From California to North Carolina, students staged chants and walkouts over the weekend in protest of Israel’s ongoing military offensive in Gaza.
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A tribe in Maine is using opioid settlement funds on a sweat lodge to treat addiction
Hundreds of Native American tribes are getting money from lawsuit settlements with opioid companies. Some are investing the new funds in traditional healing practices to treat addiction.
Kenya’s Samburu boys share a sacred bond. Why one teen broke with the brotherhood
After initiation rites – including circumcision – the boys leave their families to take charge of the herds, driving them high into the mountains. It’s a way of life that climate change is testing.
In honor of Mother’s Day, here’s ‘Mother Play’ — which gestated for 40 years
Playwright Paula Vogel is known not just for her work on Broadway — but for the generations of famous playwrights whose careers she has nurtured. Mother Play is about her own mother.
Controlled demolition planned at Baltimore bridge collapse site
After weeks of preparation, crews are scheduled to conduct a controlled demolition to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland.
Roger Corman, The B-Movie Legend Who Launched A-List Careers, Dies At 98
Over some five decades, Corman filled America’s drive-ins with hundreds of low-budget movies. Many of Hollywood’s most respected directors have at least one Corman picture buried in their resumes.
Israel expands evacuation orders in Rafah as aid groups struggle to prepare
Israel’s military issued new evacuation orders in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, forcing even more Palestinians to relocate on Saturday ahead of a likely expanded ground operation there.
Opinion: ‘Glory be to thee, Hong Kong!’
What is so dangerous about the song, “Glory to Hong Kong”? NPR’s Scott Simon explains that the Chinese government is cracking down on any singing, quoting, or use of the song.
Hiking the Azores into lush mountains and stormy North Atlantic weather
NPR correspondent Brian Mann went trekking on Sao Miguel, one of the most remote islands in the North Atlantic. He found volcanic mountains, birdsong, solitude and lots of rain.
The Met Gala has fueled backlash against stars who are silent about the Gaza conflict
A fast-growing social media campaign to block stars for not speaking out escalated this week after the star-studded New York event.