5 Ways To Make Classrooms More Inclusive
LGBTQ students are more likely to be bullied, which can lead to missed classes and a higher risk of suicide. For them, a teacher who knows how to “queer” the classroom can make a big difference.
Newsbrief: Homemade Pipe Bombs, Midterm Elections, Election From Texas
The latest on the investigation of the 10 packages sent across the nation to multiple high-profile Democrats. Also, a new poll suggests voters’ impression of Trump will impact their vote in November.
Transgender Boy Tells Mom ‘It Shouldn’t Be Scary To Be Who You Are’
In an interview with StoryCorps, Kaysen Ford talks to his mother, Jennifer Sumner, about being transgender and growing up in Alabama.
North Caroline Politics Mirror Country
President Trump heads to Charlotte, North Carolina to rally supporters for Republican congressional candidate Mark Harris, who is caught in a tight race against Democrat Dan McCready.
Soros Among Those Who Recieved An Explosive Device
Billionaire philanthropist George Soros was one of the people targeted by a suspicious package this week. NPR’s Noel King speaks with author Sebastian Mallaby about what made Soros a target.
Soybean Farmers Face Shorter Profit Margins
This harvest season in the Midwest adds wet weather to ongoing tariffs for soybeans and even changes to the tax code. And that’s after several years of falling prices for major U.S. crops.
‘Believed’: A New Podcast Explores The Larry Nassar Case
A new podcast asks the most vexing questions about the Larry Nassar case, the head doctor of the U.S. Women’s Olympic team who sexually abused scores of young women.
‘Today’ Drops Megyn Kelly
NBC news host Megyn Kelly will not be returning to NBC’s Today show following Kelly’s remarks earlier this week that seemed to defend white people wearing blackface.
Texas Border City Politically Divided
Texas’s 23rd Congressional District is a key swing district that includes the border city of Del Rio. NPR looks at how residents living on the border are impacted by current immigration policies.
Matthew Shepard Laid To Rest 20 Years Later
Matthew Shepard will be laid to rest today at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., 20 years after he was murdered near Laramie, Wyo.
Authorities Search Miami Postal Sorting Facility In Pipe Bomb Investigation
At least one of the 10 suspicious packages mailed to Democratic politicans and allies passed through a large U.S. mail sorting facility in Opa-locka, Fla., near Miami, reports say.
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