Sen. Klobuchar urges peers to mitigate 'inflamed' rhetoric after Minnesota shootings
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn, calls for civility after an attack that killed one state lawmaker and left another wounded.
Scientists explore why some COVID long-haulers develop multiple health issues
NIH scientists are looking for people to take part in a study on long-COVID. They want to find out why some people with lingering symptoms get better, and others end up with chronic health problems.
Need an excuse not to mow your lawn? Join 'no mow May' and help pollinators
May is often the start of lawn-mowing season, but some cities and towns are taking heed of the needs of bees and other pollinators, and asking homeowners to let their grass grow all May.
Some South Asian Americans believe caste-based prejudices exist in the U.S.
Some South Asians see the caste system as a reality in the United States and others do not. California State University and others have added caste as a protected category against discrimination.
Madison Square Garden hosted a historic boxing match headlined by 2 women
For the first time in Madison Square Garden's history, two women headlined a boxing event. Katie Taylor defeated Amanda Serrano in a fight that inspires hope for the future of women's boxing.
Shanghai residents speak out against China's zero COVID strategy
NPR's A Martinez talks to Don Weinland of The Economist, about life in Shanghai in the midst of draconian lockdown measures that have lasted more than a month to try to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Airline ticket prices are expected to keep rising for several reasons
Summer travel could be a boom for U.S. airlines, with consumer demand surging. But a pilot shortage, worsened by the pandemic, might get in the way of a return to profitability.
News brief: missile strike, Biden wants more Ukraine funding, education poll
A missile hit Kyiv after the U.N. chief finished a news conference. President Biden urges lawmakers to send more money to Ukraine. NPR poll: most parents are happy with what schools are teaching.
Remembering Latasha Harlins, whose death helped setoff unrest in Los Angeles
A brother and sister remember Latasha Harlins, a 15-year-old girl who was shot and killed in 1991 by a store clerk in South Central Los Angeles — the same month Rodney King was beaten.
With an increase in funds to Ukraine, the U.S. aims to help it hold off Russia
The White House sent a $33 billion request to Congress for Ukraine. NPR's A Martinez talks to deputy national security adviser Jonathan Finer about the largest single funding proposal for the war.