Generations of systemic discrimination have decimated the number of Black farmers in the U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with NPR about new funding for debt relief.
Sen. Marco Rubio is among a group of lawmakers pushing to make daylight saving time permanent. Some states have passed measures to make DST permanent, but they need federal approval to take effect.
Taylor was shot and killed in her apartment by Louisville police last March. "I can't believe it's a year later and we're still just asking people to do the right thing," her mother said recently.
The Valentine's Day winter storm created a condition that makes the turtles weak and inactive. Many of them died, but helpers are being praised for how many survived.
Minneapolis is settling a federal lawsuit with George Floyd's family for $27 million in what the family's attorney says is the largest pretrial civil rights settlement ever.
Uncertainty and unrest during the last year have lead millions of Americans to buy guns for the first time. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to one of them, Ermiya Fanaeian of Salt Lake City.
Selling Girl Scout cookies has been different because of the pandemic. Troop leader Laquinta McFerguson, of Las Vegas, and her daughter Aysia talk about navigating the challenges.