The search into Pope Leo's family roots
As soon as Robert Prevost was elevated to pope in May, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and the team he works with for PBS's Finding Your Roots began digging into the pope's family history.
Former gun industry exec speaks out against NRA's role in mass shootings
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ryan Busse about how he went from being a high-level gun industry executive to an outspoken critic of the National Rifle Association.
The legal strategy young people are leveraging to address the climate crisis
Youth-led climate lawsuits allege that state governments violated plaintiffs constitutional right to a clean environment. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with attorney Julia Olson about the strategy.
Journalist's death brings new attention to the Jenin refugee camp
Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank has seen its share of violence. But the recent death of Palestinian American journalist has brought the violence there under a renewed spotlight.
A China affairs correspondent's long road to get back to 'zero-COVID' China
NPR's China affairs correspondent, details his two-year-long saga to return to his beat in Shanghai amid strict COVID-19 protocols.
The mental health challenges Ukrainians are facing
Paul Niland, founder of Lifeline Ukraine, gives an update on what he is hearing from Ukrainians, three months into the war.
'Love on the Spectrum' shows what dating can be like for people with autism
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Love on the Spectrum creator Cian O'Clery and participant Kaelynn Partlow about what the show, which follows people on the autism spectrum as they date, means to them.
A Minnesota town wants to replace its coal plant with solar. Some locals aren't happy
The renewable energy industry is growing quickly in the U.S. as utilities transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy, like wind and solar power. In some places, renewable energy faces opposition.
Former President Trump speaks at the NRA convention in Houston
Former President Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association convention in Houston — days after a deadly school shooting in another part of Texas.
Congress is commemorating the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival
The Senate has agreed, by unanimous consent, to designate the last weekend of June 2022 as a time to commemorate the first weekend of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.
The trauma of gun violence affects all children, not just the ones who were there
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Washington Post reporter John Woodrow Cox, author of the book Children Under Fire, about the immediate and long-term affects of gun violence on children.
The actions that President Biden could take to address gun safety
Some preliminary bipartisan discussions on gun safety legislation have begun, it's not clear this time will be any different than past failed efforts. What could President Biden do on his own?