Hope fades for missing migrants in Greece; Canadian wildfire smoke returns; Supreme Court upholds Indian Child Welfare Act

Plus, Steve Inskeep reflects on what it means to be a parent.

View this email online by Suzanne Nuyen June 16, 2023 Good morning. Get ready for your fall COVID vaccines. The FDA voted unanimously yesterday to recommend updating COVID vaccines to target emerging omicron subvariants.  Rescue operations have recovered just over 100 migrant survivors from a deadly shipwreck off the coast of southern Greece. At least 79 have died, and many are still missing.  Spyros Bakalis/AFP via Getty Images 🎧 Associated Press reporter Derek Gatopoulos spoke to aid workers who told him the women and children onboard were mostly below deck, and it's assumed they went down with the ship. Gatopoulos reports on Up First this morning that aid organizations and politicians fear that Europe's migration crackdown is causing smugglers to take more risks in unseaworthy boats. The wildfires in Canada are still burning, and smoke is drifting back into parts of the Midwest and East Coast today, once again causing hazardous air quality.  🎧 NPR's Natt Rott is in Quebec, south of where a cluster of fires burns. He says theHope  burnt land is already 10 times what the country normally sees in a year, and firefighters are spread thin. Rott reports some expect the fires to burn until it snows. ➡️ As hazy skies return, make sure you understand how to read the Air Quality Index and protect yourself from smoke. In a victory for Native American rights, the Supreme Court has ruled to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act. The 1978 law aims to protect Native American adoptees and keep them with their tribe. It was challenged in Texas by non-Native American adoptive parents who said the law promoted racial discrimination.  🎧 Tehassi Hill, chair of the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin, says the ruling made him "a little emotional." He tells NPR's Leila Fadel on Morning Edition that having these guidelines helps tribal nations "maintain our culture and our identity through our children" by preserving stories, language and heritage. Jack Teixeira, the Air National guardsman accused of leaking classified government information on Discord, has been indicted by a federal grand jury. He faces six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information related to the national defense, according to the DOJ. If convicted, each charge carries a maximum 10-year sentence, and he could be fined up to $250,000. The Up First newsletter team is taking a break next Monday for Juneteenth. We will return on Tuesday, June 20. Newsletter continues after sponsor message Courtesy Steve Inskeep — Steve Inskeep, Morning Edition Host Once when I returned to college from holiday break, my dad drove me to the train. It was the middle of winter, the middle of the night. I realized I’d left my gloves at home, so he gave me the gloves off his hands. He might’ve let me do without to teach me a lesson. But he was always in my corner. Parenting is 1,000 times handing over your gloves — or something more precious, like your time. It’s 10,000 times that you’re grateful for help. Once, my youngest crashed her bike. As I helped her up, a stranger reached into her purse for the bandages she knew I didn’t have. This summer, we’re sending our oldest to college. We’re reinforcing life skills — how to run, drive and advocate for yourself. More than any one thing, I want our kids to know what I knew of my dad — that I’m in their corner. Warner Bros. Check out what NPR is watching, reading and listening to this weekend: 🍿 Movies: Morning Edition host A Martinez loves the Flash. He chats with The Flash director Andy Muschietti and his sister, Barbara Muschietti, about the movie and his obsession with the character. 📺 TV: The second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds gives fans compelling new stories with plenty of special effects and nods to the history of the beloved franchise. 📚 Books: What's a better beach read than a juicy thriller? We've got five new mystery/thriller recommendations for the start of summer. 🎵 Music: It's been a decade since Sigur Rós released an album, but the Icelandic group's leader says that when they started recording ÁTTA, nothing had changed. 🎮 Games: Former NPR digital analyst Andy Bickerton decided to play every game in the Final Fantasy franchise before Final Fantasy XVI is released next week. Here are his rankings. ❓ Quiz: Have you been paying attention to the top news this week? Test yourself with our news quiz. Photographer/Source Denver has unveiled Lavender Hill, the city's first Queer Cultural District. (via Denverite) The German government has agreed to pay more than $1.4 billion to Holocaust survivors next year. Nearly $890 million will go to home care and support services for aging survivors. Nine more women in Nevada have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault two weeks after the state's Gov. Joe Lombardo signed a bill eliminating the two-year deadline for adults to sue their alleged perpetrators for damages from sexual abuse. Listen to your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to hear live radio from WUFT 89.1 (edit station). This newsletter was edited by Majd Al-Waheidi. 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 Music, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Up First emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy