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As part of civil lawsuit settlement, the New Jersey Department of Corrections has agreed to make it customary for prisoners to be assigned a prison stay in line with their gender identity.

Veguary is a month long celebration encouraging people to try vegan living this month, and highlighting the contributions of Black vegan history, culture, and progress. Civil rights leaders made some of the earliest connections between systemic racial violence and animal cruelty. Today, Black people are the fastest growing population of new vegans.

The ACLU and federal public defenders are warning a private prison company may be trying to avoid President Biden's executive order that bans new contracts with most for-profit detention facilities.

Writers and gardeners Ross Gay and Tess Taylor and about what gardens and poetry can bring — including the reminder to breathe and nourish the body and soul.

This is gold medalist Kaillie Humphries first medal for the U.S. The champion previously won gold and bronze medals for her home country of Canada.

Coming up, SFUSD is back in session today. As the kids go back to school, we’ve got a story about the surprising history of early childhood education.…

LeRoy Graham is an actor who completed graduate school in the beginning of the pandemic. He shares what it's been like to try to start a professional career when regular productions were upended.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Jackass Forever, StraightioLab podcast, and True Blood.

Coming up, SFUSD is back in session today. As the kids go back to school, we’ve got a story about the surprising history of early childhood education.…

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital promises families won't pay a dime for care. But while it rakes in billions for its reserves, many patients' families go broke due to other expenses.

Rothenberg identifies as a "cicada groupie." He jams along to their calls with a clarinet.

The Patriot Freedom Project has raised around $900,000 for people charged in the Capitol riot. After NPR reported that charity experts saw "red flags" with the group, they announced changes.