Remembering the racist attack at a grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., a year later
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Na'Kya McCann, host of the podcast "Embedded: Buffalo Extreme," about the racist attack in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 14, 2022.
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Communities in rural Maine reflect a national struggle to accommodate asylum seekers
Portland, Maine, has long been a resettlement hub for asylum seekers but now the newcomers are overflowing into nearby communities that lack the resources to accommodate them.
Funeral directors in 15 states can now offer the eco-friendlier 'water cremation'
Funeral directors in 15 states can now offer "water cremation," in which bodies are dissolved in a chemical solution. Some see it as more eco-friendly and less traumatic than consumption by flame.
How a mother and her daughters created an innovative Indian dance company
Ragamala Dance Company is the life work of Ranee Ramaswamy — and now her adult daughters, Aparna and Ashwini. Creative work can be lonely, Aparna says, and having "built-in companions" is a gift.
He helped cancer patients find peace through psychedelics. Then came his diagnosis
Roland Griffiths is known as the scientist who helped prove that psychedelics can alleviate depression and mental anguish in cancer patients. That pursuit has since become a lot more personal.
The Supreme Court outlawed split juries, but hundreds remain in prison anyway
In 2020, the Supreme Court struck down laws that allowed people in Louisiana and Oregon to be convicted even if two jurors voted not guilty. Despite the ruling, some of them may never get a new trial.
Tornado hits south Texas, damaging dozens of homes
At least one person was killed and 10 others hospitalized after a tornado struck the southernmost tip of Texas on the Gulf coast, authorities said.
Biden uses Howard University commencement address to appeal to Black voters
Speaking at the historically Black university, President Biden delivered a familiar pitch to a demographic that helped him secure his 2020 victory in the Democratic primary: He's not Trump.
Minneapolis, state of Minnesota reach policing overhaul agreement
Nearly three years after the murder of George Floyd, Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota say a negotiated agreement will change how Minneapolis police operate.
Chief Standing Bear, Native American civil rights icon, is honored on a postal stamp
A U.S. Postal Service Forever stamp now celebrates the Ponca chief, whose lawsuit led to a 1879 ruling that determined Native Americans were people with inherent rights under the law.