Survey Finds Many Transgender Teachers Face Discrimination On The Job
Transgender teachers around the country say they’re getting more organized, and more active in results from an NPR Ed survey. In New York City, a group of trans teachers meet regularly to talk about homework, lesson plans and how their identity shapes …
What Research Says About Video Games And Violence In Children
President Trump held a roundtable at the White House Thursday to discuss violent video games and how they relate to school shootings. NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Douglas Gentile, psychology professor at Iowa State University, about what research tell…
Mattel Introduces 17 ‘Shero’ Barbies To Celebrate International Women’s Day
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Aisha Sultan about the new Barbie dolls Mattel made to mark International Women’s Day. The special series celebrates famous women including NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson and ar…
In Texas midterms, ‘blue wave’ may look more like a ripple
Fernanda Hernandez was one of them, dashing to a polling site in south San Antonio during a work break on Tuesday. Could the long-predicted shift from red to blue in Texas finally be happening? Recommended: How much do you know about Texas?
Sunshine Daydream: Florida Bill Would Make Daylight Saving Time Year-Round
This weekend, most people in the U.S. will reset their clocks and spring forward. In Florida, there’s a push to never fall back.
Jordan Nwora talks about his second-half offense
Louisville’s Jordan Nwora speaks after the Cardinals’ 75-58 loss to Virginia on Thursday.
Nitin Vadukul, Inventive Photographer of Hip-Hop, Dies at 52
Mr. Vadukul departed from depicting rappers as street toughs, taking a cinematic, sometimes surreal approach with subjects like Eminem and Dr. Dre.
Manual gets revenge on Scott County in Girls Sweet 16
Jaela Johnson scores 23 points to lead Crimsons victory
Suing California: What Washington’s move means for future conflicts
In 2017, the state of California filed 24 cases against the Trump administration over issues that range from Obamacare to oil royalties. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday evening in Federal District Court in Sacramento, asks to block three “sanctuary” laws e…
How Russian Trolls Crept Into the Trump Campaign’s Facebook Messages
The campaign’s Florida staff unwittingly engaged with the trolls. “Nobody reasonably would have asked — or even thought to ask — ‘Are you sure you’re not with Russia?’” an aide said.
New Research Claims Bones Found 80 Years Ago On Pacific Atoll Likely Amelia Earhart’s
Richard Jantz, a forensics expert at the University of Tennessee, reanalyzed measurements from the bones. He says they are female and the right size to be Earhart. But questions linger.
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