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Middle school classroom in northern Michigan displays the shoes of famous people
Shoes belonging to Oprah Winfrey, Tony Hawk and Dolly Parton are in the collection. The social studies teacher uses that footwear to inspire his students to do good in their community.
Ben Franklin's effort to define America — hundreds of years after his death
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Michael Meyer, whose latest book, Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet, follows a bequest Franklin left in his will to two cities.
News brief: Inflation data, U.S.-India summit, Elon Musk and Twitter
Inflation, at a four-decade high, could go higher. U.S. officials met with their Indian counterparts about Russia. Elon Musk, Twitter's largest shareholder, could become an activist investor.
WWII grenade found among potatoes at French fry factory in New Zealand
Employees at the Mr. Chips factory thought it might be a muddy potato, but it was a grenade on the conveyor belt. The bomb squad was called, and it was determined the grenade wasn't active.
San Francisco police were surprised to find no one behind the wheel of a robotaxi
The self-driving vehicle was caught on video speeding away from police during a traffic stop. It was stopped again down the road. The company says the robocab was looking for a safe place to stop.
As 'The Velveteen Rabbit' turns 100, its message continues to resonate
by Elizabeth Blair
Philadelphia will reinstate its mask mandate after a rise in COVID cases
Philadelphia has become the first major U.S. city to reinstate its mask mandate for schools, businesses, government buildings and restaurants in response to a new wave of COVID-19 cases.
PG&E will pay $55 million in penalties and costs over 2 wildfires
by Alex Emslie
California power company PG&E has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in civil settlements to avoid prosecution. The utility was found responsible for two major wildfires in recent years.
Fossil footprints mistakenly attributed to bears were made by early humans
by Nell Greenfieldboyce
A new look at some fossilized footprints shows that more than one species of human was walking upright around 3.6 million years ago. (This story originally aired on ATC on Dec. 2, 2021.)
'Woke culture' has made its way into the French presidential election
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rokhaya Diallo, a French journalist, commentator and filmmaker, about the fight against American-style "woke-ism" in France.
Many elderly residents in Kyiv stayed behind during Russia's attacks
by Elissa Nadworny
Many residents of the Ukrainian capital couldn't leave — even during the worst days of Russia's bombardment. An old Soviet-style apartment building reveals who stayed behind and why.
Who is responsible when a gig worker, such as an Uber driver, is killed on the job?
by Bobby Allyn
A new report says more than 50 gig workers were killed by passengers while working for platforms like Uber and DoorDash. Advocates say more needs to be done to protect drivers and their families.
Air disaster investigators from the U.S. are in China to probe plane crash
by Emily Feng
On March 21, China Eastern flight 5735 plunged more than 7,000 feet in a minute — hitting the ground nose first at near supersonic speeds. All 132 people onboard were killed.