Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 29)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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The Los Angeles Riots still resonate after 30 years
30 years ago Friday, the police officers who beat Rodney King were found not guilty — and people took to the streets in Los Angeles to protest. Here's how the Los Angeles Riots are still relevant.
In Hanna Bergholm's new horror film, a girl's adolescence is 'Hatching'
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with Hanna Bergholm, the director of the new horror movie 'Hatching,' in which a girl finds a mysterious egg in the woods and nurtures it until it hatches.
The 1944 law behind the CDC's authority
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Lawrence Gostin, professor of public health law at Georgetown, about the Public Health Service Act — which authorizes the CDC to set measures to combat disease spread.
Consumers spent more than expected in March, which is helping with economic recovery
Consumer spending grew more than expected in March, continuing to drive the economic recovery. Wages are also climbing, which could feed higher inflation.
Sri Lanka is facing economic crisis — and the U.S. dollar is partly to blame
Sri Lanka is in a deep economic and humanitarian crisis. A big contributing factor? Its central bank is running dangerously low on foreign currency reserves.
QuiltWeek is finally back on in Kentucky
In Paducah, Ky., AQS QuiltWeek is back after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Tens of thousands of people are flocking there and couldn't be happier to celebrate this often overlooked artform.
How one woman turned her grief into nourishment for her community
Jenna Fournel lost her son in the fall of 2019. To keep his spirit alive, and connect with her community during the pandemic, she expanded her garden and shared the goods with neighbors for free.
Rachel Levine calls state anti-LGBTQ bills disturbing and dangerous to trans youth
The U.S. assistant secretary for health, who will speak at Texas Christian University, says physicians need to be more vocal in fighting politically motivated attacks on vulnerable trans youth.
19 cannons believed from the Revolutionary War are found in the Savannah River
The mud- and rust-encrusted guns were discovered by accident as the Georgia riverbed was being dredged. Researchers suspect they came from British ships scuttled to the river bottom in 1779.