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The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors group
by Eleanor Beardsley
The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo. Its members are survivors of the August 1945 U.S. nuclear bomb attacks on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Former Attorney General William Barr argues he wasn't a 'toady' to Trump in memoir
In a new memoir, former Attorney General William Barr is defending his time in office. He says he refuted Trump's lies about the election, but blames progressives for dividing the country.
Doctors Without Borders describes declining situation in Mariupol, Ukraine
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Alex Wade at Doctors Without Borders about the humanitarian crisis in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
How one international student fled Ukraine — and brought along 50 others
UN data show over 1.5 million people have left Ukraine since the Russian military invaded. Here's the story of one international student who helped 50 others escape the war.
The making of the Cartography Project, a work honoring victims of racial violence
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with artists Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Liz Gre about The Cartography Project — a multi-year art commission that explores the effects of racial violence.
Alabama Rep. Terry Sewell on the ongoing fight for voting rights
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) about the current fight over voting rights and redistricting in her home state of Alabama.
What the U.S. labor shortage means for child care in the U.S.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with child care researcher Elliot Haspell about the accessibility of child care in the U.S.
A Ukrainian family flees Kyiv to safer ground
by Eleanor Beardsley
A Ukrainian family makes its way from Kyiv to the Polish border and safety.
The effects of sanctions targeting Russian oligarchs
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with congressional policy adviser Paul Massaro about the U.S. using targeted sanctions and asset seizures against Russian oligarchs.
Ukraine latest: Another cease-fire attempt fails
by Ryan Lucas
Another effort to allow civilians to flee a besieged city in Ukraine failed Sunday. It was the second day in a row that a plan to allow civilians to flee the city of Mariupol, Ukraine fell apart.
A visit to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice
NPR's Michel Martin visits the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, founded by attorney Bryan Stevenson, to memorialize the victims of lynchings that took place in the U.S. after the Civil War.