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Police called in to break up confrontations at UCLA campus protest
Police were called to the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles after fighting broke out this morning between some pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counter-protesters.
Louisa Lim's 'Indelible City' examines the U.K.'s handover of Hong Kong to China
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former NPR Beijing correspondent Louisa Lim about her new book: Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong.
Federal judge strikes down travel mask mandate. What's this mean for air travelers?
A federal judge in Florida has struck down the Biden administration's mask mandate on planes, trains, buses and other public transportation — saying the CDC exceeded its statutory authority.
Finishing the Boston Marathon had special significance for Henry Richard
Henry Richard, 20, crossed the finish line Monday in honor of his late brother Martin, who at eights years old, was the youngest victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
Florida's legislature meets in a special session to adopt new congressional maps
Republican leaders say they'll approve maps drawn by the governor that eliminate two Black voting districts. Gov. Ron DeSantis insisted on district maps that give an extra advantage to Republicans.
Encore: 'First Lady' series is compelling when it dramatizes the unseen moments
by Eric Deggans
Showtime's limited series, The First Lady, weaves together the stories of three of America's most distinctive presidential spouses. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on April 17, 2022.)
What's behind the mass detentions in El Salvador?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Tamara Taraciuk Broner of Human Rights Watch about 10,000 gang suspects arrested in El Salvador as the president consolidates power.
What are the ripple effects of sanctioning Russia's richest and most powerful?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Alex Finley, a former CIA officer and novelist who's tracking super-yachts used by oligarchs, about what sanctions against Russia mean for the country's super-rich.
Encore: Concussions don't necessarily hurt your ears, but they can hurt your hearing
by Jon Hamilton
People who sustain a concussion can develop an unusual hearing problem. Their ears work fine, but their brain struggles to process sounds. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on Nov. 3, 2021.)
Ex-Chicago police officer avoids federal charges in Laquan McDonald's death
by Cheryl Corley
Federal authorities in Chicago say Jason Van Dyke will not face federal charges. The former police officer, who is white, was convicted in the 2014 murder of a Black teenager.
Social justice groups' monuments are a counternarrative to Confederate memorials
by Debbie Elliott
Two new monuments in Montgomery, Ala., are meant to provoke racial reckoning in public spaces. The creators hope they can serve as a counternarrative to monuments intended to glorify the Old South.
North Dakota is digging out from a historic Spring blizzard
by Kirk Siegler
That snowfall could offer some reprieve to farmers and ranchers who have been struggling through a punishing drought. Many of them have been teetering on bankruptcy.
Amid lawsuits over Sandy Hook shooting denial, InfoWars files for bankruptcy
by John Burnett
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's website Infowars has filed for bankruptcy. The move could put on hold defamation lawsuits over false claims that the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax.