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November 30, 2018 / 11:54 AM EST / CBS News

Quite a lot happened in 2018. Using a combination of unique-visitor data and input from our editorial team, we've compiled this list counting down the 55 biggest and most popular stories on CBSNews.com.

Jesse Randal Davidson, a social studies teacher at Dalton High School in Georgia , barricaded himself in an empty classroom and fired one shot, causing a chaotic evacuation. He pleaded guilty to related charges and was sentenced to two years in prison.

54. Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Armed with an AR-15 and three handguns, Robert Bowers entered the  Tree of Life synagogue  on Oct. 27 and killed 11 people, injuring six more, police say. On Nov. 1, he pleaded not guilty to related charges.

53. Thousand Oaks bar shooting

On Nov. 8, a 28-year-old U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran, Ian David Long, opened fire on the crowd at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California . He killed 12 people, including a sheriff's deputy responding to the emergency, before killing himself.

52. "America's Got Talent" accident

In July, a woman was dropped during a trapeze stunt on the NBC show "America's Got Talent." Though the studio audience got quite a scare, the floors were lined with safety mats, and she hopped up injury-free.

51. Sailor's disappearance

Shaun Palmer, a U.S. Navy sailor, was considered missing after he sent a cryptic text to his parents and failed to report for duty at the Marine Corps base in Hawaii. Palmer safely returned to the base after a few days.

50. Jaisaan Lovett graduation speech

Jaisaan Lovett, the first black valedictorian of University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men in Rochester, New York, was refused the opportunity to speak at his graduation ceremony. So Mayor Lovely Warren invited Lovett to give his speech at City Hall.

49. Rodan + Fields lawsuits

Beauty company Rodan + Fields faces a federal class-action lawsuit accusing it of failing disclose potential side effects of its Last Boost serum .

48. Fleetwood Mac band drama

Fleetwood Mac ousted lead guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and talked about the move to CBS News.

47. Trump thinks "European Union is a foe"

In a July interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor Jeff Glor, President Donald Trump  listed the European Union , among others, when asked who he considers America's "biggest foe globally right now."

46. Iowa family dies in Mexico

An  Iowa family vacationing in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo was found dead in their rental house. Autopsies showed that the Sharp family died from inhaling toxic gases, apparently from a malfunctioning water heater.

45. Government shutdown

After Senate budget talks stalled, the federal government shut down on the one-year anniversary of President Trump's inauguration. Federal monuments like the Statue of Liberty were closed.

44. The "Tide Pod Challenge"

In January, a dangerous social media fad led several teens to record videos of themselves putting Tide laundry detergent pods in their mouths .

43. Crocs shuts down factories

In August, Crocs Inc. announced that it would shutter its remaining manufacturing facilities in Mexico and Italy in favor of completely outsourcing production.

42. Texas Senate race

The race for a Texas Senate seat was a tight one. Republican incumbent  Ted Cruz emerged victorious  over Democrat Beto O'Rourke by 2.6 percentage points.

41. Chemicals found in breakfast cereals

A study by the non-profit Environmental Working Group reportedly found trace amounts of glyphosate, a weed-killing chemical linked to cancer , in breakfast foods like General Mills Cheerios.

General Mills told CBS News, "Our products are safe and without question they meet regulatory safety levels. The EPA has researched this issue and has set rules that we follow."

This year, General Mills settled one lawsuit on the matter and, as a part of the settlement, plans to remove the "100 percent natural" claim from its Nature Valley granola bar packaging.

40. Burger chains given "F" over antibiotics in meat

22 U.S. burger chains , including McDonald's and Burger King, were given a failing grade on their policies of antibiotics use in beef products. 

The report by several watchdog agencies, including Consumer Reports, said that the "F" grades were given "for lacking any announced policy to source beef raised without the routine use of antibiotics."

A McDonald's spokesperson said, "McDonald's is currently finalizing a global antibiotics policy for beef, to begin roll out before the end of 2018."

39. "Permit Patty"

Alison Ettel was dubbed " Permit Patty " when a Twitter video went viral showing her calling the police on an 8-year-old girl, who is black, for selling bottled water without a permit in San Francisco.

38. Omarosa's audio tapes

Omarosa Manigault-Newman  released an audio recording  from the 2016 campaign in which she and another aide discussed the possibility of a tape in which Donald Trump allegedly used the N-word during his time on "The Apprentice."

Mr. Trump has denied ever using the term, and no such tape has surfaced.

37. Sneaky dogs steal mail carrier's lunch

A mail carrier left a note that Carol Jordan's dogs had snuck into his truck to eat his lunch, hoping the dogs wouldn't become sick from their ill-begotten snack. When the woman wrote an apology note on behalf of her dogs , the story went viral.

