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How student protests are changing college graduations
by Sequoia Carrillo
Four years after COVID disrupted high school graduations, many college seniors are looking forward to their first real commencement. Student protests are forcing some to adjust their expectations.
Prolific author, critic and activist bell hooks dies at 69
by Andrew Limbong
The writer and path-setting activist bell hooks died Wednesday at her home in Kentucky. She thought deeply about love — what it is, and why we need it.
With inflation running hot, the Fed is expected to dole out some cold water
by Scott Horsley
Faced with the highest inflation in nearly four decades, the Federal Reserve is expected to adjust its economic support Wednesday. That could set the stage for raising interest rates next year.
The IRC says Afghanistan is in dire need of humanitarian aid
by Michele Kelemen
The International Rescue Committee, an aid group, says Afghanistan tops the countries of concern list for the next year. And the global picture for humanitarian workers is getting more challenging.
Pandemic landmark: 800,000 Americans have died of COVID-19
The coronavirus has now killed more than 800,000 people in the U.S., more deaths than any other country has reported. The U.S. also leads the world in diagnosed cases with more than 50 million.
COVID-19 victim, Florinda Flores, never held back her love or food
We are remembering some of the 800,000 people who died in the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic. Florinda Flores, 85, a beloved grandmother in Roswell, N.M., died earlier this year.
People in Kentucky are picking up the pieces in small towns hit by tornadoes
Thousands of people lost their homes and businesses in the tornadoes across Kentucky. Now, residents are sorting out how to move forward and whether or not to rebuild.
The significance of the House voting to hold Mark Meadows in contempt
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to law professor Kim Wehle about the Democratic-led U.S. House voting to hold the former Trump White House chief of staff in criminal contempt of Congress.
More and more families grieve as the U.S. COVID-19 death toll rises
For every one of the 800,000 U.S. lives lost during the pandemic, there's a family and a community grieving. We remember two people who died earlier this year.
Giant cargo ship returns to the Suez Canal. This time without incident
The last time the giant container ship Ever Given started through the canal, it got stuck. It took six days to dislodge it. The disruption delayed billions of dollars in trade.
HBO documentary sheds light on the creation of 'Sesame Street'
by Eric Deggans
The new HBO documentary — Street Gang: How We got to Sesame Street — shows how one of the most beloved children's TV shows was created.