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Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
Inez Burns' Abortion Clinic Was One Of San Francisco's Worst Kept Secrets
by Chloe Veltman
Inez Burns performed illegal abortions in California in the early 1900s. She was a shrewd real estate entrepreneur, and eventually became the target of a politician who ruined her.
Arizona Teachers Plan To Strike On Thursday
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Mesa public school teacher Cathy Zinkhon Matsumoto about why Arizona teachers are planning to walk out.
Latinos And Others Find Trump's Offensive Twitter Language Not Unusual
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Pilar Marrero, a writer at the Spanish language daily La Opinion in Los Angeles, about President Trump's recent tweets attacking California's sanctuary laws.
DEA Adds More Technology To Its Fight Against Heroin
Former Drug Enforcement Administration official Mike Vigil tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro why adding more tech to the battle against Mexican heroin production is unlikely to do much.
N.Y. Bill Would Allow Prosecution Despite Presidential Pardon
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance about a proposal to change New York's criminal code to allow the state to prosecute people already granted presidential pardons.
Who Cares If They're Cute? This Zoologist Accepts Animals On Their Own Terms
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro
'Exorcist' Director Makes A New Movie About Exorcism (It's A Documentary)
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro
Backlash After Black Men Arrested At Starbucks
by Gene Demby
There has been a strong backlash after two black men were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks for trespassing.