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A photographer documented Black cowboys across the U.S. for a new book
by Olivia Hampton
NPR's A Martinez speaks with photojournalist Ivan McClellan about his new book documenting Black cowboys, Eight Seconds: Black Rodeo Culture.
Russia has drawn international condemnation for alleged war crimes
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks talks to Pierre-Richard Prosper, a war crimes prosecutor and a former U.S. ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes, about whether Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine.
Pianist and singer Jon Batiste was the biggest winner at the Grammy Awards
by Mandalit del Barco
Jon Batiste won five awards including album of the year for: We Are. Olivia Rodrigo was crowned this year's Best New Artist and she picked up the Best Pop Vocal Album award.
South Carolina is the women's NCAA basketball champions
The University of South Carolina beat the University of Connecticut 64-49 to become the women's NCAA basketball champions. The men's winner will be decided Monday when North Carolina faces Kansas.
News brief: Russia accused of war crimes, Parkland shooter, Pakistan political crisis
The latest in the Russia-Ukraine war. The sentencing phase of the Parkland, Fla., school shooter begins Monday. Pakistan's prime minister dissolved parliament and called for a new election.
The White House has hired its first full-time ASL interpreters
As a result, any time an administration new conference is held, TV viewers can see someone on the right-hand side interpreting in American Sign Language for the deaf community.
Images out of Bucha are difficult to look at, but it's important not to look away
In the Ukrainian town of Bucha, dead bodies have been found along with mass graves after Russian forces withdrew from the area. It is on the outskirts of the capital city Kyiv.
'Sesame Street' is welcoming a new friend to the neighborhood
Ameera debuts on Ahlan Simsim — an Arabic-language Sesame Street series for children in the Middle East and North Africa. She's meant to reach kids who are displaced because of conflict.
Ultramarathoner with autism accomplishes his 100-mile goal
It took Zach Bates just over 28 hours to complete the course earlier this year. At age 19, he became the youngest person to finish the rugged Arizona circuit known as the Coldwater Rumble.
Residents along the Texas Gulf Coast have spotted a flamingo on the run
by Sean Saldana
The flamingo is one of two pink birds that escaped a zoo in Kansas during a storm in 2005. Nicknamed Pink Floyd, the bird has been spotted along the Texas coast for several years.
FDA advisers meet this week on the future of COVID-19 vaccines
FDA advisers meet Wednesday on the future of COVID vaccines. A fall booster push may be in works. And data is expected this month on vaccine efficacy in kids younger than five.
It's feared a vital lake in Oregon could run dry within a generation
by Emily Cureton Cook
In Oregon's high desert, a more than 10,000-year-old lake is drying up. That doesn't have to happen. Summer Lake hosts millions of migratory birds annually, but its water is being diverted to farms.