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Crisis hotlines are being targeted for sexually harassing phone calls
Counselors who work at crisis hotline centers like 988 are sometimes targeted by deceitful callers, who keep them on the line and sexually harass them.
Pandemic staffing crisis leaves adult care facilities scrambling for support
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Christopher White — CEO of Road to Responsibility, which provides care for adults with disabilities — about life threatening staffing shortages in his industry.
Over 12 years, Mark Emmert helped the NCAA make billions — but what's his legacy?
NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Nicole Auerbach, a senior writer with the Athletic, about Mark Emmert's announcement he plans to step down after 12 years at the helm of the NCAA.
Kuwaiti Bidoons went on hunger strike for 19 days. Has anything changed?
For 19 days, activists have camped outside a police station in Sulaibiya, Kuwait, on hunger strike. They're asking the Kuwaiti government for citizenship.
Youth poet Jessica Kim is in for a revolution
To celebrate National Poetry Month, we're introducing listeners to poets competing to be the next National Youth Poet Laureate. The fourth finalist is Jessica Kim representing Los Angeles.
UN chief met with Putin to bridge differences with Russia over its actions in Ukraine
by Charles Maynes
The United Nations secretary general met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister. He came to Moscow as a "messenger of peace."
Ukraine's prosecutor general is determined to hold Russia accountable for atrocities
by Franco Ordoñez
Ukraine's prosecutor general, Iryna Venediktova, is determined to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for what she says are war crimes. Reviewing the evidence has taken a toll on her.
Jessica Watkins to be the 1st Black woman to serve at the International Space Station
by Brendan Byrne
On Wednesday, SpaceX launches the next NASA astronauts to the International Space Station — including Jessica Watkins, who is to become the first Black woman on a long-duration mission.
'A Strange Loop,' finally, comes to Broadway
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Michael R. Jackson, a composer, playwright and lyricist who won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for his musical A Strange Loop. The musical is opening on Broadway Tuesday.
The FDA may soon authorize a COVID booster for kids ages 5 to 11
by Rob Stein
Pfizer and BioNTech are poised to formally ask the Food and Drug Administration to authorize the first COVID booster shot for kids ages 5 to 11.
Encore: Atlanta aims to turn brick factory with an ugly past into something honorable
by Molly Samuel
In Atlanta, leaders are working to build a memorial at an old brick factory site to honor victims of convict leasing. After the Civil War, thousands of Black men were forced to work at the factory.
A Civil War-era measure could keep Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off the ballot
by Ron Elving
Liberal activists are hoping to use part of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution to keep Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off the ballot in Georgia. We look at the history of the provision.