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Latinos, many from outside the U.S. mainland, have risen in prominence in horseracing, from the grooms to some of the winningest jockeys.

Candidates running for mayor of San Francisco are ramping up their campaigns. So today, we hear from candidate Mark Farrell a former San Francisco District 2 supervisor. Then, a chef from Guyana honors his grandma through his restaurant.

NPR reporter Lisa Hagen and sociologist Karen Guzzo discuss the movement to boost the birth rate. Justin Chang reviews The Shrouds. Burke looks back on a difficult childhood in Of My Own Making.

A lot happened this week, and NPR has you covered. Catch up on the big news and culture moments you might have missed.

This week, we are proud to share stories from students in the audio program at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism.

Your Call begins a series about Project 2025, a Heritage Foundation-led authoritarian plan that would guide a second Trump administration and radically transform the US.

Today is Eat Your Beans Day!

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell is the first to permanently block an executive order issued by President Trump punishing a law firm for representing clients or causes he dislikes.

EPA announced plans to reorganize the agency, moving science-focused staff into different roles and reducing the overall number of employees.

Protesting is considered a protected political activity in California, whether the topic is immigration, war, or another political issue here or even abroad. But your specific rights as a worker who engages in a political protest will depend on the specifics of your employment situation and when, how, and where you decide to protest.Tonight, on your legal rights, with participation and assistance of the labor and employment law section of the California Lawyers Association, we’re talking about protests and the workplace: labor and employment law in an unsettled and evolving world.YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, is joined by Beth W. Mora of Mora Employment Law, and Wendy Musell, of Wendy Musell P.C.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's center-left Labor Party is seeking a second term. His opponent, conservative opposition leader Peter Dutton, wants to become the first political leader to oust a first-term government since 1931.

An Illinois landlord who killed a 6-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured the boy's mother in a brutal hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced to 53 years in prison.