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The Iowa Board of Regents has named Barbara Wilson to be the next president of the University of Iowa. The second-in-command at the University of Illinois system, her background as a researcher, educator and administrator represents a return to a more conventional leadership profile for the school.

After being shut down for more than a year, the cruise industry is frustrated over the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's lack of a clear timeline for setting sail again.

Thousands of high school students return to in-class learning in Chicago this week. Some are excited to spend the remaining weeks with classmates, but for many seniors, it's a bittersweet return.

July 25 marks the first-ever U.N. World Drowning Prevention Day. It raises awareness for the hundreds of thousands of people who die from drowning each year.

Collins, who died April 27, orbited in Apollo 11 while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their historic moon walk. Speaking to Fresh Air in 1988, he described his solo orbit as "completely serene."

"I can't wait to just be there and feel it and listen to the music and smell the churros," says Robert Laird, a Disney megafan.

Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., is opening back up, more than a year after it shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Disney World in Orlando, Fla., reopened last July.

The last elections were held in 2006 and the Palestinian parliament hasn't conducted real business in years. Many observers predict the Islamist party Hamas is poised to win if elections are held.

A CD set from Mosaic, full of singles and albums made between '46 and '66, confirms the variety of Armstrong's studio sides — and shows how much work went into making them sound casual.

"This is going to be the summer of New York City," Mayor Bill de Blasio said, because people "want to live again." He cited the city's success in hitting or trending toward its reopening targets.