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Professor Nick Haddad says some butterflies and insects are declining at an alarming rate. Haddad, who is also senior terrestrial ecologist at the W.K.…

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser about President Trump's "Salute to America" celebration this Fourth of July and what it means for the District.

A visitor to an aquarium snapped a photo of a pink sea star clinging to a rock. The way it was hanging made its flesh droop in a way that looks like a very large rear end.

The strike hit a detention center in the Libyan capital Tripoli, killing more than 40 people. The U.N.-backed government in Libya blames a militia leader who is fighting for control of Tripoli.

NPR's Noel King talks to Brandon Judd, president of the union that represents agents, about the Inspector General's report finding "dangerous overcrowding" at facilities. NPR's John Burnett weighs in.

The Trump administration will soon let oil companies bid on land to drill in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Some Alaska Natives fear harm to migrating caribou, others see opportunity.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy slashed $130 million, or 41%, from the budget of a university system that serves more than 26,000 students. Layoffs, elimination of programs and campus closures are likely.

A diner in Little Rock, Ark., gained attention for an item on the menu called "My Girlfriend is Not Hungry." It adds extra french fries and fried chicken wings or fried cheese sticks.

Youngstown, Ohio, will soon be without a newspaper. For 150 years, the town has been served by The Vindicator. Now the owners say the paper's long run will come to an end on Aug. 31.

The larger-than-life British politician is expected to replace Theresa May as prime minister.