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Blues legend Sugar Pie DeSanto reflects on decades of being on stage
by Jey Born
Peylia Marsema Balinton — better known as blues singer Sugar Pie DeSanto — talks to her longtime manager Jim Moore. At 86 years old, she is about to be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskyy addressed South Korea's Parliament
by Anthony Kuhn
South Korea was among the first Asian nations to sanction Russia, but it faces conflicting political and economic interests.
Fractured access to abortion sets a backdrop for upcoming Supreme Court ruling
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Elizabeth Nash of the Guttmacher Institute about the state of abortion access in the U.S., ahead of a Supreme Court decision on a Mississippi abortion ban.
The rise of the far-right in France
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to University of Nice professor Vincent Martigny about the vote that forced a runoff between France's president and a far-right candidate.
France's presidential runoff: Emmanuel Macron faces Marine Le Pen
President Emmanuel Macron will face a runoff against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, following Sunday's first round of balloting.
How does a gorilla get too much screen time?
Caregivers try to limit the screen-time distractions that interfere with the social and intellectual development of a young teenage mind. That teenage mind happens to belong to a gorilla.
Why India has not condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine
by Lauren Frayer
The U.S. wants India to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but so far the world's biggest democracy has not. India has deep ties with Moscow, some distrust of the West and big concerns about China.
How sanctions against Russia could set back climate change work in the Arctic
by Quil Lawrence
Scientists in the Arctic are concerned that the rift with Russia over Ukraine will set back crucial work on climate change.
Project Dynamo helped to extract Americans who were trapped near Kyiv
by Leila Fadel
When Russian forces took over neighborhoods in Ukraine, it was difficult to evacuate people. Project Dynamo helps get people out.
Russian missile hits a train station in Kramatorsk, Ukrainian government says
In the eastern region of Ukraine, authorities say dozens of civilians were killed when a missile hit a train station. Ukrainian officials say the station was full of people trying to evacuate.
Transplant patient learns to not let anything stand in the way of her dream
by Janmaris Perez
Gianna Paniagua, who's had life-long heart problems, talks to her mother, Lourdes Matamoros, about her dream of becoming a doctor. Paniaqua is currently finishing her pre-med program at Columbia.