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Arkansas officers were suspended after video on social media shows a police beating

11:36pm August 21, 2022

by Emma Bowman

A video circulating on social media shows Arkansas law enforcement officers kicking and punching a man while he was restrained. State police will investigate the incident, the governor said.

Teachers share why they left their job during the pandemic

4:59pm August 21, 2022

The U.S. is facing a shortage of 300,000 teachers, according to the The National Education Association. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with three former teachers to get insight into the teacher shortage.

Leaders of DC-area colleges on how they're teaming up to combat gun violence

4:59pm August 21, 2022

A group of DC-area universities have formed an initiative to combat gun violence. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the presidents of two participating schools: Gregory Washington and Patricia McGuire.

Mike Noel wading in flooding. "I should have been advised of this before I bought this home," Noel wrote in an email to the park manager. "This is ridiculous."

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From floods to slime: Mobile home residents say landlords make millions, neglect them

2:27pm August 21, 2022

Elderly homeowners in Florida are suing the billion dollar company that owns their mobile home park. Big companies are buying up parks around the country, but critics say residents pay the price.

A picture of Mountain Region Champion Little League team member Easton Oliverson, from Santa Clara, Utah, is shown on the scoreboard at Volunteer Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Little League World Series baseball tournament in South Willi

A Little League World Series player who injured his head was able to call his coach

10:32am August 21, 2022

by The Associated Press

The 12-year-old is recovering at the hospital after he fell out of his top bunk in dorms at the world series complex. In addition to the call, he's also now able to walk on his own.

Asylum-seekers who have recently arrived in New York on a bus from Texas wait for ride-share vehicles, organized by a mutual aid group, to take them into the city.

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Texas sends migrants to New York. They get a warm welcome, but life there is tough

9:33am August 21, 2022

by Austin Cope

As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sends more migrants via bus from the Mexico border, volunteers, city officials, and migrants in New York City are forced to adapt as politics play out on the ground.

A new exhibit in LA explores the complicated history of Black Cinema

5:00am August 21, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

"Regeneration" examines 73 years of film history, from the silent movie days to the rise of the Blaxploitation era.

Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology found an increase in stage 4 cervical cancer cases. They suspect young women aren't undergoing routine medical checks because they appear to be otherwise healt

Late-stage cervical cancer cases are on the rise

8:27pm August 20, 2022

by Dustin Jones

Researchers found an overall 1.3% increase per year in advanced stages of the disease, with the greatest increase taking place among white women in the South aged 40 to 44.

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New study reveals a quiet revolution of repurposed prisons

5:16pm August 20, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with The Sentencing Project's Senior Director of Advocacy Nicole D. Porter about her new study on states repurposing closed correctional facilities.

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Few rules address extreme heat problem in prisons

5:12pm August 20, 2022

by Sarah Betancourt // GBH

There are few rules about heat in the nation's prison cells. As temperatures rise, advocates say the situation is becoming more and more dangerous.