36. Royal family welcomes a new baby

Prince William and Kate , Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, welcomed their third child this year. Prince Louis was born in April.

35. New clues about Amelia Earhart

Researchers found new clues that suggest long-missing aviator  Amelia Earhart  may have crash-landed on a remote island in the South Pacific.

34. Calif. Chick-fil-A store raises wages

In June, one Chick-fil-A store owner in Sacramento raised its minimum wage to a "living wage" of at least $17 per hour.

33. A reporter goes missing in Houston

A sports reporter temporarily went missing near this mall in Houston, Texas. Courtney Roland was later found , unharmed, under a freeway overpass nearby. Roland released a statement that she believes she suffered an adverse reaction to prescription medication.

32. Jeff Bezos gets richer

Forbes released its annual list of the world's richest billionaires in March. Amazon founder  Jeff Bezos moved into the stop spot with a net worth of $112 billion.

Bezos' net worth has since risen as high as $160 billion.

31. Woman berates baby, flight attendant

Susan Peirez was forced to take leave from her job when a video went viral of Peirez berating a flight attendant on Delta Air Lines . Peirez can be heard saying, "I'm not sitting by a crying baby" and threatening to have the flight attendant fired.

30. Disasters on Hawaii's Big Island

In May, nearly 2,000 people were evacuated when Hawaii's Mount Kilauea volcano erupted amid a series of earthquakes.

29. Demi Lovato overdose

Demi Lovato suffered an apparent drug overdose in July. Lovato was found unresponsive in her Los Angeles home and was reportedly revived with naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdoses.

28. The "holy grail of shipwrecks"

An unmanned submarine called the Remus 6000 helped a team of researchers locate a shipwrecked Spanish galleon  that sank in the Caribbean in 1701. The ship, the San Jose, carried a treasure worth up to $17 billion.

27. North Korean nuclear program

After two years of tests of North Korea's long-range ballistic missile capabilities, leader Kim Jong Un met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Singapore in June to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

26. "New California" independence movement

One group hopes to separate California into two states using the same article of the U.S. Constitution that was used to form West Virginia.

25. Winter Olympics

The 2018 Winter Olympic Games were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea in February.

24. Wolf creature shot in Montana

After a large wolf-like creature was shot in Montana in May, pictures of the animal drew comparisons to the dire wolf breed from "Game of Thrones." A DNA test later revealed  that the creature was, in fact, a grey wolf.

23. California wildfires

Northern and Southern California were both ravaged by wildfires in November . The Camp Fire in Butte County became the deadliest in state history. The total area burned in the state is just shy of 250,000 acres, around 400 square miles.

22. Barbara Bush dead

Former first lady Barbara Bush died at her home in Houston on April 17. She was 92.

21. "Bomb cyclone" storm

In January, a large winter storm, dubbed a " bomb cyclone " by meteorologists, brought sub-zero wind chills and feet of snow to the East Coast. There were reports of snow as far south as Tallahassee, Florida.

20. John McCain dead

Arizona Sen. John McCain died  on August 25 at 81. He died after battling glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer.

19. Midterm elections

On November 6, the United States held its midterm elections. Democrats reclaimed a majority in the House and a record number of women were elected to Congress. Republicans gained two seats in the Senate.

Among the newly elected officials: Ilhan Omar of Minnesota (seen here) and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, the first two Muslim women ever elected to the House of Representatives. 

18. "Roseanne" canceled

ABC canceled Roseanne Barr's reboot of "Roseanne" in May after Barr posted a racist tweet . The show was given new life as "The Conners," a spin-off that follows the Conner family without Barr or her character.

17. Santa Fe, Texas high school shooting

Ten people were killed and 10 more injured when a student opened fire in a mass  shooting at Santa Fe High School in May.

16. XXXTentacion killed

Rapper XXXTentacion was killed in June when four men with guns reportedly ambushed him while he was driving in Miami. Four suspects were arrested by late summer.

15. YouTube HQ shooting

A woman opened fire at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, California in April. Three people were wounded before the woman, identified as 39-year-old Nasim Najafi Aghdam, killed herself.

14. Georgia gubernatorial race

Stacey Abrams would have been the first black woman governor in U.S. history  had she been elected in Georgia. But after a heated campaign marred by allegations of voter suppression, she was defeated by Republican Brian Kemp and conceded on November 16.

13. Mollie Tibbetts killed

Iowa college student  Mollie Tibbetts was reported missing from her hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa in July after she did not show up for work one morning. Her body was discovered in a field over a month later. Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 24, has been charged with first degree murder in the case and  pleaded not guilty.

12. Super Bowl LII

The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots on Feb. 8 in Minneapolis.

