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.
Biden signs police reform executive order on 2nd anniversary of George Floyd's death
President Biden has marked the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by signing an executive order. It will set up some of the police reforms that stalled in Congress.
Sen. Murphy says the chances for compromise on gun control are less than 50/50
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who represents the community of Sandy Hook. He has been trying to pass gun control legislation since 2012's elementary school shooting there.
An HIV drug appears to boost memory in mice, study shows
A new study finds that an HIV drug can reverse memory loss in aging mice. This type of memory helps humans do things like associate a name with a face. It typically starts to decline in middle age.
Soon after the Uvalde shooting, conspiracy theories took off among the far right
Rumors, misinformation and conspiracy theories were rampant on right-wing social media before verifiable information came out about the gunman who took at least 21 lives at a Texas elementary school.
Talking to kids after a school shooting
The pediatrician who directs the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement offers tips on how parents and caregivers can talk to children about school shootings.
Soccer star Megan Rapinoe talks about finally gaining pay equality
U.S. women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe joins Jay Williams on The Limits to talk about the latest ruling that grants the U.S. women's national team an equal payday with their male counterparts.
Minneapolis residents want the reforms that were promised after George Floyd's death
It's been two years since a police officer killed George Floyd on a Minneapolis street corner, setting off worldwide protests. Many locals are frustrated that policing reforms have not materialized.
What we know about the gunman and victims of the Uvalde shooting
Authorities continue to investigate the gunman who killed 19 children and two adults who at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday — just two days before the end of the school year.
Update on Biden's remarks on the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting
Ailsa Chang talks with NPR's Tamara Keith about Biden's comments on the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
Families reunite at a Uvalde community center after elementary school shooting
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with San Antonio Express-News reporter Jacob Beltran about the latest develops in the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting.
San Antonio journalist shares the latest shooting news out of Uvalde, Texas
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rebecca Salinas, a digital journalist at K-SAT TV, about the latest from the Uvalde school shooting in Texas.