How Jackie Robinson inspired one man 'to be somebody'
It's been 75 years since Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier. In this week's StoryCorps, we hear from a man who watched him play.
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The military might be creating 'a perfect storm' for eating disorders
Studies show that veterans have a much higher risk of eating disorders than civilians. Risk factors include chaotic eating situations, weight requirements and a culture of being in control.
Prime farmland in Ontario, Calif., is being overtaken by warehouses
East of Los Angeles, giant warehouses and distribution centers are replacing farms in an area known as the Inland Empire. The logistics industry is changing what was once an agricultural landscape.
What Brittney Griner's detention in Russia tells us about basketball's gender pay gap
"The reality is, she's over there because of a gender issue ― pay inequity," the head of the WNBA's players union said this week about the basketball star who's been detained in Russia since February.
The first known interstellar meteor hit Earth in 2014, U.S. officials say
The meteor crash-landed off the coast of Papua New Guinea in January 2014.
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Republicans say they're quitting the 'biased' Commission on Presidential Debates
Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel claims that the commission "refused to enact simple and commonsense reforms to help ensure fair debates."
Demonstrators call for the arrest of cop who killed an unarmed Black man in Michigan
More demonstrations are planned in Grand Rapids, Mich., after the city released video of a white police officer shooting and killing a Black resident during a struggle after a traffic stop.
Hundreds of anti-LGBTQ bills have already been introduced this year. Here may be why
2022 is set to break records for anti-LGBTQ legislation, with hundreds of bills introduced across the U.S. Who's behind this wave of legislation, and why is this becoming such a potent wedge issue?
Texas welfare workers are resigning over orders to investigate trans kids' families
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune about the child welfare workers who are leaving their jobs over state orders to investigate the families of trans kids.
After 65 years, percussionist finally says farewell to Bangor Symphony Orchestra
The Bangor Symphony Orchestra was just a community orchestra in 1957 when pharmacist Bernard "Billy" Miller was asked to play the triangle. It's grown over the decades to be a professional orchestra.