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Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
One Family's Elaborate Plan To Get Their Loved Ones Vaccinated
Getting elderly relatives vaccinated can be a chore, involving websites, apps, multiple text messages, and 9 hours waiting in a car. We have the story of how one family got it done.
COVID-19's Potential Effects On Asymptomatic Patients
Scientists are looking at how COVID-19 affects asymptomatic people in the long-term. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Dr. Eric Topol of the Scripps Research about what early studies are finding.
An Update On Florida's COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Progress
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks AARP Florida State Director Jeff Johnson about Florida's vaccine rollout and how he's advising seniors to sign up.
Celebrating The Black Women Guitarists Who Made Music History
Fabi Reyna, founder of Sheshreds Media, highlights artists often left out of history books in her article 7 Guitarists That Prove Black Women Were Pioneers In Music History.
Eduardo Diaz On The Efforts To Create A National Museum Of The American Latino
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Eduardo Diaz, the newly-named interim director of the planned National Museum of the American Latino, about his hopes for the institution.
Amid Lawsuit From Election Tech Company, Fox News Media Cancels 'Lou Dobbs Tonight'
by David Folkenflik
Fox News canceled Lou Dobbs' show just a day after a voting-tech company's $2.7 billion lawsuit alleges it participated in a conspiracy to spread lies about its involvement in election fraud.
A Lost Wallet Returns From Antarctica, 53 Years Later
Meteorologist Paul Grisham lost his wallet while working in Antarctica 53 years ago. It was found and recently mailed to him. The items inside brought back memories, and included a recipe for Kahlua.
My Mother The Insurrectionist
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with political science professor Karleen West about her mother who joined the insurrection at the Capitol last month, and the opinion piece she wrote about it.
Legislators In Some States Seek To Roll Back Governor's Powers Amid Pandemic
Eleven months into the pandemic, lawmakers in more than half of states have filed bills to limit the executive powers of governors saying they are after a greater balance of power.
Hundreds Of Thousands Of New Voters May Have Helped Flip Georgia's Runoff Elections
by Emma Hurt
To win two Senate races last month, Georgia Democrats turned out more than 200,000 new voters who had not cast ballots in November. Republicans think these state-wide victories are a fluke.
Cold Weather Forces Chiefs Fans Inside For Super Bowl Celebrations
by Frank Morris
When the Chiefs play the Buccaneers in the Super Bowl, it'll be a bone chilling 18 degrees in Kansas City. How can Chiefs fans have parties that don't become indoor super-spreader events?
Suleika Jaouad On Moving Forward After A Cancer Diagnosis
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Suleika Jaouad author of Between Two Kingdoms, her memoir about surviving cancer and learning how to live again.