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Nature has a mixtape. The U.N. hopes young people will listen to it
The Museum for the United Nations has partnered with musicians to re-release some of their songs with added nature sounds to generate royalties for conservation efforts.
The world's largest freshwater fish is found in Cambodia's Mekong River
The giant stingray weighs nearly 660 pounds and spans more than 13 feet — from snout to tail. Researchers even gave the ray a pet name — Full Moon — to honor its generous shape.
Hot, dry conditions scorch Kansas wheat — putting crops and farmers at risk
by Elizabeth Rembert
Drought is likely to cut wheat harvests by one-third in Kansas. Declines in the country's top wheat producing state are likely to mean higher prices for flour, bread and pasta.
News brief: gun legislation, Powell on Capitol Hill, 4th House Jan. 6 hearing
Senators reach a bipartisan deal on a gun safety bill. Fed chairman will testify before two congressional panels this week. Jan. 6 hearing shows how Trump pressured state officials on election tally.
Why does a classroom in New Jersey always have 1 empty chair?
Teacher Dan Gill's Gill tells The Washington Post it goes back to his childhood when a Black classmate was turned away from a birthday party because, as someone said, there weren't enough chairs.
Texas officials say Uvalde gunman could have been stopped much sooner
by Camille Phillips
More has been revealed more about the police response to last month's school shooting in Uvalde. A top law enforcement official called it an "abject failure" and laid out mistakes made the day.
Senate negotiators reach a final bipartisan agreement on a gun safety bill
A bipartisan gun safety bill, poised to pass the Senate, could be the first major gun measure in decades. It's a narrow bill that President Biden supports, even though he wants it to go further.
Rwanda looks to gain political leverage after it agrees to a refugee deal with U.K.
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Phil Clark, a professor of international politics at SOAS University of London, about what a British deal to move asylum-seekers to Rwanda means for the African country.
Fed chairman will testify before a pair of Congressional committees this week
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell answers questions from a Senate committee Wednesday. He's sure to be asked about inflation and possible fallout from the Fed's efforts to bring prices under control.
Supreme Court ruling on Maine's tuition program hands school-choice advocates a win
by Nina Totenberg
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision ordering Maine to pay tuition for rural students at private religious schools has far-reaching consequences beyond the state.
Jan. 6 hearing lays out efforts directed at state officials to void election results
The House Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday heard from state and local officials who say they were pressured by President Trump and his allies to help overturn the 2020 election results.
1 man is determined to break the cycle and not end up back in prison
by Elissa Nadworny
Daniel Duron changed his life by earning his bachelor's degree behind bars. His path will be more available next year, when people in federal and state prisons will once again qualify for Pell grants.