11. Powerball

Sam Safa, seen here, owns the New Hampshire convenience store where a Powerball ticket matching all six lottery numbers was sold in January. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, claimed the $570 million jackpot.

10. Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever make landfall on the U.S. mainland, slammed into the Florida Panhandle in October. It killed at least 43 people.

9. Yanny vs. Laurel

In May, an audio clip perplexed listeners . People argued online over what the voice was saying — Yanny or Laurel. Experts said that people could hear either, depending on which frequencies were amplified.

8. Brett Kavanaugh confirmation

Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice in October after a hearing to investigate claims that Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted Dr. Christine Blasey Ford when the two were in high school.

7. Anthony Bourdain suicide

Food and television personality Anthony Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room in France in June. His death was ruled to be a suicide.

6. Hurricane Florence

Floodwaters in North and South Carolina persisted for two weeks after Hurricane Florence made landfall. At least 53 people were killed.

5. Kate Spade suicide

Fashion designer  Kate Spade was found dead in her New York apartment in June. A suicide note was discovered in the apartment.

4. Allegiant Air

A "60 Minutes" report questioned the safety of flying on Allegiant Air , an ultra-low-cost airline. The airline released a statement defending its safety record .

3. Thai cave rescue

All of the members of a Thai youth soccer team  and their coach were rescued from a flooded cave after an 18-day ordeal that captured the attention of the world.

2. Stormy Daniels

Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress, claims to have had an affair with President Trump . Former Trump attorney  Michael Cohen  allegedly paid Daniels to keep quiet about the affair, just days before the 2016 presidential election. Daniels told her story in a "60 Minutes" interview in March.

1. Mega Millions

The most-viewed story on CBSNews.com this year: The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to a staggering $1.5 billion before a single winning ticket was sold in October. The winner, who has still not claimed the ticket at the time of publication, purchased the ticket in Simpsonville, South Carolina. The winner has 180 days to claim the prize.

The 10 biggest news stories of 2018, according to Google Trends

• Google released its annual "Year in Search" rankings on Wednesday, revealing the 10 biggest news stories of the year.
• The most-trending stories were the ones that saw the biggest spike in US search traffic compared to the year before.
• The biggest news stories of 2018 included the FIFA World Cup, the US midterm elections, and the royal wedding.

Google has released its list of the 10 biggest news stories of 2018 as part of its annual "Year in Search" series on Wednesday.

The top-trending stories were the ones that had the highest spikes in US search traffic compared to one year earlier. 

Political news stories dominated the headlines for much of 2018, with a heated Supreme Court battle, government shutdowns, and November's midterm elections securing their places on the list. On the other end of the spectrum, stories like the 2018 Winter Olympics and the Mega Millions jackpot that exceeded $1.5 billion proved popular enough to crack the top 10 as well.

Read on to see the biggest news stories of the year, according to Google. 

10. The government shutdowns

The US government saw not one but two shutdowns in 2018, separated by just two and a half weeks in January and February. Causing the twin shutdowns were disagreements between Republicans and Democrats on several issues, including immigration, healthcare, and President Donald Trump's proposed border wall. The first lasted three days , while the second lasted less than two hours .

Read more: Here's what happens during a government shutdown

9. The Winter Olympics medal count

The 2018 Winter Olympics took place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from February 9 to February 25. Norway won the overall medal count with 39, while it tied Germany with 14 gold medals apiece. The United States finished a relatively disappointing fourth with 23 medals and nine golds.

Read more: The 61 best photos of the Winter Olympics

8. The royal wedding

People on both sides of the Atlantic were captivated by the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on May 19. Nearly 29 million Americans watched the wedding on TV. The extravagant ceremony attracted celebrity guests including Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Serena Williams, and Elton John.

Read more: Meghan Markle is now officially a royal — here's how she fits into the family tree

7. The school shooting in Parkland, Florida

Seventeen people were killed when a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, entered the school on February 14 and opened fire on teachers and students. The shooting was one of the deadliest in US history. In the aftermath of the shooting, several student survivors helped ignite a national debate over gun violence in the US, with many of them demanding stricter gun-control laws.

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6. Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation

Arguably the most contentious Supreme Court nomination battle in US history took place in September and October after a series of sexual misconduct allegations were leveled against nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Multiple women who knew Kavanaugh in high school and college accused the judge of misconduct, and one of the women, Christine Blasey Ford, testified about the alleged incident in a gripping hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The nomination process galvanized women's-rights advocates and survivors of rape and sexual assault, although Kavanaugh was ultimately confirmed on October 6.

