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The sugar maple tree in Dr. Danielle Ignace's backyard. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

The Crucial Role Trees Play In Mental, Physical Health

But not everyone gets to enjoy the benefits of trees equally.

Moscow

President Putin says Russia won't give in to blackmail and that he will expand the military's power to strike against suspected terrorists. This announcement follows the three-day siege of a Moscow theater by Chechen rebels. Putin is facing criticism because more than 100 hostages died during a rescue effort at the theater. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports from Moscow. (4:30)

A courtroom artist sketch of opening arguments in the federal case against R. Kelly. Prosecutors called the pop star a "predator" who used his fame to lure girls, boys and women into becoming sex abuse victims.

Prosecution Rests Its Case In R. Kelly Sex Crimes And Racketeering Trial

Over the five weeks of testimony, federal prosecutors presented 45 witnesses, including 11 alleged victims.

Actor Anthony Johnson in a scene from the movie <em>I Got the Hook Up,</em> circa 1998.

'Friday' And 'Menace II Society' Actor A.J. Johnson Has Died

Comedian and actor A.J. Johnson has died at age 55. Johnson starred as Ezal, a homeless man with drug addiction, in Ice Cube's Friday.

Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama's state health officer, discusses his state's vaccination data on June 29 in Montgomery, Ala. He said last week that the state saw more deaths than births in 2020 for the first time in more than a century.

There Were More Deaths Than Births In Alabama Last Year, A Grim First For The State

Alabama's top health official says the state has "literally shrunk." According to preliminary data, it saw 64,714 total deaths and 57,641 births in 2020.

Democrats Hope Corporate Abuse Issue Will Benefit Party

Democratic candidates focus on corporate corruption, saying voter anger over corporate abuse will benefit the party during the midterm elections. But Republicans disagree. NPR's Mara Liasson reports. (5:00)

"Noah's Violin", a giant floating violin by Venetian sculptor Livio De Marchi, journeyed through Venice's Grand Canal on Saturday. De Marchi, who has sent many wooden works into the water, came up with the idea during last year's pandemic lockdown.

Watch A Massive Violin Transport Musicians Down Venice's Grand Canal

The wooden vessel is called "Noah's Violin." As it floated through Venice's Grand Canal on Saturday, members of the string quartet on board serenaded viewers with their own (real) instruments.

Bags of garbage pile up on a New Orleans street on Friday. Trash collection delays have left some residents outraged at the city's contractors.

Weeks-Old Garbage Is Stinking Up New Orleans. Residents Had A Trash Parade In Protest

In New Orleans, some residents are still living with the trash from Hurricane Ida, more than three weeks after the storm. Residents and city officials are outraged at the delays in trash pickups.

Disclosure

As the Russian government slowly releases information about the special forces raid to liberate hundreds of hostages from a Moscow theater, we have learned that the initial reporting on the raid did not even remotely tell the whole story. NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that this practice of secrecy in dealing with catastrophe harkens back to the days of the Soviet Union. (3:00)

Simulated Driving

Joshua Levs reports on the anxious search by parents and teens for the best way to teach new drivers. Schools are starting to drop driver education training from their responsibilities. Near Atlanta, one new business has teens beginning to learn to drive without getting behind the steering wheel of an actual car, or on a real road. (8:30)

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