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Police called in to break up confrontations at UCLA campus protest
Police were called to the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles after fighting broke out this morning between some pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counter-protesters.
Tribal communities welcome federal relief funds to help ease housing issues
by Freddy Monares
Tribal housing has been underfunded for decades. With pandemic relief funding, tribes now say they should be able to build as many homes in just a few years as they have in the last 25.
In Myanmar, military leaders will meet with visiting Cambodian prime minister
by Michael Sullivan
Cambodia's Hun Sen is in Myanmar, the first foreign leader to go there since last year's coup. Some hope the much criticized trip can persuade the junta to end the violence there.
California baker loses her taste and smell after getting COVID
Hannalee Pervan is a baker and owner of the One House Bakery in Benicia. She lost her sense of taste and smell after contracting COVID-19, and is working without two essential tools of her trade.
A new album out this month from Silvana Estrada is one to watch for 2022
by Felix Contreras
NPR's Alt Latino predicts that Marchita, the new album by singer/songwriter Silvana Estrada, will end up on a top album list when the year's new music is considered at the end of 2022.
Philadelphia fire department probes deadly fire that tore through a duplex home
by Aaron Moselle
At least 12 people were killed, including eight children, in a fire at a Philadelphia row house. Investigators are looking for a cause.
An effort in Texas helps members of the military with food insecurity issues
by Paul Flahive
Even without a pandemic, food insecurity is a real issue. In a recent survey, 20% of active-duty respondents said they've experience food insecurity and 10% experienced hunger.
Russian troops are sent to Kazakhstan to help quell deadly violence
NPR's A Martinez talks to Peter Leonard, Central Asia editor for Eurasia-net, about the dozens of people who died. It's the worst violence there since Kazakhstan gained independence three decades ago.
Schmidt Baking truck is a godsend for stranded motorists in Virginia
Casey Holihan and John Noe were on their 16th hour in a snowstorm when they saw a bread truck. They called the Schmidt Baking Company and got permission to distribute the contents of the truck.