Read more: How 'the Forrest Gump of Republican politics' Brett Kavanaugh became the Supreme Court's most embattled justice in decades, after controversy over sexual misconduct allegations

5. Hurricane Michael

Just weeks after Hurricane Florence dissipated, another deadly storm slammed the southern US. With sustained winds of 155 miles per hour, Hurricane Michael was the strongest storm to hit the US in nearly 50 years. The hurricane resulted in 45 deaths in the US — mostly in Florida — and 15 more in Central America.

Read more: 25 photos show Hurricane Michael's destruction from the sky

4. Midterm elections results

Americans of all political stripes helped make the 2018 midterm election results the fourth most-trending news event of the year. The much-anticipated election saw the Democratic Party win a majority in the House of Representatives for the first time in eight years, while Republicans strengthened their majority.

Read more: Democrats took the House and the GOP held the Senate in a wild election night

3. The Mega Millions jackpot

Lottery-related Googling reached a fever pitch in October as the Mega Millions jackpot reached a near-record $1.54 billion. One lucky player from South Carolina took home the massive prize .

Read more: A single ticket holder in South Carolina won the $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot, close to the all-time record

2. Hurricane Florence

Americans rushed to Google to get the latest updates on Hurricane Florence, the deadly hurricane that wreaked havoc on the Carolinas for two weeks in September. The hurricane resulted in the deaths of more than 50 people and caused billions of dollars in damage.

1. The World Cup

It's no surprise the FIFA World Cup generated a bigger Google search spike than any other news event in 2018. Nearly half the world's population — 3.4 billion people — tuned in to the world's premier soccer tournament in June and July.

The monthlong, 32-team tournament culminated with France's 4-2 victory over Croatia.

Read more: The most mesmerizing photos from the World Cup

On February 28, Axel Springer, Business Insider's parent company, joined 31 other media groups and filed a $2.3 billion suit against Google in Dutch court, alleging losses suffered due to the company's advertising practices.

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The Worst Cybersecurity Breaches of 2018 So Far

Looking back at the first six months of 2018, there haven't been as many government leaks and global ransomware attacks as there were by this time last year , but that's pretty much where the good news ends. Corporate security isn't getting better fast enough, critical infrastructure security hangs in the balance, and state-backed hackers from around the world are getting bolder and more sophisticated.

Here are the big digital security dramas that have played out so far this year—and it's only half over.

In 2017, security researchers sounded the alarm about Russian hackers infiltrating and probing United States power companies; there was even evidence that the actors had direct access to an American utility's control systems. Combined with other high-profile Russian hacking from 2017, like the NotPetya ransomware attacks, the grid penetrations were a sobering revelation. It wasn't until this year, though, that the US government began publicly acknowledging the Russian state's involvement in these actions. Officials hinted at it for months, before the Trump Administration first publicly attributed the NotPetya malware to Russia in February and then blamed Russia in March for grid hacking. Though these attributions were already widely assumed, the White House's public acknowledgement is a key step as both the government and private sector grapple with how to respond. And while the state-sponsored hacking field is getting scarier by the day, you can use WIRED's grid-hacking guide to gauge when you should really freak out.

In March, the Department of Justice indicted nine Iranian hackers over an alleged spree of attacks on more than 300 universities in the United States and abroad. The suspects are charged with infiltrating 144 US universities, 176 universities in 21 other countries, 47 private companies, and other targets like the United Nations, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the states of Hawaii and Indiana. The DOJ says the hackers stole 31 terabytes of data, estimated to be worth $3 billion in intellectual property. The attacks used carefully crafted spearphishing emails to trick professors and other university affiliates into clicking on malicious links and entering their network login credentials. Of 100,000 accounts hackers targeted, they were able to gain credentials for about 8,000, with 3,768 of those at US institutions. The DOJ says the campaign traces back to a Tehran-based hacker clearinghouse called the Mabna Institute, which was founded around 2013. The organization allegedly managed hackers and had ties to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Tension between Iran and the US often spills into the digital sphere, and the situation has been in a particularly delicate phase recently.

Data breaches have continued apace in 2018, but their quiet cousin, data exposure, has been prominent this year as well. A data exposure, as the name suggests, is when data is stored and defended improperly such that it is exposed on the open internet and could be easily accessed by anyone who comes across it. This often occurs when cloud users misconfigure a database or other storage mechanism so it requires minimal or no authentication to access. This was the case with the marketing and data aggregation firm Exactis, which left about 340 million records exposed on a publicly accessible server. The trove didn't include Social Security numbers or credit card numbers, but it did comprise 2 terabytes of very personal information about hundreds of millions of US adults—not something you want hanging out for anyone to find. The problem was discovered by security researcher Vinny Troia and reported by WIRED in June. Exactis has since protected the data, but it is now facing a class action lawsuit over the incident.

