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Gender identity is no longer protected in the Iowa Civil Rights Act. Gov. Kim Reynolds is requiring the state's public universities to report antisemitism incidents that have happened since the start of Israel's war in Gaza. And the only Democratic candidate in Iowa's second congressional district has suspended his campaign.

As Pride Month celebrations and protests come to an end, so too do the state civil rights protections for transgender and nonbinary Iowans. That’s because earlier this year, Iowa became the first state to remove gender identity as a protected status in its civil rights code.

While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has fended off the light glow that washes out starry nights.

A Trump administration investigation has found that Harvard University violated federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students on campus.

76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.

The Justice Department announced charges in what officials describe as the largest health care fraud bust in DOJ history.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sarah Jane Tribble, chief rural correspondent for KFF Health News, about how potential cuts to Medicaid could impact rural hospitals.

The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe's services won't be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A bankruptcy judge greenlighted the sale of the remnants of the firm, including its wealth of genetic data, to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki.

The Trump administration has issued a notice of violation accusing Harvard University of "deliberate indifference" toward Jewish and Israeli students.

Canada scrapped a digital services tax that would have hit U.S. tech companies such as Google and Amazon after President Trump halted trade talks and threatened higher tariffs on Canadian imports.