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A bloody nose, a last hurrah for friends, and more prom memories you shared with us
by Mansee Khurana
We asked for your favorite prom night memories. Here's what you shared.
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.
HIV experts provide lessons for mitigating COVID
by Selena Simmons-Duffin
Federal officials have a favorite refrain about COVID-19: "We have the tools." There's just one problem: As those who have worked to end HIV for decades know, just having the tools is not enough.
Residents give updates from Lviv after multiple missile strikes were reported
by Eyder Peralta
At least six people have been reported killed and more injured in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, where missile strikes were reported.
Jerusalem sees unrest during convergence of Passover, Ramadan and Easter
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to International Crisis Group analyst Mairav Zonszein about unrest in Jerusalem and what it means for the already volatile region.
NASA sent a doctor to International Space Station as a hologram
Dr. Josef Schmid's hologram talked to the crew and looked around. He called it "a new way of human exploration."
New Smithsonian exhibit will look at America's pop culture history
Muhammad Ali's boxing robe, Selena's leather jacket, Ali Wong's dress from her Baby Cobra stand-up, and Mister Rogers' sneakers will all be part of an exhibit at National Museum of American History.
Morning News Brief
Ukrainian authorities report multiple missile strikes in Lviv. Jerusalem is seeing ongoing violence. And, Philadelphia reinstates its indoor mask mandate.