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Colin Kaepernick and Nessa Diab wrote ‘We Are Free, You and Me’ with daughter in mind
by Michel Martin
Colin Kaepernick and Nessa Diab wrote a new children’s book inspired by affirmations they share with their daughter and scores of young people they meet through their activism.
Jurors in Florida will consider the death penalty for the Parkland school shooter
Attorneys in the Parkland school shooting trial gave closing arguments. The jury will decide whether Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to death or spend life in prison for the murder of 17 people.
Heavy rains in Dallas-Fort Worth area have led to an inchworm outbreak
by Jacob Wells
Little green worms are crawling all over the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Scientists attribute the outbreak to recent heavy rains. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on Oct. 1, 2022.)
Outcry over injuries to Miami Dolphins quarterback leads to new concussion protocols
NPR's A Martinez talks to Dave Zirin, sports editor at The Nation and producer of the documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL, about the league's new concussion protocols.
Tenants caught up in a California fraud probe are told to return rent-relief payments
by Vanessa Rancaño
California has handed out more than $4.3 billion in emergency rent relief since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. State officials have told nearly 19,000 people that they want the money back.
Russia's strikes on Ukraine may also have been meant to quell doubts at home
Russia carried out a barrage of airstrikes across Ukraine on Monday. But what has been the reaction in Moscow to its own military escalation? The Russian assaults were widely condemned by the West.
Changing the gender imbalance in housework may start with how we understand time
by Andee Tagle
NPR's Life Kit has advice on how partners can share the domestic workload. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 9, 2022.)
News brief: Russia under pressure, North Korea missile tests, LA City Council turmoil
Russia carries out rounds of airstrikes across Ukraine. North Korea confirms a simulated use of nukes to destroy its enemies. After racist comments, LA City Council president resigns leadership post.
Eight years ago, Shane Adams lost his horse Mongo in the Utah desert
Adams was asleep in a tent when he heard wild mustangs and saw Mongo had joined the herd. Last week officers with the Bureau of Land Management found the 18-years-old stallion and brought him home.
Travis Gienger is the heavyweight champ. He raised a 2,560 pound pumpkin
Gienger won a pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California. To get there he drove 35 hours from Anoka, Minn. His pumpkin set a new U.S. record.
Monkeypox cases in the U.S. have been falling since a peak in early August
New daily monkeypox cases have been falling, and the CDC says cases are probably going to plateau or decline over the next few weeks.