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  • Federal agencies FEMA and HUD are rebuilding an Obama administration program that redirected disaster survivors to apartments rather than trailers. The policy was reversed by the Trump administration and is now being reinstated by the Biden administration.
  • The pop charts this week are full of milestones, from a trio of K-pop acts crashing the top of the album chart to the year's biggest hit matching the longest-ever run atop the singles chart.
  • Commander of the Kansas City Police Department’s East Patrol Division Major Kari Thompson and Missouri resident Rosilyn Temple discuss efforts to end violence within their community and others across the country as well as the upcoming film screening of "Uncommon Allies" Tuesday, June 28th at 6 p.m. at Southern University's Valdry Center. Managing Artistic Director at Theatre Baton Rouge Jenny Ballard talks about their upcoming musical "Shrek" which can be seen until July 3rd. More information and tickets are available at theatrebr.org. Former police office Latasha Patrick discusses attempts to stop school shootings with K-9s. Louisiana Right to Life communication director Sarah Zagorski speaks on the organization as well as her support of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
  • The panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is holding two top Trump aides in contempt, and is seeking cooperation from Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
  • The former president's remarks are being used by Democrats hoping to convict him for incitement of insurrection — and are being defended by his lawyers in the Senate proceedings.
  • With Arab armies massed on its frontiers, Israel unleashed a lightning strike on June 5, 1967. Donald Trump is now the 10th president seeking a lasting solution to that brief war.
  • After a few moments of review, the top life events people reported in 2013 can read like a 10-sentence short story — perhaps a fable, or a coming-of-age tale. In the U.S., hot topics included the Super Bowl, Pope Francis, and the Harlem Shake.
  • As a region, the Americas fare quite well in Gallup's new global index of personal well-being, but the U.S. fell from No. 12 to No. 23 worldwide.
  • Earlier this week, the NCAA and ACC decided to pull their conferences out of North Carolina, citing the controversial bathroom bill as the reason for their decision. North Carolina State Sen. Tamara Barringer is a Republican who voted for the bill in March, but has since called on lawmakers to repeal the bill. She is one of two Republican senators in the state to do so. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Barringer about why she made that decision.
  • The Red Sox are one win away from their ninth World Series title after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 on their home turf Saturday night.
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