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Minnesota housing program aims to mend years of economic damage in black neighborhood
by Matt Sepic
A housing program in St. Paul aims to reverse the economic damage caused by the construction of a highway that ran through and decimated a Black neighborhood.
NASA effort to bring home asteroid rocks will end this weekend in triumph or a crash
by Nell Greenfieldboyce
The best '90s thrillers according to NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour
NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour hosts Stephen Thompson and Linda Holmes give us their picks for the best 90's thrillers.
The United Auto Workers strike expands to more facilities
by Camila Domonoske
On Friday, the UAW announced strikes at 38 more GM and Stellantis locations, specifically parts distribution centers. But citing progress in talks with Ford, that company's warehouses will stay open.
Biden announces new office to combat gun violence
by Asma Khalid
President Biden is unveiling a new White House office dedicated to gun violence prevention. It's something that activists have long pushed for.
A son uses music to connect with his mother who suffers from Alzheimer's
by Dustin Jones
A guitar player in a Southern California cover band spends every Sunday playing music for his mother who suffers from Alzheimer's.
This 500,000-year-old structure has researchers rethinking early human intelligence
by Gabriel Spitzer
A newly discovered example of wood construction by humans is nearly 500,000 years old and has archaeologists rethinking how technologically advanced these pre-homo-sapiens may have been.
After hostage deal with Iran, U.S. looks to deter arbitrary arrests abroad
by Michele Kelemen
After making a deal to free Americans held in Iran, the U.S. is looking with other countries to find ways to stop countries from making arbitrary arrests.
A West Texas city is seeing a tense battle of book censorship and bans
by Mitch Borden
In the city of Midland, Texas, efforts to remove or recategorize public library books have kicked off a tense battle over censorship and obscenity.
This week in science: Nipah virus, Australian pink diamonds and how cockatoos mate
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Maria Godoy and Regina Barber of the Short Wave podcast about a new Nipah virus outbreak, Australian pink diamonds and the mating life of cockatoos.
Mexico is defending an undocumented immigrant arrested under a new Florida law
by Greg Allen
Mexico's government is providing legal help for an undocumented immigrant arrested in Florida under a state law making it a crime to transport undocumented workers — in this case a crew of roofers.