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Remembering Rev. Cecil Williams, champion of equality in San Francisco, dead at 94
by Scott Shafer
The legendary pastor of Glide Church died this week at the age of 94. He was known as a champion of racial equality, LGBTQ rights and San Francisco's most impoverished residents.
Lewiston gunman's mental health was deteriorating prior to shooting, documents show
by Kevin Miller
Law enforcement in Maine received multiple reports in recent months of the Lewiston gunman's paranoia and deteriorating mental health, including fears that he might "snap and commit a mass shooting."
The Supreme Court on the fate of the block button for public officials
by Nina Totenberg
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a pair of important cases that test the ability of public officials to block critics from their personal social media pages.
Prosecutors used Sam Bankman-Fried's own words against him in cross-examination
by David Gura
Disgraced tech mogul Sam Bankman-Fried, who decided to take the stand in his own defense, faced a withering cross-examination at his high-profile criminal trial.
Thousands of workers from Gaza are trapped in the West Bank and can't go home
by Elissa Nadworny
Thousands of Palestinians from Gaza were working in Israel when Hamas attacked on Oct. 7. Now, they're unable to go back and in limbo in the West Bank.
For 30 years, these Colorado snowboarders have been on the season's first chairlift
by Stina Sieg
For 30 years, a pair of snow fanatics in Colorado have prided themselves on being on the first chair to head up the slopes every winter. It takes a lot of strategy.
Step into the world of undead brands
by Alina Selyukh
Who wants to buy a bankrupt chain like Juicy Couture or Pier One? Someone owns these names — and makes millions of dollars on them. Here's what business is like in the shadow world of undead brands.
Loyalty to groups helped humans survive. That instinct still shows up in conflicts
by Yuki Noguchi
Entrenched conflicts exist globally and locally. Here's what behavioral science says about working through entrenched divisions.
Threats against Palestinian, Muslim and Jewish people has spiked since the war began
As the war between Hamas and Israel rages on, the diaspora is feeling the pain of discrimination. Advocacy groups in the U.S. report a spike in threats of harassment and violence.
It's unlikely that humans will achieve global warming goals. But all is not lost
by Rebecca Hersher
A study in Nature suggests the amount of carbon that humans can still emit and still keep warming to 1.5 °C may be exhausted within the next 6 years.
Her child was killed in the Uvalde shooting last year. Now, she's running for mayor
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Kimberly Mata-Rubio, whose daughter Lexi was killed in the Uvalde shooting, about her campaign for mayor.
President Biden signs executive order for AI oversight
by Deepa Shivaram
President Biden has signed a sweeping executive order to create some federal oversight of rapidly expanding AI systems.
Google CEO takes the stand in monopoly trial
by Dara Kerr
A significant tech monopoly trial reached a high point with Google's CEO Sundar Pichai on the stand. The Department of Justice alleges that Google has used its monopoly power to thwart competition.