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New York’s highest court considered the fate of the state's newest ethics watchdog. Court of Appeals judges heard arguments Tuesday about the constitutionality of the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government that stem from a lawsuit by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Kenneth Kamler, Md is a surgeon who also climbs mountains. He was team doctor on three expeditions to the top of Mount Everest, including the disastrous 1996 trip during which 6 people died. Kamler is both storyteller and advisor in his book, Doctor on Everest: Emergency Medicine at the Top of the World - A Personal Account including the 1996 Disaster. (The Lyons Press) Blackened limbs due to severe frostbite were the least of his troubles. I-V fluids are frozen solid, and abrasions cannot heal at such high altitudes. Kamler's day job is Director of the Hand Treatment Center in Hyde Park, New York, where he is a microsurgeon. He's done research on telemedicine for NASA and Yale Medical School.

In the NFL, the Cowboys crushed the Giants, 21-6, the Bills topped the Panthers, 31-14, the Dolphins bested the Jets, 31-24, and the Steelers defeated Tennessee, 19-13.

The Vegas Golden Knights have won their first Stanley Cup with a 9-3 romp in game 5 over the Florida Panthers last night, delivering their city a true Vegas-style party from dazzling passes to a Mark Stone hat trick to all-out goal celebrations.

In this installment of Shakedown Beat, WAMC's Josh Landes reflects on The String Cheese Incident's first Western Massachusetts concert in a quarter century on June 23, 2026, at Tree House Brewing Company in Deerfield.

In an extreme example of resistance to progressive prosecutors, a St. Louis police officer is refusing to testify in murder cases he investigated, even though he believes the defendants are guilty.

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People in cities across the country demonstrated against the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics and the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis.

Police departments across the country have adopted body cameras to counter claims of abuse. But as they become more routine, cameras are turning into key tools for prosecutors.

As the church works through its sex-abuse crisis, the Vatican is struggling to figure out how to hold cardinals and bishops accountable, investigative journalist Jason Berry tells NPR's Scott Simon.