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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.
Politics chat: Biden's tough week; mask-or-test mandates; the future of the filibuster
We take a look at President Biden's tough week, after the Supreme Court dealt a blow to his mask-or-test mandate for large employers and his attempt to reform the the filibuster died in the Senate.
International help heads to Tonga after Saturday's massive underwater volcano eruption
An underwater volcano erupted Saturday near Tonga, sending tsunamis across the pacific basin.
The Red Cross says the supply of blood for medical use is dangerously low
by Sacha Pfeiffer
Blood supplies are low at hospitals across the country, and the American Red Cross hopes people will continue to donate blood in order to bolster supplies.
How health workers are getting through the day in the face of surging COVID cases
by Sacha Pfeiffer
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks to Duke University Hospital emergency physician Dr. Daniel Buckland about the state of his hospital as the Omicron variant surges.
Yolanda Renee King on voting rights, 'critical race theory' and her grandfather's legacy
by Alana Wise
Martin Luther King, Jr's teenage granddaughter, Yolanda Renee King, is supposed to speak on the King holiday. For her generation, the lessons of King's life may be tied up in "critical race theory."
20 years in, what's next for Guantanamo Bay and the 39 prisoners still there
by Sacha Pfeiffer
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Karen Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security at Fordham University School, about the future of the U.S. military court and prison at Guantanamo Bay.
The Isle of Rum needed a population boost so they took applications. This guy made the cut
by Sacha Pfeiffer
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Alex Mumford, who moved to the Isle of Rum in the Scottish Hebrides as a part of the island chain's efforts to boost its population.
With Russian troops massed at the border, Ukrainians are preparing for a possible invasion
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to correspondent, Eleanor Beardsley, who has been traveling around Ukraine.
The latest from Israel on vaccinations and the omicron surge
by Sacha Pfeiffer
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks to Dr. Manfred Green of the University of Haifa about what Israel has learned about vaccinations and the new Omicron surge.
Lahore, Pakistan, is locking down to improve air quality
by Fatma Tanis
Pakistan's second largest city, Lahore, tops the world's most polluted city list, along with India's New Delhi. Poor air quality has prompted the government to order a partial shutdown of schools.
Capitol Hill Books owner recorded album 'Death of the Novel' in the bookstore
by Ayesha Rascoe
Kyle Burk, co-owner of Washington, D.C.'s, beloved Capitol Hill Books, has released an album he recorded during the pandemic in his store.
Politics chat: Voting rights bills stalled; midterm considerations; Sen. Reid dies
by Scott Detrow
We look ahead to the fight over the two voting rights bills in Congress right now as well as how the 2022 political races are shaping up for the midterm elections.