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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.
Remembering a forgotten fighter for civil rights: Harry T. Moore
by Greg Allen
Seventy years ago, one of Florida's first civil rights leaders, Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriette, were killed in a Christmas Day bombing. No one was ever charged. A museum now tells his story.
U.K.'s Boris Johnson survived another round of calls for his resignation
There were calls for the prime minister to resign following a report on parties his government threw when events like that were banned because of COVID. Johnson meets Tuesday with Ukraine's president.
Judge rejects a plea deal on federal hate crime charges in Arbery's murder
A federal judge has denied a plea deal by a father and son in the hate crimes case stemming from the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man shot to death while jogging in a Georgia neighborhood.
In Mississippi, there are too many patients and not enough staff
by Shalina Chatlani
Mississippi, one of the states being hit hardest by the omicron variant, is struggling to keep hospital doors open because of staffing issues.
25 years later, a message in a glass bottle turns up in northern Norway
For a school project, Joanna Buchan wrote a letter, put it in a bottle and dropped it into the sea off the coast of Scotland. The woman who found the bottle got in touch with Buchan via social media.
3 Black writers discuss some of the themes on NBC's 'This Is Us'
by Eric Deggans
As the hit drama — This Is Us — airs its final episodes, three Black writers from the series speak on how the program has explored themes of race and inclusion.
60 containers fall overboard when ship traveling to New York hit a storm
The ship headed to New York from Taiwan encountered a storm near the Azores on Jan. 15. Among the goods that went overboard were two cookbooks. Their release has been delayed for several months.
A victims speaks out about the sex abuse case at the University of Michigan
NPR's A Martinez speaks to Chuck Christian, a sexual assault survivor, about the message he has for other survivors, following the settlement of the University of Michigan's abuse case.
Rise in hate crimes is a disturbing backdrop to San Francisco's Lunar New Year
by John Ruwitch
The number of hate crimes against the Asian American Pacific Islander community skyrocketed last year in San Francisco. Many are trying not to let it overshadow Lunar New Year festivities.
What could make Russia turn its energy sector into a weapon?
by Jackie Northam
Europe gets 40% of its natural gas from Russia. If Russia cuts supply as retaliation for possible future sanctions, it would be an immediate blow to the West and also a long-term blow to Russia.
2 men convicted in Ahmaud Arbery's death reach a federal plea deal
The father and son convicted of murder have reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors, according to court filings. Arbery's family denounced the deal, which still must be approved by a judge.