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As a teenager, Joseph Bond fought in Vietnam. Later he started a family and worked for the city of Philadelphia for 35 years. After retiring, there was something he needed — to finish high school.

Cuts and disruptions to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are affecting the nation's weather forecasts, potentially endangering people ahead of extreme weather season.

This Saturday is the 150th Preakness Stakes, held in Baltimore. It will be the last Preakness at the old Pimlico racetrack.

At least 72 were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza overnight, according to Gaza health officials. Israeli officials say the strikes are a warning to Hamas to surrender or face an expanded offensive.

A new study estimates that 19 million children in the U.S. have a parent with a substance use disorder and that alcohol is the most commonly used substance by the parents.

Broadway composer Charles Strouse, creator of the hit musicals Bye Bye Birdie, Applause and Annie, died at his home in New York City on Thursday.

President Trump says he's dropping sanctions against Syria, which led to celebrations in the streets of Damascus. But in Israel, many are wondering where they stand with their neighbor.

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman says President Trump "made a very good move" in meeting with Syria's interim president and announcing he would lift sanctions on Israel's neighbor.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago and a member of the College of Cardinals - the group that will help elect the next pope.

NPR international correspondent Ruth Sherlock and NPR religion correspondent Jason DeRose provide the latest updates after Pope Francis's death.