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.
How To Help Kids With Needle Fears When They Get The COVID-19 Vaccine
As more kids become eligible for the Pfizer shot, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with pharmacist Anna Taddio, who specializes in pain mitigation, about how to help them overcome needle phobia.
COVID-19 Is Devastating Rural India. But We Don't Know How Much
The extent of COVID-19's wrath in rural India is not fully known. Hospitals are full. Testing is scant, illiteracy is high and most deaths are never registered.
Pro-Independence Parties Win A Majority In U.K. Elections
A majority win by Scotland's pro-independence parties energizes the push for a referendum on leaving the U.K.
The Republican Party Faces An Identity Crisis
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Tim Alberta of The Atlantic about the split in the Republican Party as former president Donald Trump continues to exercise his influence over it.
Deadly Protests Against Economic Inequality And Police Brutality Continue In Colombia
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Sergio Guzman, co-founder and Director of the Colombia Risk Analysis political consultancy, about protests in Colombia.
Uncovering The Neuston, A Mysterious Living Island Of Sea Creatures
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with a researcher at the University of North Carolina Asheville, Rebecca Helm, about mysterious islands made of sea creatures floating on the ocean's surface.
Music Professor David Rothenburg Makes Music With Cicadas
NPR host Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to music professor David Rothenberg about the music of the Brood X cicadas and what it's like making music with them.
4 Women Share Their Motherhood Experience
We hear from four women who acknowledge how difficult life has been to be a mother before and during the pandemic, and what keeps them motivated.
Politics Chat: White House Drums Support For Economic Plans After April Jobs Report
The White House finds opportunity to push its ambitious economic plans after a disappointing April jobs report, while the GOP cites the report as proof the government helped the unemployed too much.