Profiles Of Full Employment; The Abortion Rights Fight; Hurricane Season Begins

Plus, the billionaire who pledged to pay off the student loan debt for an entire graduating class.

Stories And Podcasts You May Have Missed  MC3 Chris Roys/Navy Office of Information/AFP/Getty Images The White House began talking as if war with Iran is a possibility. Here's a look at how the conversation turned so bellicose and the risks involved. Remember when plans began to put Harriet Tubman on the new $20 bill? It’s not going to happen during the Trump administration. Andrea, the first named storm of the 2019 Atlantic season, formed last week southwest of Bermuda. Between nine and 15 named storms, including tropical storms, are forecast to form from June 1 through Nov. 30. It's decision season at the U.S. Supreme Court. Here are the six themes to watch for in the consequential cases the justices are deciding. One of the happiest stories of the week came courtesy of the billionaire who pledged to pay off the student loan debt for an entire graduating class. Investor Robert Smith made the surprise announcement while delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, an all-male historically black college located in Atlanta. After eight seasons, Game of Thrones finally called it quits last week. People are still unhappy about the controversial ending. In case you’re suffering from GoT withdrawal, we recapped the final episode of HBO's massive fantasy series. We also brought you the story of the California teacher who paid for her own substitutes during cancer treatment. Elementary school teacher Heather Burns had to pay nearly half of her paycheck for the substitute while on extended sick leave. Now some lawmakers are calling for a change in the state education code to eliminate the 40-year-old state law. The last time Belgium's Grimbergen Abbey brewed beer, the United States was only about 20 years old. The abbey now plans to make beer again using the original recipes and brewing instructions from its archive of medieval texts. Videos Of The Week NPR The fight over abortion rights in the U.S. is heating up. A growing number of states are passing laws banning abortion in the early stages of pregnancy. Anti-abortion-rights activists see this as an unprecedented opportunity to roll back Roe v. Wade. Watch the video to learn more. Ready to meet the mites that live on your face? It might give you the creepy-crawlies, but you almost certainly have tiny critters living in your pores right now. They're known as Demodex, and just about every adult human alive has an active population living the high life on their face. Podcasts Of The Week Horace Cort/AP The story of what happened to the Rev. James Reeb continues in Episode 2 of White Lies. In the absence of an official trial transcript, the podcast hosts reconstruct the December 1965 murder trial using firsthand accounts, news reports and other documents — and track down the last two living jurors. China is a world superpower today. But just over a century ago, the country was in complete turmoil — foreign powers had carved up the country, the ruling dynasty was losing control, and millions of citizens were struggling to survive. NPR’s history podcast, Throughline, examines the political chaos that reshaped China as we know it, and how it was led by one man. Special Series: America In Full Employment Olivia Sun for NPR Out of every 100 people in America who want to work, more than 96 of them have jobs. Economists call this full employment. Here are a few compelling stories from our business series.  — Jill Hudson, NPR Newsletters Editor   We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and feedback: bestofnpr@npr.org Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can sign up here. Looking for more great content? Check out all of our newsletter offerings — including Daily News, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to our Best of NPR emails. |  Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy | NPR 1111 N. CAPITOL ST. NE WASHINGTON DC 20002