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Lakeisha Lee placed flowers at the base of a monument honoring her late sister Brittany Clardy Thursday, May 26, in Saint Paul. Clardy went missing more than a decade ago and was found murdered.

The first office for missing and murdered Black women and girls set for Minnesota

5:00am May 30, 2023

by Dana Ferguson

The office will investigate cold cases and reopen suspicious cases, assist police agencies and community groups in active cases, and serve as a point of contact for those reluctant to talk to police.

Evelyn Flores has been inspired to become a teacher herself.

When a second grader doesn't have lunch, a teacher steps in to save the day

5:00am May 30, 2023

It took a teacher to spot that Evelyn Flores didn't have any food. The hour that followed set the young student on a path to teaching.

Seton Hall University gave Grace Mariani's service dog, Justin, a special doggie diploma this week, to the delight of Mariani and her fellow graduates.

A service dog gets his own college diploma, winning huge cheers

7:00am May 27, 2023

by Bill Chappell

When Grace Mariani graduated from Seton Hall University this week, the school president had a special gift for Justin, her service dog.

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers the keynote address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's 141st commencement exercises on May 18, 2022, in New London, Conn.

Kamala Harris will become the first woman to give a West Point commencement speech

6:49pm May 26, 2023

by Emma Bowman

The vice president will make history this weekend when she delivers remarks to the 2023 graduating class at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, which was established over two centuries ago.

Marlin High School in Texas was set to hold its graduation this week — but it postponed the ceremony, saying only a small portion of the senior class was able to graduate.

Texas high school delays its graduation, after only a handful met diploma requirements

4:57pm May 25, 2023

by Bill Chappell

"It's emotional" for all of the students, one parent said. Students at Marlin High School complain that the school failed to give them accurate data about what they needed to do to graduate.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the graduating class of Johns Hopkins University via livestream from Ukraine on Thursday in Baltimore.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy surprises Johns Hopkins grads as their commencement speaker

4:06pm May 25, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's virtual appearance at the commencement ceremony was a surprise for those in attendance. He was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.

Northern Guilford High School graduating seniors walk through the halls of McNair Elementary

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Guilford County seniors celebrate graduation with elementary students

12:23pm May 25, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Northern Guilford High School seniors walked the halls of McNair Elementary wearing black and purple caps and gowns Wednesday morning.

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Amanda Gorman says she wrote "The Hill We Climb" — which she read at President Biden's inauguration — "so that all young people could see themselves in a historical moment." Gorman is seen here in February, at the Grammy Awards.

One complaint led a Florida school to restrict access to Amanda Gorman's famous poem

3:25pm May 24, 2023

by Bill Chappell

One week after a parent complained, Gorman's The Hill We Climb was moved. The NAACP chapter in Miami says it wants "to ensure that it takes more than one form to remove our history and heritage."

Noise can affect how the brain develops.

How a little more silence in children's lives helps them grow

10:07am May 24, 2023

by LA Johnson

Studies show too much noise, particularly loud, irregular noise, can hurt a child's brain development, because if sound is irregular, it distracts our brains and makes concentration more difficult.

The Muslim community at Kyungpook National University mostly comprises students from Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and other countries with large Muslim populations. Here some members of the community pray at the Dar ul Emaan Kyungpook Islamic Center, in Daegu, South Korea.

Muslims in South Korea want to build a mosque. Neighbors protest and send pig heads

5:00am May 24, 2023

by Se Eun Gong

The tensions are a test of the nation's tolerance of increasing diversity, when South Korea is looking to immigration to bolster its aging and shrinking workforce.

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