Cloud leaks pop up regularly, but data exposures can also occur when software bugs inadvertently store data in a different format or location than intended. For example, Twitter disclosed at the beginning of May that it had been unintentionally storing some user passwords unprotected in plaintext in an internal log. The company fixed the problem as soon as it found it, but wouldn't say how long the passwords were hanging out there.

After the revelation of a data exposure, organizations often offer the classic reassurance that there is no evidence that the data was accessed improperly. And while companies can genuinely come to this conclusion based on reviewing access logs and other indicators, the most sinister thing about data exposures is that there's no way to know for sure what exactly went down while no one was watching.

Hackers breached Under Armour's MyFitnessPal app in late February, compromising usernames, email addresses, and passwords from the app's roughly 150 million users. The company discovered the intrusion on March 25 and disclosed it in under a week—some welcome hustle from a large company. And it seems Under Armour had done a good enough job setting up its data protections that the hackers couldn't access valuable user information like location, credit card numbers, or birth dates, even as they were swimming in login credentials. The company had even protected the passwords it was storing by hashing them, or converting them into unintelligible strings of characters. Pretty great, right? There was one crucial issue, though: Despite doing so many things well, Under Armour admitted that it had only hashed some of the passwords using the robust function called bcrypt; the rest were protected by a weaker hashing scheme called SHA-1, which has known flaws. This means that attackers likely cracked some portion of the stolen passwords without much trouble to sell or use in other online scams. The situation, while not an all-time-worst data breach, was a frustrating reminder of the unreliable state of security on corporate networks.

At the end of May, officials warned about a Russian hacking campaign that has impacted more than 500,000 routers worldwide. The attack spreads a type of malware, known as VPNFilter, which can be used to coordinate the infected devices to create a massive botnet. But it can also directly spy on and manipulate web activity on the compromised routers. These capabilities can be used for diverse purposes, from launching network manipulation or spam campaigns to stealing data and crafting targeted, localized attacks. VPNFilter can infect dozens of mainstream router models from companies like Netgear, TP-Link, Linksys, ASUS, D-Link, and Huawei. The FBI has been working to neuter the botnet, but researchers are still identifying the full scope and range of this attack.

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Enthusiasts wearing replica World War II military attire ride atop a WWII-era military truck in Saint-Côme-du-Mont, northwestern France, on Tuesday, as part of the D-Day commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. The D-Day ceremonies on June 6 this year mark the 80th anniversary. Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Reflections on war past and present permeate D-Day's 80th anniversary

June 5, 2024 • Reenactors and world leaders converge this week for World War II commemorations in Normandy, where Ukraine looms large.

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Since signing on for the Affordable Connectivity Program last year, Myrna Broncho’s internet bill has been fully paid by the discount. The program provided $75 discounts for internet access in tribal or high-cost areas like Broncho’s, but it is out of money. Sarah Jane Tribble/KFF Health News hide caption

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Broadband subsidies for rural americans are ending, putting telehealth at risk, kff health news.

June 5, 2024 • Myrna Broncho relies on broadband for medical care after a bad injury on her ranch. She's among millions facing a jump in costs or lost connections if the Affordable Connectivity Program expires.

Broadband subsidies for rural Americans are ending and they won't likely be renewed

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from from Cape Canaveral, Fla., flying people for the first time. The test mission is sending two astronauts to the International Space Station for a weeklong stay. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

After long delays, Boeing's Starliner capsule and crew launch into space

June 5, 2024 • After years of delay, Boeing's Starliner is flying people for the first time with two NASA astronauts heading to the International Space Station. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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Five Republican-led states have banned ranked choice voting in recent months. Voters in other states, including Missouri, could ban the system later this year. Here, anti-ranked choice voting buttons are seen in Alaska. Mark Thiessen/AP hide caption

Missouri joins other red states in trying to stamp out ranked choice voting

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June 5, 2024 • Five states have banned ranked choice voting in the last two months, bringing the total number of Republican-leaning states now prohibiting the voting method to 10. Missouri could soon join them.

Supporters listen as President Biden speaks during a Black Voters for Biden campaign event at Girard College, Wednesday, May 29, in Philadelphia. Biden won Black voters under 45 with around 80% in 2020. In a recent University of Chicago poll, that support is more of a question in 2024. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

After backing him in 2020, a new poll shows some young voters are Biden's to lose

June 5, 2024 • Four years ago, President Biden overwhelmingly won among Gen Z and millennial voters, and within that group, voters of color led that support for him. But now — a new poll from the University of Chicago, exclusively obtained by NPR, finds that the coalition may be severely diminished.

