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Why Beyoncé's foray into country music with 'Cowboy Carter' has been polarizing
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Francesca Royster, author of Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions, about how Black artists have contributed to country music and the barriers they've faced.
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy raps to Eminem's 'Lose Yourself'
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was wrapping up an on-stage interview at the Iowa State fair last weekend when he got his "one shot — one opportunity."
6 ex-Mississippi officers plead guilty to state charges for torturing 2 Black men
by Will Stribling
Six former Mississippi Sherriff officers — some of whom called themselves "The Goon Squad" — plead guilty to state charges for the torture of two Black men.
Cruise ship companies are still paying for COVID interrupting their business
by Tom Hudson
People are cruising again on big ships following a COVID-19 decline, but it's a tough comeback for the industry.
In Georgia, Donald Trump is indicted for seeking to overturn the 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump — along with 18 other defendants — has been indicted in Georgia for failed efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election result.
Argentina braces for more economic upheaval after a major political shakeup
by Carrie Kahn
Argentina's battered peso took a dive after an outsider far-right candidate won the most votes in Sunday's presidential primary election.
Former President Donald Trump has now been indicted for a fourth time
by Sam Gringlas
A grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, charged Donald Trump and 18 other defendants as part of a sweeping conspiracy to keep the former president in power following his 2020 election loss.
As the school year starts in Puerto Rico, students deal with mental health stressors
by Kavitha Cardoza
Puerto Rico has been pounded by natural disasters in the past few years – hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, landslides. Those disasters have taken a heavy toll on student mental health.
Idaho hospital aims to get the $50 million a court ordered Ammon Bundy to pay
by Kirk Siegler
Ammon Bundy was ordered to pay an Idaho hospital tens of millions of dollars after leading armed protests there. But the antigovernment extremist might not pay the fine.
Young musical duo in Ukraine knew the risks of missiles but performed anyway
by Joanna Kakissis
A Russian missile silences a promising young musical duo as Ukraine pleads for more air defense weapons from its western allies.
Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui ravage the town of Lahaina
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said he has ordered a comprehensive review to understand the actions taken before, during and after last week's wildfires on Maui.
Georgia prosecutors are gearing up for the Trump election interference case
On Monday a grand jury in Atlanta is expected to begin hearing a closed-door presentation of a case stemming from a failed effort to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential election.