Julia Demaree Nikhinson
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NPR member station reporters across the U.S. asked people how they are thinking about their country on its semiquincentennial.
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On Thursday, July 2, four New Mexico state senators spoke to community members about their concerns and criticisms of Project Jupiter and announced a public listening session scheduled for next month. -
Retired educator Rachel Bate now writes children’s books inspired by New Mexico to give kids lessons on caring for others and the world around them. -
Jenny Ferranti, who recently won the Grant County Commission District 1 seat on the Democratic ticket, made speaking out against mining in and around the tiny community of Pinos Altos a pillar of her campaign. She spoke about how the community's responded when mining tried to come to the unincorporated community. -
Andrea Sosa of The Programming Service offers some highlights from PBS like "A Capitol Fourth" and "Summer of Space".
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New Mexico has had a persistent problem with undercounting first-generation immigrant families and Native Americans according to State Demographer Robert Rhatigan. -
The firefighters had been part of an interagency response to the Knowles and Gore fires on Saturday. -
Scott Brocato talks with Whytney Rawls, a luxury travel expert and founder of The Amara Escapes, about why more Americans are choosing domestic destinations over international trips and other travel topics. -
Historians have collected video testimony from more than 360 Indigenous survivors in 19 states; their stories are set to be preserved in the Library of Congress for years to come.
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President Trump ushered in America's 250th anniversary with a darkly political speech that swerved from the typically apolitical, unifying speeches past presidents have given to mark Independence Day. -
Organizers canceled the Independence Day Parade late Friday, citing an extreme heat warning with temperatures expected to reach up to 115 degrees. The evening fireworks display remains scheduled. -
Spread by parasitic worms that can infect via a splash of water, schistosomiasis causes debilitating symptoms. It hits kids hard. A board game teaches how to prevent it. -
The shake-up is believed to be an effort to ensure the military's loyalty to the Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping.
How climate change and rising seas endanger historic sites like Jamestown, Virginia
Brooks and Capehart on whether the Supreme Court has stood up to Trump
Why George Washington believed in the strength of differing viewpoints
July 3, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
The growing dangers of record heat waves like the one engulfing July 4th celebrations