World War II veteran Gene Kleindl, age 102, from Rockford, Ill., receives a kiss from Chantell Boivin while leaving the Normandy American Cemetery on June 4 in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Kleindl, a medic in the U.S. Army's 90th Infantry Division, arrived on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Biden to give d-day anniversary speech; fat joe fights for hospital price transparency.

June 5, 2024 • President Biden will deliver a defense of democracy for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Why rapper Fat Joe is fighting for hospital price transparency.

Biden in Normandy, Political Messaging in Congress, Final Primaries of 2024

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Horse sports are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries. Can they be made safer?

June 5, 2024 • NPR's A Martínez speaks with event rider Jonathan Holling about safety concerns and measures in equestrian sports, which are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries for U.S. athletes.

Horse sports are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries

To mark D-Day, Biden will deliver a defense of democracy that hits on campaign themes

June 5, 2024 • President Biden's trip to Normandy will commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. But there's also a political subtext to the journey.

Lebanese special forces patrol on a road that leads to the U.S. Embassy in Aukar, a northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. A gunman was captured by Lebanese soldiers after attempting to attack the U.S. Embassy near Beirut on Wednesday, the military said. Bilal Hussein/AP hide caption

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A gunman was captured after a shootout near the u.s. embassy in lebanon.

June 5, 2024 • The Lebanese military said that soldiers shot an assailant, who they only described as a Syrian national. The gunman was wounded and taken to a hospital. The shooter's motives were not clear.

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An 83-year-old woman is injured after being gored by a bison at Yellowstone park

June 5, 2024 • The incident is being investigated, though the woman's current condition is unknown. The National Park Service advises visitors to stay at least 25 to 100 yards away from wild animals.

Amanda Knox arrives flanked by her husband Christopher Robinson, right, at the Florence courtroom in Florence, Italy, on Wednesday. Antonio Calanni/AP hide caption

Amanda Knox re-convicted of slander in Italy over accusations in roommate's murder

June 5, 2024 • Knox will not face prison time for the slander conviction since she had already served four years before her murder conviction was overturned in 2011.

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Tim Sheehy won the Montana GOP primary. November's race may decide Senate control

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June 4, 2024 • Republican Tim Sheehy won his party’s nomination to run for Montana’s U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday.

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Hubble will change how it points, but NASA says 'great science' will continue

June 4, 2024 • NASA is shifting the way the Hubble Space Telescope points. The change is a work-around for a piece of hardware that's become intolerably glitchy. Officials say Hubble will continue to do 'ground breaking science,' for about another decade.

The NAACP is calling on American Airlines to provide an update on the pending investigations involving passengers and claims of racial discrimination. Here, the American Airlines logo stands atop the American Airlines Center on Dec. 19, 2017, in Dallas. Michael Ainsworth/AP hide caption

The NAACP calls on American Airlines to investigate recent discrimination incidents

June 4, 2024 • Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP, says that without an appropriate response from American Airlines, the civil rights organization will be forced to reinstate an advisory against the airline.

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FDA advisors reject MDMA therapy for PTSD, amid concerns over research

June 4, 2024 • A panel of advisors to the FDA voted against the potential use of MDMA for treating PTSD.

MDMA recommendations

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi flashes victory signs as he arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters to celebrate the party's win in the country's general election, in New Delhi, on Tuesday. Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Modi has declared victory in India's election, but not the landslide he expected

June 4, 2024 • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won a third term, but voters drastically clipped his wings by handing his alliance a narrower margin than predicted.

Modi re-elected

Beyonce, a beagle with one ear, pictured at Homeward Trails Animal Rescue in Fairfax, Va., in 2022 after being rescued from the Envigo breeding and research facility. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

A beleaguered breeder faces a record $35 million fine for mistreating its beagles

June 4, 2024 • The companies behind the now-closed Virginia facility pleaded guilty to violating the Animal Welfare Act and Clean Water Act. Animal rights groups applaud the development and say there's more to do.

Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, a producer and songwriter for Beyoncé and Rihanna seen here at the 65th Grammy Awards, was sued in federal court Tuesday by a former protégée. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption

The-Dream, R&B star and Beyoncé songwriter, accused of rape

June 4, 2024 • The producer and songwriter for Beyoncé and Rihanna was sued in federal court Tuesday by a former protogée.

The-Dream, R&B star and Beyoncé producer, accused of sexual assault

Ippei Mizuhara outside federal court on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to two counts related to the transfer of nearly $17 million from the bank account of baseball star Shohei Ohtani to cover Mizuhara's gambling debts. Eric Thayer/AP hide caption

Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter pleads guilty to charges related to gambling and theft

June 4, 2024 • Ippei Mizuhara, who worked alongside Ohtani for years, pleaded guilty to two counts related to the theft of nearly $17 million from the baseball star. He could face up to 33 years in prison.

