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Homophobia has lingered in baseball since the days of Glenn Burke in the 1970s
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with author Andrew Maraniss about homophobia in Major League Baseball's history after some members of the Tampa Bay Rays refused to wear Pride jerseys.
Capitol police sergeant discusses upcoming Jan. 6 hearings
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell about the upcoming Jan. 6 hearings.
Prison reporter Keri Blakinger reflects on her time in incarceration in new memoir
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Keri Blakinger, author of the new memoir Corrections In Ink, which is about her path from Olympic figure skating dreams, to drug addiction, and then to prison.
Unionization is catching on among undergraduate student workers
by Kay Perkins
Student workers are the latest in the wave of unionization nationwide. Students from several private universities have unionized, and undergrads from dozens of other schools are making plans to do so.
Psychedelics might be the next big thing in mental health care, experts say
by Eilís O'Neill
Researchers at the University of Washington are investigating whether psychedelics could alleviate depression in healthcare workers. The pandemic saw record burnout among doctors and nurses.
Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy on 2nd major shooting in the last 10 days
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy about the shooting near a nightclub that killed three and injured 14 others.
San Diego is still feeling the impact of child care centers closing in the pandemic
by Claire Trageser
In San Diego, about 12% of child care centers have closed since March 2020. City Heights, a lower-income, high-minority neighborhood, has been hit particularly hard.
Proud Boys leader and 4 top members are charged with seditious conspiracy for Jan. 6
by Carrie Johnson
The leader of the far-right Proud Boys and four associates have been charged with seditious conspiracy related to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Oklahoma judge rules against death row inmates in case challenging execution protocol
by Chris Polansky
A judge has ruled that a group of Oklahoma death row prisoners failed to prove that the state's lethal injection execution protocol creates an unconstitutional risk of severe pain and suffering.