraged, saying the anti-doping agency for the Games is ignoring the actions of the white athlete on the heels of suspending the Black sprinter this month.

Saturn (right) with Jupiter in the night sky over Burnsville, N.C., in December during an event known as the great conjunction.

Saturn Will Soon Put On Its Best Show Of The Year. Here's Where And How To See It

Wipe the dust off your binoculars and extract the family telescope from the back of the closet: Saturn is about to put on its best and brightest show of the year — an act Jupiter will soon follow.

What's Happening In North Carolina's 9th District As Congress Begins Its New Session

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with WSOC-TV reporter Joe Bruno, who has been covering the absentee ballots investigation in the election in Congressional District 9 in Charlotte, N.C.

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