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As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Imam Makram Nu'man El-Amin in Minneapolis about how the city has become more welcoming to its Muslim population.

Colin Kaepernick's kindergarten teacher gave his class an assignment: Draw a picture of your family. When he colored his family yellow and himself brown, it became a pivotal moment for his identity.

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called the South Korean defense minister a "scum-like guy" for talking about preemptive strikes on the North.

Judy Polumbaum spent 20 years after her father's death combing through his archives and interviewing his friends and family members. The result is the new book "All Available Light."

Meanwhile, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko spoke of "cruel war crimes" by Russians retreating from the nearby city of Bucha.

New York policymakers are facing pressure to roll back the changes they made to the state's cash bail system three years ago. Ayesha Rascoe talks with Jon Campbell of WNYC about it.

Starbucks founder and two-time CEO Howard Schultz is coming back to the company as interim leader. His return coincides with a widespread union drive by the chain's employees.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Andy Yen, founder and CEO of Proton VPN, about the jump in Russians using virtual private networks to access websites blocked by their government.

Fans in North Carolina react to the clash between what may be college basketball's biggest rivalry, as UNC wins over Duke and is headed to the national championship.

House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, said property-insurance changes made during the 2021 session haven't been given enough time to take effect.

What does it mean for the elite circle of Black actors, directors and producers in Hollywood when moments like Will Smith's slap at the Oscars happens?

Ayesha Rascoe talks to energy analyst Kevin Book about the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve and what role it plays in prices at the gas pump.

We take a moment to remember Maksym Levin, a Ukrainian photojournalist whose body was found north of Kyiv.

Lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis last year approved a law requiring schools to distribute the surveys annually.

The nation's politics was thrust into disarray after Prime Minister Imran Khan dissolved parliament ahead of a vote on a no-confidence motion in which he was widely expected to lose.

Lawyers say an ambiguous statement by Lucio during questioning was wrongly interpreted by prosecutors as a murder confession, during the investigation into her daughter Mariah's 2007 death.

To contain the spread of COVID, hospitals and nursing homes barred visits, but the separation and isolation took a toll on patients and families. Now, some states are trying to ensure access.

Ayesha Rascoe talks to pediatrician Adiaha Spinks-Franklin, of Texas Children's Hospital, about the risks of early onset puberty and its complicated relationship with COVID-19.

The way Ladapo was hired appeared to violate the spirit of UF hiring regulations and procedures, a report released by the committee said.

President Biden continues to address inflation, meanwhile House minority leader Kevin McCarthy addresses allegations from Congressman Madison Cawthorn about wild behavior among GOP players.

Harris hollered her way into TV history as George Costanza's short-fused mother on "Seinfeld" and voiced Mrs. Potato Head in the "Toy Story" franchise. She was 93.

Lauren Handy was separately indicted this week on federal charges alleging that she was part of a group that blocked access to a Washington, D.C., reproductive health center.

A close friend of Princess Diana, Patrick Demarchelier was one of the leading fashion photographers of his era.

Warehouse workers at an Amazon fulfillment center on Staten Island have voted to join the upstart Amazon Labor Union, making it the first Amazon facility in the U.S. to unionize.

Ukraine's defense ministry cited two reasons for the Russian exit: military losses and radiation exposure. They likely disturbed polluted soil in the Chernobyl zone's contaminated Red Forest.