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The American Library Association's list of the most frequently challenged books of 2025 includes Sold by Patricia McCormick, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky and Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer: A Memoir.
American Library Association
The 11 most challenged books of 2025, according to the American Library Association
Anastasia Tsioulcas
The ALA says 4,235 titles were challenged at U.S. libraries — the second-highest year on record. Forty percent of the challenged works involved LGBTQ+ subjects or the experiences of people of color.
Commuters drive past a giant billboard referring to the Strait of Hormuz along a busy street in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday.
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Peace talks are in doubt as the U.S. seizes an Iranian ship
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Theonila Roka Matbob of Papua New Guinea is one of this year's Goldman Environmental Prize winners. She is being recognized for her efforts to repair environmental and social harms caused by a copper and gold mine.
Goldman Environmental Prize
A mine despoiled the beauty of the rainforest. This Goldman Prize winner took action
Gabrielle Emanuel
A flag featuring Donald Trump waves amid a small group of his supporters near Mar-a-Lago in May 2024 in Palm Beach, Fla.
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Who owns presidential records? Trump's Justice Department says it's him
Carrie Johnson
Texas Standard
A Central Texas fossil discovery is reshaping how scientists view Texas’ Ice Age
Fossils from giant tortoises, armadillos and other Ice Age-era species challenge previous assumptions about the region’s ancient climate
Iran conflict energy shakeups having dual impact on Texas
Circus to Six Flags, ballgowns to Broadway: Celebrating costume designer Winn Morton
As small attack drones become vital in warfare, the US is trying to catch up to other countries
This week in Texas music history: Cliff Bruner is born
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