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German Castro died last month at the age of 57 — part of an avoidable surge of COVID-19 deaths across the South where vaccination rates lag.

President Trump says the Taliban admitted to an attack in Kabul that killed an American soldier, so he canceled a planned meeting at Camp David and called off peace negotiations.

People from across the country react to President Obama's decision to send another 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. Some say more troops are needed; others say the U.S. should walk away from the conflict.

A CDC advisory committee discusses how to implement a new RSV shot for babies in advance of this fall's expected spike in cases.

Louis Farrakhan speaks to tens of thousands of members of the Nation of Islam in Detroit. The organization billed the speech as his last major address. Health issues have persuaded Farrakhan to back away from his leadership role.

The federal government has come out with a proposal meant to prevent deadly black lung disease among miners. (Story first aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on July 1, 2023.)

The Supreme Court rules on school desegregation. By a 5-to-4 vote, the court said two schools districts — Seattle and Louisville — were too extreme in their use of race in assigning children to schools.

Leaders of Egypt, Jordan and Israel met with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to offer support during his battle with rival Palestinians in the Hamas organization. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he will release 250 Fatah members from Israeli prisons.

The president exercised his veto for only the third time, sending the proposed law back to Congress, where Democrats lack the numbers to override it.

Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed Wednesday by an unidentified gunman while at a political rally in the country's capital of Quito, President Guillermo Lasso said.