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Where gun violence is common, some students say physical safety is a top concern
by Meg Anderson
The federal government is investing billions to bolster school safety and mental health resources to combat gun violence. But some sense a disconnect between those programs and what students need.
Helsinki's deputy mayor was caught spray-painting a rail tunnel
Paavo Arhinmaki was finishing his graffiti mural when police officers spotted him and a friend. He's blamed for $3,000 worth of damage to the tunnel, but it's unclear whether he'll face charges.
Kansas law puts wide restrictions on transgender residents starting July 1
by Rose Conlon
A Kansas law with widespread restrictions on transgender rights goes into effect on Saturday, and there's uncertainty about how it will be enforced.
How Francis Ngannou made it from the sand mines of Cameroon to an MMA championship
NPR's A Martinez talks to former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou about his journey from a small village in Cameroon to stardom.
U.N. investigator finds Guantánamo Bay detainees continue to face 'inhuman' treatment
NPR's A Martinez talks to Fionnuala Ni Aolain, U.N. special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, about her visit to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
How much is Putin to blame for the fallout from the failed weekend mutiny?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace talks about the centers of power in Russia, and how they could pose a threat to Russian President Putin.
On Saint Peter's Day, people in Haro not only drink wine, but get soaked in it
In the northern Spanish city of Haro Thursday, people will spray red wine on each other — part of an annual festival called La Batalla del Vino.
Heat and smoke can be a health hazard — combined it's worse
Canadian wildfire smoke is causing poor air quality in the U.S. while hot temperatures are spreading in the South.
LGBTQ teens work the runway in a fashion workshop made for queer youth
by Paolo Zialcita
A Colorado arts center is helping queer teenagers express who they are by making their own fashion at a time when non-binary gender identity is under attack in America.
Rights groups are alarmed over domestic terrorist charges in 'Cop City' protests
by Odette Yousef
The protests in Atlanta over whether to build a police training facility have gotten more violent. A protester was killed by police in January, and others have been charged with domestic terrorism.
4 more arrests are made a year after 53 migrants died in a sweltering tractor-trailer
by Joey Palacious
Justice officials arrested four more people in Texas for the deaths of migrants last year after smugglers abandoned them in a tractor-trailer without a working air conditioner in San Antonio.
The Supreme Court rejects independent state legislature theory
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Richard Pildes, professor of constitutional law at New York University, about the Supreme Court's ruling to protect voting rights in federal elections.