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Dick Cheney's daughter was a campaign aide for her father during the 2000 and 2004 elections. The fact that she is a lesbian put a distinctive spin on the experience. She has a new memoir: Now It's My Turn.

Avant-garde rock band Sonic Youth is celebrating 25 years of making music together. In that quarter-century, its members have stayed true to their roots in the downtown New York art scene of the 1980s.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jean Lee, a journalist specializing in North Korea, about the country's report of a major disease outbreak that state media is not calling COVID-19, yet.

Sen. Joe Lieberman, crippled by his support for the Iraq war, loses the Democratic nomination for a fourth term to political newcomer Ned Lamont, who portrayed him as an apologist for the Bush administration. He vows to stay in the campaign as an independent.

"My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain tells stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. NPR host Mary Louise Kelly shares how a stranger helped return her missing wallet.

The Senate approved about $40 billion in aid to Ukraine in a largely bipartisan vote. The House has already passed the bill, and it now goes to President Biden to sign.

Finland and Sweden have long kept a neutral position between the West and Russia. But that changed after Moscow invaded Ukraine. Today, the leaders of the two Nordic nations were at the White House.

Melissa Block talks with Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about the size and armament of the Lebanese Army. Analysts are now asking if the future might see a possible international peacekeeping force in Lebanon.

Many students around the country still have weeks left of vacation, but for students in Rockdale County, Ga., the school year began today. The early start is part of a trend of shortened summer breaks in some pockets of the country. Susanna Capelouto of Georgia Public Broadcasting reports.

The national baby formula shortage. The reason? Corporate monopolies, poor quality control and federal regulation.