Curious, fascinating and offensive markers from around the U.S.
The U.S. marks the amazing, the curious and the problematic. Here are some samples.
Gaza hostages raise painful reminders as Jews prepare for Passover
Among the themes of Passover is freedom from captivity. For many Jews this year, the holiday brings up the pain of knowledge that hostages are still captive after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
At least 2 killed, many injured in shooting at Memphis block party, police say
Eight people were shot including two men who were killed at an unsanctioned public party in a Memphis city park Saturday night, police said.
A video shows people trying to pull 2 black bear cubs from trees in North Carolina
A video shows apartment complex residents in North Carolina trying to pull two wild black bear cubs from a tree to pose with them. One person manages to grab a cub before it runs away.
The reality behind ‘Civil War’ and the possibility of a real second civil war
NPR’s Andrew Limbong talks to Amy Cooter of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies about how realistic an idea of a second civil war is.
Trump’s trials update
With jury selection concluded, opening statements are scheduled for Monday in former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial. NPR talks with University of Baltimore law professor Kim Wehle.
Military court convicts U.S. sailor of attempted espionage
A naval chief petty officer who served on a Japan-based destroyer was found guilty of sharing classified information with a foreign government, the Navy’s investigative agency said.
The San Francisco Zoo will receive a pair of pandas from China
San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.”
25 years after the Columbine shooting: What life now looks like for one survivor
A survivor of the then-unprecedented school shooting in Colorado struggled for years to understand her own response to trauma and now helps others learn to feel safe. (First aired on ATC on 04/15.)
A church offers asylum seekers a loan
A church rents apartments for asylum seekers, who pay the church back after an initial buffer period. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on April 16, 2024.)
Teachers in Oregon have found a solution for burnout: stand up comedy
Some teachers have found a way to combat classroom burnout: stand up comedy. In Oregon, the Teacher Show features professors, preschool teachers and everyone in between joking about their day jobs.
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