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1971: Lake Superior State University starts Snowman Burning, initiating a tradition to bid farewell to winter. 1919: Women permitted to serve jury duty in Wayne County. 1970: Head of MI Civil Rights Commission assassinated in Detroit. The case remains unsolved, but widespread presumption suggests his aggressive pursuit of equal treatment for all Michiganders was the motive behind the killing.

The prime minister noted the ban on social media channels, posting images of people dancing on the side of the road to the musical stylings of truck horns. He said the ban is needed to avoid hazards.

The kaiju was on a mission to encourage people to observe traffic safety laws. Godzilla's appearance was part of a campaign using other famous Japanese movie characters to promote traffic safety.

The sentencing phase has begun for the six former officers who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men. Two ex-officers were sentenced Tuesday and the four others will be sentenced this week.

Lawmakers in Hong Kong have passed new national security legislation that carries severe punishment for a broad range of offenses, including life imprisonment for acts deemed to be insurrection.

A delicate cleanup is underway in historic Lahaina on Maui. Cultural monitors are working closely with federal officials to assure the process protects cultural and archeological artifacts.

Principals and superintendents talk to NPR about how students are faring four years after the pandemic shutdowns began. We also hear what schools plan to do when pandemic-related federal aid runs out.

Based on the sci-fi book series Remembrance of Earth's Past, the Netflix series 3 Body Problem imagines Earth's first extensive contact with extraterrestrial intelligent life.

Controversial Texas border law is on hold again. Sentencings begins for six ex-Miss. officers who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men. Trump-endorsed Senate candidate wins Ohio's GOP primary.

The transportation sector is responsible for a significant portion of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. The Biden administration has unveiled a strategy to help curb trucking industry emissions.