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The nation's historical markers delight, distort and, sometimes, just get the story wrong.

The medical dangers of heat are real. But people often ignore public heat alerts, or don't know how vulnerable they are. A new alert system prompts clinicians to talk about heat with patients.

Experts in policing say there was shocking officer misconduct revealed in police videos of Tyre Nichols' arrest. They say officers in Memphis had an obligation to intervene and render aid.

Thousands of migrants have drowned while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa to Europe. The dangerous journey does not deter many more from the risky crossing.

On this week's episode of Sights & Sounds, filmmaker Celia C. Peters gives her arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.

Ukraine's counteroffensive is expected any day, and there's a debate about whether taking back Crimea is a good idea for Ukraine to do.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum about an original copy of Emancipation Proclamation it is displaying for Juneteenth.

THIS WEEK: We'll learn about groundbreaking medical research going on right here in the Bay Area. AND... We'll get the latest on the San Francisco courts backlog of criminal trials from San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju. PLUS: We'll hear about the documentary My Name is Pauli Murray a film on the life and ideas of a non-binary Black lawyer, activist and poet.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to "Cider Donuteur" Alex Schwartz about a map they created which tracks hundreds apple cider donut vendors across the Northeast.

Grief counselor and patient advocate, Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, explains the art to a thoughtful goodbye and why it's important.

Mass shootings and car jackings are terrifying, but suicides actually account for most gun deaths in America. Here's how some people are working to change that.

Narcan is the best option schools have to save students from an overdose, but it's only readily available in a handful of the nation's districts.