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Father's Day, which started in 1910, takes place on the third Sunday of June every year.

How Many Dads Does It Take To Screw In A Lightbulb? Father's Day By The Numbers

Father's Day happens each year on the third Sunday in June. Here are some fun facts — and a few groaners — to celebrate the day we honor all the dads out there.

This photo provided by Alicia Jossey shows debris covering the street in East Brewton, Ala., on Saturday, June 19, 2021. Authorities in Alabama say a suspected tornado spurred by Tropical Storm Claudette demolished or badly damaged at least 50 homes in the small town just north of the Florida border.

Life-Threatening Flash Flooding Rises In Claudette's Path

Claudette was declared organized enough to qualify as a named tropical storm early Saturday morning, well after the storm's center of circulation had come ashore southwest of New Orleans.

Photographer Taylor Lockwood found the rare mushroom <em>Hypocreopsis rhododendri </em>growing in the United States, a discovery that delighted scientists and mushroom devotees.

Enthusiastic Amateurs Advance Science As They Hunt For Exotic Mushrooms

Scientists who study mushrooms get a boost from a network of sophisticated aficionados who tromp through the forests observing oddball species and sharing valuable information about their finds.

Lynda Anderson-Towns, president of the Trustees of the Harriet Tubman Museum, stands outside the museum on Lafayette Street in Cape May, N.J.

Juneteenth Brings Joy, A New Tubman Museum And Questions Of The Future

The Smithsonian magazine had named the small Harriet Tubman Museum in Cape May, N.J., as one to watch in 2020.

In this 2010 file photo, a worker rides a bicycle in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr. Iran's sole nuclear power plant has undergone a temporary emergency shutdown, state TV reported on Sunday.

In A First, Iran's Sole Nuclear Power Plant Undergoes Emergency Shutdown

An official from the state electric company Tavanir said over the weekend that the Bushehr plant shutdown began on Saturday and would last "for three to four days."

Wes Granberg-Michaelson

Wesley Granberg-Michaelson joins us to talk about the latest Pew Research Survey on Faith in America and his latest book, ‘Without Oars: Casting Off into…

Stefan Lofven, Sweden's Social Democratic prime minister since 2014, lost a confidence vote in parliament Monday.

Sweden's Prime Minister Has Lost A Confidence Vote In Parliament

The loss for Stefan Lofven, Sweden's Social Democratic prime minister, comes amid a housing crisis and skyrocketing real estate prices that have made buying property increasingly hard.

Once We Were Here

Christopher Cosmos, joins the show, the author of Once We Were Here, a stunning literary debut about legacy and history. Cosmos with local ties.

Ethiopians line up to cast their vote Monday in the city of Bahir Dar. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who came to power in 2018, is widely expected to be reelected.

Ethiopia's Abiy, A Nobel Winner Tarnished By The Violence In Tigray, Is Facing Voters

The Ethiopian prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner has come in for increasing criticism for his handling of the breakaway region.

Promote Michigan

Hemingway is being celebrated this summer in Walloon Lake. We talk to Promote Michigan's Dianna Stampfler about a Hemingway Birthday party, plus a…

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