An aquarium said in February that Charlotte, a round stingray, was pregnant, drawing international headlines. But the facility near Asheville, N.C., now says the ray is sick, not pregnant. In this image from an April video update by the Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO, the ray has a noticeable bulge on her back. Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO / Screenshot by NPR hide caption

After saying Charlotte, a lone stingray, was pregnant, aquarium now says she's sick

June 4, 2024 • Charlotte the ray was touted as a case of asexual reproduction. Her aquarium now says she's actually sick with a rare disease — not pregnant. "This is a very weird story," an expert tells NPR.

Hundreds of migrants set up camp on the Rio Grande, waiting for Texas National Guard agents to let them enter the border wall in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on March 20, 2024. In the improvised camp there are infants and women, who sleep a few meters from gate 36 with the hope of being able to pass the knife fence. (Photo by Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images/Anadolu hide caption

Biden’s new executive order denies asylum claims to most migrants crossing the border unlawfully

June 4, 2024 • New White House measure will go into effect if more than 2,500 migrants cross illegally per day.

A man looks over the ledge at a bombed-out school in Khan Younis on May 24. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption

A family fled Rafah as the war closed in. Now they're living in a bombed-out school

June 4, 2024 • A classroom in a bombed-out school has become a shelter for an extended family of 20 Palestinians. They fled Rafah after Israel's latest offensive in the southern Gaza city.

Jacqueline Brock underwent seven years of fertility treatments before a third round of IVF produced two embryos, and one healthy pregnancy. Now, Brock and her husband worry their options could be limited for the remaining embryo amidst a push to give rights to fetuses that are generally ascribed to a person. Natalie Krebs/Side Effects Public Media hide caption

The push for embryo rights in state legislatures worries IVF patients and doctors

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June 4, 2024 • 13 states introduced bills this year that could give rights to embryos and fetuses associated with people. None passed yet but IVF patients and doctors fear such laws could limit fertility treatment.

Damari was worried about his future after he was arrested for carrying a gun. The Youth Gun Offender Program gave him a second chance. Octavio Jones hide caption

In Florida, teens caught with guns get a second chance to turn their lives around

June 4, 2024 • An innovative program in Tampa aims to stop community violence by focusing on teens arrested for carrying guns. It offers support and mentors so they can get a new start outside of the jail system.

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Stacked bar chart shows the number of seats won or led by the BJP and its allies, the Congress and its allies, and others, for 2024 and 2019.

Counting of over 640 million votes that were cast in the 2024 Indian general elections began early on Tuesday. The polling to elect 543 members of the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Indian parliament, concluded on June 1.

The ruling BJP along with its allies was competing for a third term under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. The Indian National Congress (INC), which has the second largest national footprint after the BJP, helped stitch a new coalition called the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) last year, hoping to wrest power from Modi through a united opposition.

Elections were held in seven phases in constituencies spread across 36 states and federal territories.

Map shows the winner or leader in each of India’s 543 Lok Sabha constituencies

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Four maps show winners or leaders in each of India’s 543 Lok Sabha constituencies in 2009, 2014, 2019 and 2024.

India's political landscape has significantly evolved over time. Until three decades ago, the Congress was the dominant force. However, the BJP began gaining substantial electoral strength and emerged as the leading party. Its wins in the 2014 and 2019 elections relegated Congress to historically low levels of influence, winning less than 10% of the seats each time. This year, however, the Congress almost doubled its tally.

Stacked bar chart shows seats won by BJP, INC and others in each general election from 1962 to 2019, and the results for 2024

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Biden Is Expected to Sign Order Letting Him Seal Border With Mexico

The move, expected on Tuesday, would allow the president to temporarily close the border and suspend longtime protections for asylum seekers in the United States.

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By Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs have reported on immigration policy and border politics during the Biden and Trump administrations.

President Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday allowing him to temporarily seal the U.S. border with Mexico to migrants when crossings surge, a move that would suspend longtime protections for asylum seekers in the United States.

Mr. Biden’s senior aides have told members of Congress in recent days to expect him to sign the order at the White House alongside mayors from South Texas, according to several people familiar with the plans.

The restrictions would kick in once the number of illegal crossings exceeds 2,500 in a day, according to several people who have been briefed on the order. Daily totals already exceed that number, which means that Mr. Biden’s executive order could go into effect immediately.

The border would re-open to asylum seekers if the number of crossings stays below 1,500 for a certain period of time, the people said. They asked for anonymity because the executive order has not been officially announced.

The order would be the most restrictive border policy instituted by Mr. Biden, or any other modern Democrat, and echoes an effort in 2018 by President Donald J. Trump to curb migration that Democrats assailed and federal courts blocked.

