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  • Every week seems to bring unwelcome news in the run-up to the Olympics. This week, dismembered body parts washed up on a Rio beach. But how bad are things, really?
  • Our panelists predict what will Britain do to get back in the EU.
  • Bill reads three news-related limericks...Sickerdoodles, The Perry Mason 5000, Up, Uber and Away
  • New installments in the X-Men, Ghostbusters, Star Trek and Captain America franchises are hitting the big screen this summer. NPR film critic Bob Mondello talks about what to see.
  • Jason Galvin, a former Army sharpshooter in Afghanistan, saved a bald eagle that was caught hanging by a rope in Minnesota. Neighbors, who named the eagle "Freedom," watched as Galvin shot through the rope to let Freedom down.
  • (MPRN-Lansing) Tuesday is the deadline for potential candidates to submit their names to be the replacement nominee for Democratic state lawmaker Julie…
  • The replica opens in Williamstown, Ky., this week. The group behind Ark Encounter and many local officials say it will be an economic boon to the area, but some locals are skeptical.
  • As part of the radio documentary, Obama's Years, Steve Inskeep asked Americans how their lives have changed over eight years. In this excerpt, he visits Barack Obama Elementary School in St. Louis.
  • London-based tech companies face the uncertainty of the upcoming exit from the European Union. Many worry about less investment and less access to the talent they need to grow. Some may just leave.
  • The national bird was hanging 75 feet up a tree in rural Minnesota. Using a rifle and 150 rounds, Jason Galvin shot out the four inches of rope that trapped the bird.
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