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WTJX NEWSFEED: June 12, 2026

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Assistant U.S. Attorney Cherrisse Amaro, justified the prosecution’s sentencing recommendation of former OMB Director Jenifer O’Neal who was convicted in her public corruption case; we hear from our reporter Isabelle Teare who was in the courtroom.
Commissioners Oriol and Gabriel, Hugo Hodge, former colleagues, family supported O’Neal with letters

Tom Eader

Letters of support submitted to court before Jenifer O’Neal’s sentencing describe the former OMB director as a public servant whose conviction was out of character.
WTJX NEWSFEED: June 11, 2026

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A Senate committee has advanced legislation that would allow the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to suspend licenses for repeat traffic offenders without first going through the courts. Ferry passengers traveling between St. Thomas and St. John will pay an additional 66 cents per ticket after regulators approved a temporary fuel surcharge tied to rising diesel costs.

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4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved

Maria Godoy

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. It's been used for decades in Europe and Asia.
Ricci Shryock for NPR

A plan to get lifesaving food to hungry kids was working well -- until it wasn't

Jonathan Lambert, Rolando Arrieta

Through an innovative program, parents in Senegal had easy access to a therapeutic food that's a boon for malnourished kids. Now there are shortages. Health specialists say U.S. aid cuts are to blame.

Mangesh Gudekar/School of Media and Cultural Studies, TISS.

'Cool Ladies Club' is directed by 10 working-class women. They live up to the title

Neha Bhatt

They gave smartphones to 10 women from a working-class Indian community to make a documentary about their unseen and unheralded lives. The results are .... pretty cool.
Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR

COMIC: How excessive heat kills and how to stay safe

Maria Godoy, Connie Hanzhang Jin

Human bodies have a natural cooling system, but it can do only so much in high temperatures and humidity. Here's the science behind how heat kills. And how to protect yourself.

National News

BBC News World Service

Israel carries out air strikes on Lebanon, state media says, as Iran claims deal with US near

The strikes come as Iran's foreign minister says a deal to end fighting with the US is close.
Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million

The right-wing Swiss People's Party calls the plan a "sustainability initiative", but opponents say it is a recipe for chaos.
Married at First Sight Australia stars not told partners had drug and violence convictions

Stars of the hit TV show say they did not know their on-screen husbands had previous convictions.
Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire as SpaceX soars in stock market debut

Musk is now worth $1.11tn according to the Bloomberg rich list, while SpaceX listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange with a value of $2.2tn.

Passengers seen arriving in 2022 at Kunming Changshui International Airport, in China's southwestern Yunnan province, where U.S. citizen Min Zin was said to be detained last week, according to people familiar with the arrest.

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China arrests a U.S. scholar with a history of Myanmar activism, suspected of spying

Wai Moe, Michael Sullivan

China's government said Min Zin, who heads a think tank focused on Myanmar, was detained on suspicion of engaging in "espionage and endangering Chinese national security."