The 50 Most Segregating School Borders In America
Detroit and Birmingham, Ala., top a new national list of school district boundaries that separate the haves from the have nots.
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Pierogi Fest Brings Poland To Indiana Annually
For our series on off-kilter summer festivals, we go to the annual Pierogi Fest in Whiting, Ind. The festival includes beer halls, pierogi eating contests and even pierogi tossing contests.
FBI To Release Thousands More Documents In Clinton Email Probe
Thousands more emails from Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state could be released just weeks before the November election.
New Residential Towers Bring Big Changes To New York's Skyline
The New York skyline is undergoing big changes with more than a dozen super tall residential towers going up now. Many of the global ultra-rich who buy these apartments spend just a fraction of the year in them. Critics say they're paying a much lower tax rate than full-time New York residents. But defenders say these luxury buildings support a lot of good jobs and contribute to the local economy.
Persistent Drought Kills Millions Of Trees In California Forests
Years of drought have strained California's forests, killing millions of trees and fueling wildfires.
NLRB Rules Student Assistants At Private Universities Are Employees
The National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday ruled in favor of students at private universities who argue their work as researchers and teaching assistants makes them employees in the eyes of the law. For decades, the board has flip-flopped on this issue.
Hamilton College Introduces New Diversity Requirement
NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Karen Brewer, a chemistry professor at Hamilton College, about the school's new diversity course requirement.
Japanese City Takes Community Approach To Dealing With Dementia
Japan expects 7 million cases of dementia among its long-lived residents by 2025. It has started training pharmacists, bankers and postal workers in how to recognize the signs and be supportive.
John Lennon's Deportation Fight Paved Way To Obama's Deferred Action Policy
John Lennon once fought a deportation order to stay in the U.S. His lawyer uncovered documents that eventually led to a program to temporarily protect unauthorized immigrants from deportation.
Many Baton Rouge Area Schools Remain Closed Due To Flood Damage
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks to Rick Wentzel, superintendent of the Livingston Parish School District in Baton Rouge, La., about how the flooding has affected back to school plans. Fifteen of the 46 schools in Wentzel's district were flooded, eight with extensive damage. He does not yet know when they will be opening.