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.
One Of The Most Influential Voices In Vaccine Misinformation Is A Doctor
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to researcher at University of Washington, Rachel Moran, about Dr. Joseph Mercola who experts say has been spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and the vaccine.
These Are The Best Summer Reads For The Romantic At Heart
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with author Jasmine Guillory about the best romance reads of the summer.
Wildfires Rage Through Areas Of Turkey, Lebanon, Italy And Greece
The Turkish government is facing criticism for its response to wildfires that have killed at least eight, and burned more than 500 square miles of forest.
What Is Carbon Capture Technology? It Has A Complicated Place In The Infrastructure Bill
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Nicholas Kusnetz about support for carbon capture technology in the infrastructure bill.
A Florida Hospital Is Seeing A Rise In COVID-19 Cases In Children
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Dr. Marcos Mestre at Niklaus Children's Foundation Hospital in Miami, Florida about the uptick in cases of COVID-19 in children under the age of 12.
How NBC Controls How You Watch The Olympics In The U.S.
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Professor Andrew Zimbalist about NBC's stiff control over the Olympics coverage.
Gymnast Rebeca Andrade Won Gold For Brazil, And Became A National Hero
Brazilians are desperate for heroes right now, and it looks like they have found one: Rebeca Andrade is the first Brazilian woman to win an Olympic medal for gymnastics.
'Documented Dreamers' Live Their Lives In The U.S., Then Face Self-Deportation At 21
Pareen Mhatre's family filed for green cards, but Pareen doesn't qualify. She talks to Lulu Garcia-Navarro about how some immigrants "age out" of their status.
Black Leaders Question Whether Biden Will Fulfill Campaign Promises To Black Voters
Some Black leaders are questioning whether President Biden truly has their community's back on issues like police reform and voting rights.
Timing At The Olympics Is An Art And A Science
Track and field is set to dominate the last week of the Olympics, and so is the art and science of timing. Who are the people, and what are the machines behind official timing? We find out.
A Look At The Gaza Strip, 2 Months After A Devastating 11-Day War With Israel
More than two months after a fierce 11-day war between Hamas and Israel, reconstruction on the devastated Gaza Strip is mostly on hold. Negotiations continue over what supplies can be allowed in.