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State officials and election workers say they faced pressure to overturn 2020 results
by Claudia Grisales
The House Jan. 6 committee heard testimony from state officials and election workers testifying about pressure from President Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Here's what makes poetry and gardens a perfect pair, according to 2 poet-gardeners
Writers and gardeners Ross Gay and Tess Taylor and about what gardens and poetry can bring — including the reminder to breathe and nourish the body and soul.
Around 35,000 Californians are waiting for their wage theft claims to be investigated
by Farida Jhabvala Romero / KQED
More than 35,000 Californians who say their employers cheated them out of pay could wait a long time for justice. The state agency tasked with investigating their cases is backlogged and underfunded.
The police were inside the Uvalde elementary school earlier than previously known
by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán | The Texas Newsroom
Facts are trickling out about the police response during the shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Surveillance video shows police entering the school with rifles and a ballistic shield much earlier than known.
Activists say the Biden administration's latest landmine restrictions aren't enough
by Michele Kelemen
Around the world, landmines kill and injure thousands of people a year, most of them civilians. The Biden administration is restricting their use and continuing to help countries clear minefields.
Why volunteer grave diggers in Ukraine are exhuming Russia's dead
by Ryan Lucas
Ukraine has been collecting the bodies of dead Russians left behind pushed Russian forces back from Kharkiv weeks ago. Two brothers from an outside village are helping unbury the dead.
A man got a rare chance to earn a degree from prison. Soon, that may become less rare
by Elissa Nadworny
Sentenced to 15 years, Kenny Butler got the rare opportunity to get a bachelor's degree while in prison. His journey could become more common with Pell grants becoming available to incarcerated folks.
The way monkeys communicate could help explain how humans evolved to talk
by Jon Hamilton
Marmoset monkeys make complex vocalizations. Macaque monkeys don't. And the reason could help explain how the human brain evolved to produce speech.
Unpacking the latest Jan. 6 hearings
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat, about the latest Jan. 6 hearings.
One man's outsized role in shaping the Supreme Court
The U.S. awaits a consequential Supreme Court decision that could overturn federal abortion rights, and one man has had a outsized influence on the conservative makeup of that court: Leonard Leo.
Rhetoric around 'ghost flights' of migrant children is often at odds with the facts
by Joel Rose
President Biden's critics accuse his administration of organizing "secret" migrant flights to communities around the country. But that rhetoric is often at odds with the facts.