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Judge Aaron Persky, who handed down the sentence in the high-profile sexual assault trial of Stanford student Brock Turner, was recalled by voters in California on Tuesday. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Stanford law professor Michele Dauber, who led the campaign to recall the judge.

President Biden gives his first big speech to Congress tonight. It's a chance to lay out his legislative plan, including sweeping investments in childcare, education and paid leave.

Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber, with her short, moussed hair and armloads of religious tattoos, is a bit of a Lutheran rock star at the moment (although the term makes her cringe). Her new book — a memoir on faith and her religious experience — recently made the New York Times best-seller list.

President Trump has made big news during a 4-day visit to Scotland. He announced a new framework for U.S. trade with the EU and what could be a major recalibration of U.S. policy toward Gaza.

Is it even possible to have a secure, political outdoor event? Wednesday's shooting of Charlie Kirk raises questions about risk in outdoor spaces.

Erykah Badu is best known as a musician. But she's also an actor and doula. She joined NPR's Rachel Martin on the Wild Card podcast.

It was year ago Wednesday that Egyptians first rose against then President Hosni Mubarak in a tour de force that drove him from power. A lot has changed for Egyptians this past year. They elected their first free parliament in six decades. And Islamists, long banned by Mubarak, are now the country's main political force.

The glut of lobsters is good news for consumers and food retailers, but lobster catchers are finding it hard to make a living. Prices are plummeting, and the lobstermen are staying away from their traps to save extra expenses.

Many of the canines that have flocked to Manhattan are staying at the Hotel Pennsylvania. And there the pooches are treated like VIPs — very important pooches, that is. From spinach pizza to a doggie concierge, it's a pampered life for a show dog.

As Scottish voters prepare for a referendum vote on Scottish independence, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about whether Scotland would stay in the European Union.