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NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Raja Shehadeh, a Palestinian lawyer and writer best known for his book Strangers in the House, about his memories of the Six-Day War and its lasting impact on the Middle East.

Nearly 6 months after a fire at an immigration detention center in Ciudad Juarez killed nearly 40 migrants, survivors and families of the deceased await compensation.

The decline of Earth's insect population may have serious consequences for humans, says scientist Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson. Insects are the world's janitors, as well as pollinators and a food source.

Authorities say an autopsy found unusually severe brain disease in the frontal lobe of the former NFL player accused of fatally shooting six people in Rock Hill, South Carolina before killing himself in April. The family of Phillip Adams agreed to have their son's brain tested for chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The degenerative disease is linked to head trauma and concussions, and can cause symptoms including violent mood swings and memory loss. CTE expert Dr. Ann McKee says the 20 years Adams spent playing football definitely gave rise to his diagnosis. The victims' family said the autopsy results provide them with some comfort in the midst of their crushing heartbreak.

The Supreme Court has narrowed the Justice Department's use of an obstruction law to prosecute people who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Calostoma cinnabarinum is a species of gasteroid fungus in the family Sclerodermataceae, and is the type species of the genus Calostoma. It is known by several common names, including stalked puffball-in-aspic and gelatinous stalked-puffball. The fruit body has a distinctive color and overall appearance, featuring a layer of yellowish jelly surrounding a bright red, spherical head approximately 2 centimeters (0.8 in) in diameter atop a red or yellowish brown spongy stipe 1.5 to 4 cm (0.6 to 2 in) tall. The spore surface features a pattern of small pits, producing a net-like appearance. A widely distributed species, it grows naturally in eastern North America, Central America, northeastern South America, and East Asia. C. cinnabarinum grows on the ground in deciduous forests, where it forms mycorrhizal associations with oaks.

President Trump has signed a revised executive order temporarily banning refugees and visitors from six mostly Muslim countries. NPR reports on how this differs from the original order that was blocked in court.

Terrill Thomas died in 2016, seven days after prison employees shut off the flow of water to his cell. The payment was made by Milwaukee County and a medical care contractor.

Hino Motors will plead guilty to submitting false emissions data to regulators for more than 100,000 heavy-duty trucks. The company will pay an array of fines, and fix some affected vehicles for free.

Five people were killed earlier Wednesday in a shooting rampage at the Molson Coors Beverage Company in Milwaukee. The shooter also died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.