Although the executive action is almost certain to face legal challenges, Mr. Biden is under intense political pressure to address illegal immigration, a top concern of voters before the presidential election in November.

The decision shows how the politics of immigration have shifted sharply to the right over the course of Mr. Biden’s presidency. Polls suggest growing support — even in the president’s party — for border measures that Democrats once denounced and Mr. Trump championed.

Typically, migrants claiming asylum are released into the United States to wait for court appearances, where can they can plead their cases. But a huge backlog means those cases can take years to come up.

Proponents of the order say it will help relieve pressure on an overwhelmed system. There would be limited exceptions, however, including minors who cross the border alone, people experiencing medical emergencies and victims of human trafficking, according to several officials briefed on the order.

Migrants could also apply for other protections, aside from asylum — but those programs are already significantly more difficult to qualify for. And the administration is designing new screening processes that will make the bar even harder to clear.

The number of people illegally crossing the border has plunged in recent months after reaching record highs in December, when about 10,000 people a day were making their way into the United States.

Biden administration officials, panicked over the numbers in December, pressed Mexico to do more to curb migration. Mexican officials have since used charter flights and buses to move migrants deeper south and away from the United States.

On Sunday, border agents apprehended more than 3,500 people crossing without authorization, in line with the trends of recent weeks, according to a person with knowledge of the data.

The executive action is likely to mirror a measure in a failed bipartisan bill this year that had some of the most significant border security restrictions Congress had considered in years. The bill would have provided billions in funding for the border, including for the hiring of thousands of asylum officers to process claims.

But Republicans thwarted the bill in February, saying it was not strong enough. Many of them, egged on by Mr. Trump, were loath to give Mr. Biden a legislative victory in an election year. The president’s aides hope the executive order will provide him with an opportunity to hammer Republicans for their decision to kill the bipartisan bill, which would have provided billions of dollars to the Department of Homeland Security.

“While congressional Republicans chose to stand in the way of additional border enforcement, President Biden will not stop fighting to deliver the resources that border and immigration personnel need to secure our border,” Angelo Fernández Hernández, a White House spokesman, said in a statement on Monday. He did not confirm the plans but said the administration was exploring “a series of policy options, and we remain committed to taking action to address our broken immigration system.”

Administration officials have said that executive action was not their preference and that they believe any order would face a legal challenge.

“Legislation is what is needed,” Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, said last month.

“Executive action will be challenged,” he added. “I am confident in that. And then the question will be: What is the outcome of those proceedings? Legislation is a more certain delivery of solution.”

The American Civil Liberties Union led the charge against the Trump administration’s attempt to block asylum in 2018, which resulted in the policy being stopped by federal courts. The group has signaled that it is ready to challenge any order that limits asylum at the border.

“We will need to review the E.O. before deciding on litigation, but any policy that effectively cuts off protection for desperate migrants would raise serious legal problems, as it did when the Trump administration tried to end asylum,” said Lee Gelernt, a lawyer at the A.C.L.U. who led the challenge against many of Mr. Trump’s policies.

While Republicans have long assailed Democrats over border security, Mr. Biden in recent years has also faced calls by members of his own party for stronger enforcement.

Representative Tom Suozzi of New York, a Democrat who won a special House election this year partly by calling for stricter immigration measures, sent a letter to Mr. Biden last month encouraging him to issue an executive order that would restrict asylum.

“I think it’s very, very important, not only for Democrats or for political purposes, but it’s important for America,” Mr. Suozzi said in an interview. “This is something the people are very concerned about.”

Representative Henry Cuellar, Democrat of Texas, who has previously called on the president to bolster enforcement at the border, said he had been briefed on the order.

“While the order is yet to be released, I am supportive of the details provided to me thus far,” he said.

Still, there are political risks to issuing the order. Republicans have in recent days questioned why Mr. Biden did not take unilateral action at the border sooner. In January, he told reporters that he had “done all I can do” at the border and that he needed help from Congress.

“The American people know better,” Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, wrote in a social media post on Monday.

In a sign of just how much the politics on the issue has changed, Mr. Biden, as a candidate in 2019, excoriated Mr. Trump’s policies during a debate.

“This is the first president in the history of the United States of America that anybody seeking asylum has to do it in another country,” Mr. Biden said at the time. “That’s never happened before.”

“You come to the United States, and you make your case,” he added. “That’s how you seek asylum, based on the following premise: why I deserve it under American law.”

Hamed Aleaziz covers the Department of Homeland Security and immigration policy. More about Hamed Aleaziz

Zolan Kanno-Youngs is a White House correspondent, covering President Biden and his administration. More about Zolan Kanno-Youngs