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.
Can the middle class live like the Simpson family? NPR asked; 'The Simpsons' answered
Last year, the Indicator analyzed whether the Simpson family's lifestyle was attainable for the middle class. A writer for The Simpsons listened and decided to answer the question with an episode.
The mass shooting in Buffalo is hitting home for some people in El Paso, Texas
The shooting in Buffalo has stirred up emotions in El Paso. The attack at the Tops supermarket is eerily similar to one three years ago that targeted Latinos at a Walmart in the Texas border city.
A recap of this week's primaries
Former President Trump is playing a big role on the Republican side — in states like Pennsylvania and North Carolina — endorsing Republican candidates who pledged loyalty to him.
In a remote Chinese region, thousands are coerced to work
A new report from a Washington nonprofit tracks whether goods from China's western region of Xinjiang are made with forced labor, and how they make their way to customers in the U.S. and beyond.
Millions of Ukrainians are arriving to a battle over abortion rights in Poland
Ukraine has very liberal abortion laws. In Poland, it is almost entirely illegal. Millions of Ukrainians discovered this when they fled the war in their home country and crossed the Polish border.
Encore: She inscribed 120,000 pennies with a pandemic message. Is one in your pocket?
As part of a public art project, 120,000 pennies modified by an artist have been released through delis and bodegas. The project connects the fragility of the economy with the losses of COVID.
The Senate has approved roughly $40 billion in aid to Ukraine
The Senate approved about $40 billion in aid to Ukraine in a largely bipartisan vote. The House has already passed the bill, and it now goes to President Biden to sign.
The UN security council discussed how the war in Ukraine may worsen global hunger
The U.S. is using its presidency of the UN Security Council to focus on food security, as much of the world worries about the ripple effects from the war in Ukraine.
Spoken word and sonic rituals: East LA exhibit features Latinx artists using sound
The Vincent Price Museum in East L.A. features a major exhibition of Latinx artists using sound in their work, from demolishing a piano to dedicating musical oldies to incarcerated loved ones.
Students and teachers spoke on gender and race classroom discussion bans in hearing
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., chaired a hearing on new laws that restrict classroom discussion of gender, sexual orientation and race. Students, parents and teachers are among those who spoke.
Only 1 human disease has ever been completely eradicated: Smallpox
More and more people are getting used to the idea that COVID 19 isn't going to just disappear one day. There's only one human disease that's ever been truly eradicated. And that's smallpox.