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: Vaccine Rollout Measure Focus On Changing Hesitant People's Minds
The Biden administration is trying to convince as many adults as possible to get vaccinated, while the president himself is making a pitch for his big economic plan.
Upcoming Scottish Elections Could Have Major Impact On UK
Scottish voters go to the polls this week for parlimentary elections which could have a big impact on whether Scotland eventually holds an referendum on independence from the United Kingdom.
Acropolis Renovation Proposals Draw Controversy
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks University of Missouri-St. Louis archeology professor Michael Cosmopoulos about the controversy over planned renovations to the Acropolis in Athens.
Proud Boys Named "Terrorist Entity' In Canada
Canada added three right-wing groups to its list of "terrorist entities," including the Proud Boys. The designation highlights Canada's different approach to confronting domestic far-right groups.
'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,' Remains An Iconic Poem, 70 Years In
For National Poetry Month, we take stock of the poem Dylan Thomas wrote about death that continues to resonate in pop culture 70 years after it was penned.
Politics Chat: Biden Calls Armenian Mass Killings Genocide
President Biden, who is about to mark 100 days in office, made a bold diplomatic statement by calling the slaughter of a million and a half Armenians by Ottoman forces an act of genocide.
Peru's Presidential Election Will Pick Country's 5th Leader In 5 Years
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with political analyst Andrea Moncada in Lima about the presidential runoff in Peru, and what it could mean for the future of democracy in South America.
Career Coach Answers Questions About Job Hunting During A Pandemic
Finding a job or changing your career in the midst of a pandemic is hard. We collected questions from four listeners about their journeys to find jobs, and posed them to career coach Akhila Satish.
Tenants In Northern Virginia Apartment Complex Worry About Eviction
The complex houses hundreds of immigrants, mostly from Africa. Many of them have faced eviction because they lost service jobs during the pandemic.
Firms May Have To Disclose Climate-Related Risks In Financial Disclosures
Companies like to talk about fighting climate change. But they're not necessarily keen to admit if they have a factory in an area prone to flooding or if their supplier was just hit by a hurricane.
India's COVID-19 Cases Break World Records 4 Days In A Row
Nearly 350,000 new cases were confirmed Sunday, more than any country on any day since the pandemic began. India's health system is collapsing. There are pleas for oxygen, hospital beds and medicine.