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A bloody nose, a last hurrah for friends, and more prom memories you shared with us
by Mansee Khurana
We asked for your favorite prom night memories. Here's what you shared.
Russian President Putin is being inaugurated for a 5th term
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will be inaugurated to another six-year term. Most European Union countries are boycotting the ceremony.
Archive of Japanese Americans detained in internment camps is available online
A list of over 125,000 Asian Americans incarcerated in Japanese internment camps during WWII is now searchable online.
Lou Reed issued one of the most puzzling albums in rock history in 1975
by Phil Harrell
Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music was more than an hour of feedback and noise with no noticeable structure. A new tribute album called Metal Machine Muzak interprets the spirit behind that work.
The perspectives of protesters at the University of Texas at Austin
As campus protests against Israel's war spread to colleges across the U.S., NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with University of Texas at Austin students, on both sides, about their concerns and demands.
Madonna just gave the biggest live performance of her career
The concert was the final stop of Madonna's "Celebration Tour, and tickets were free. It was on Saturday at Brazil's Copacabana Beach. About 1.6 million people were there to cherish the event.
GOP effort started by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green will try to oust Speaker Johnson
There's a Republican effort to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson but Democrats plan to protect him. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with House Democratic Minority Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts.
Cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas appear to have broken down
Israelis mark Holocaust Memorial Day amid a spike in antisemitic incidents, pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses worldwide and an impasse in Gaza cease-fire talks.
Why more than 1,000 sea lions are lounging at Pier 39 in San Francisco
That's double the numbers that usually show up on the custom floating piers — and a number that hasn't been seen since the early 90s. It turns out a large school of anchovy is the appeal.
Woman denies being an 'outside agitator' in Columbia University protests
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Associated Press reporter Jake Offenhartz about New York Mayor Eric Adams' claims of "outside agitators" being present at Columbia University protests.
Week 4 of the Trump hush money case is about to get underway
So far in the New York criminal trial against former President Donald Trump, the court has heard from nine witnesses. What are the big takeaways so far and who will take the stand this week?