Fran Drescher (left), president of SAG-AFTRA, and Meredith Stiehm, president of Writers Guild of America West, pose together during a rally by striking writers outside Paramount Pictures studio in Los Angeles on May 8. Chris Pizzello/AP hide caption
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In a video posted to TikTok and Instagram, trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney described the months of fear and bullying she has encountered amid backlash to her sponsorship from Bud Light. @dylanmulvaney TikTok/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
What the Supreme Court's rejection of student loan relief means for borrowers
The setting sun illuminates the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 10, 2023. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Supreme Court says 1st Amendment entitles web designer to refuse same-sex wedding work
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved a plan to use phosphogypsum, a radioactive waste material, in "demonstration projects." Here, signs block a roadway in Boca Raton during a construction project in 2021. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
A nurse treats a man's skin wounds in a community outreach storefront in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia in May. Xylazine, a powerful animal sedative that's moving through the illicit drug supply in the U.S., is causing gruesome skin wounds and scrambling longstanding methods for treating addiction and reversing overdoses. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Musicians Denitia, Larysa Jaye and Tylar Bryant pose for a photo before their set at Lulu's Downstairs in Manitou Springs, Colo., on June 17, 2023. They are members of the Black Opry, a touring musical revue dedicated to uplifting Black artists in country music. Amanda Lopez for NPR hide caption
Fast-fashion giant Shein has been accused of human rights violations and unsustainable environmental practices. The company is once again under attack after sending a group of social media influencers on a highly curated tour of some of its facilities in Guangzhou, China. Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Protesters for and against affirmative action demonstrate on Capitol Hill on Thursday. The Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
University at California Los Angeles is just starting to catch up to the diversity numbers it saw before an affirmative action ban took effect in 1998, according to a university official. Students walk past Royce Hall at the UCLA campus. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
More than 50 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home over the upcoming July Fourth weekend. Traffic in Austin, Texas, is seen here in April. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya at their home in suburban Chicago. Jamie Kelter Davis for NPR hide caption
From left: a replacement, a champion, a Supreme Court justice. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images; Noah Berger/AP; Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Protesters for and against affirmative active demonstrate on Capitol Hill on Thursday in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
A squirrel splooting in the shade. New York City Department of Parks and Recreation hide caption