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Donald Trump campaigns in Grand Rapids early on Election Day 2016, the final rally of the campaign. Trump may finish out his 2020 campaign in Grand Rapids on Monday night.

Hoping To Replicate 2016 Win, Trump Will Make Late Trip To Grand Rapids

President Trump may end the campaign with an election eve rally in Grand Rapids — the place where he held a late-night event in 2016 before winning Michigan and the presidency.

The industrial complex in Carthage where many Latinx residents work is a half-mile walk from the town square.

In Rural Missouri, Latinx Communities Learn To Contain And Cope With The Coronavirus

Rural Carthage, Mo., is home to a growing community of Latin American immigrants. Language barriers and economic stress have made it harder to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Each mobile clinic has a nurse, a counselor and a peer specialist — all trained to drive a 34-foot-long motor home. "I never thought when I went to nursing school that I'd be doing this," says Christi Couron as she pumps 52 gallons of diesel fuel into the vehicle.

Health On Wheels: Tricked-Out RVs Deliver Addiction Treatment To Rural Colorado

As COVID-19 forced many addiction treatment clinics to scale back, Colorado brought its clinics on wheels to remote, underserved towns and used telehealth to connect patients with addiction doctors.

Princess Haley, co-founder of a group called Appetite for Change, picks an artichoke to go into supply boxes of fresh produce. The group's mission is to improve the diet of families in Minneapolis.

A Garden Is The Frontline In The Fight Against Racial Inequality And Disease

North Minneapolis's mostly minority community lost its only grocery store this summer. It's a neighborhood grappling with heart disease, obesity and COVID-19. A Garden may help.

The Spot: Snapshots of Buildings

This week on KALW's showcase for the best stories from public radio podcasts and independent radio producers...“Photo Credit: Negatives of the Bauhaus…

THE INTERSECTION: Raising a family in the Tenderloin

THE INTERSECTION looks at change in the Bay Area through physical intersections and street corners — where different cultures, desires and histories meet…

Immigrant women providing a taste of Oaxaca to Central Valley

Rosa Hernandez left Oaxaca when she was 20 to work in the fields in Madera, California. Now, she co-owns a restaurant, Colectivo Sabor a Mi Tierra, where…

Tony Bennett Retires From Performing: Listen Back To His 'Fresh Air' Interviews

Bennett continued performing even after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016. Now, at 95, he will retire, following doctor's orders. Bennett spoke with Terry Gross in 1982, 1991 and 1998.

Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., center, officiates the wedding of Alex Pisciarino, left, and Rek LeCounte, right, in July 2019. Some of Riggleman's Republican opponents have seized on Riggleman's decision to officiate a same-sex wedding to argue he is out of step with the GOP.

A GOP Congressman Officiated A Same-Sex Wedding. Now He Faces A Primary Challenge

Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., officiated a same-sex wedding of two friends last summer. His opponent says Riggleman is "out of step" with Republicans on a number of issues.

Tetsu Nakamura (right) is pictured in 2008 during a memorial service for a slain aid worker. The Japanese doctor was among six gunned down in an attack Wednesday in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad.

Widely Respected Japanese Humanitarian Among 6 Killed In Afghanistan Attack

Tetsu Nakamura, a native of Fukuoka, spent years working to improve living conditions in rural areas of Afghanistan. He was gunned down Wednesday along with five associates.

The State Department says it has shut down the Consulate General Jerusalem, a key conduit to Palestinian leaders. The consulate, seen here on Monday, will merge its duties into the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem to form a single diplomatic mission.

U.S. Closes Jerusalem Consulate That Gave Palestinians A Link To Washington

Rather than using two separate diplomatic missions to deal with Israelis and Palestinians, the U.S. will now have one. The U.S. diplomatic presence in Jerusalem dates to 1844.

Stories About Mothers, Featuring Trevor Noah, Martin Scorsese And More

Fresh Air celebrates Mother's Day with stories of mom from past interviews with Noah, Scorsese and filmmaker Albert Brooks. Plus, Lorna Luft remembers her mother, Judy Garland.

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