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As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a case that could radically change the way public colleges admit students, states seeking to diversify student bodies consider alternatives to traditional affirmative-action programs. NPR's Barbara Bradley-Hagerty reports.

Police identified them as Rotana and Tala Farea, who had moved to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia. Investigators want to know how and why they wound up bound together in the water.

President Trump aims to rally U.S. Catholics to support his reelection. The effort is dividing Catholics along partisan lines and within congregations.

Vermont Sen. Jim Jeffords announces he won't seek another term, citing his and his wife's health problems. Jeffords shocked his Republican colleagues in 2001 when he left the party to become an independent, briefly swinging control of the Senate to Democrats.

Also: A court sustains a ruling against California's assisted suicide law; a former Navy SEAL will receive the Medal of Honor today; and the Washington Capitals advance to the Stanley Cup Final.

Also: A Border Patrol agent is acquitted of murder while a jury deadlocks on lesser charges; Prince's family files a lawsuit; and confirmation hearings may be delayed for VA nominee Ronny Jackson.

Also: Australian lawmakers pass same-sex marriage legislation; what a tax overhaul means for students and schools; and historic photos of Japan's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.

The Helena Police Department has issued a "Missing and Endangered Person Advisory" for a Helena teenager.A release from the Montana Department of Justice…

The country warned in June it faces its worst drought in a century. That's raised concerns — and some doubts about the severity of the situation. In the 1990s, 1 million died in a famine.

The following statement is from the Missoula County Sheriff's Office: Douglas Nelson has been missing for more than a month. He was due to arrive in…