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USFNews/Flickr / Creative CommonsLawmakers in the California Senate and the Assembly, both chambers of state government, have proposed ways to help educators obtain affordable housing, according to media releases emailed to EdSource. -
The Lower Bottom PlayazOakland, Calif., has named its first Poet Laureate. Dr. Ayodele Nzinga — also known as WordSlanger — will serve a two-year term aimed at making poetry more accessible to Oaklanders.
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Scott Simon recounts some of the lives lost to gun violence in the past weeks, in and out of the spotlight. -
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Israeli musician Noga Erez about her new album, KIDS.
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This week, President Joe Biden held his first press conference. Ron Elving, NPR's Senior Washington Correspondent, tells us how he did.
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The gun used in the Boulder, Colorado mass killing looked like an assault-style rifle, but it's actually a pistol. That complicates the firearm definitions as lawmakers try to pass gun control laws.
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Larry McMurtry, novelist who chronicled the American West, died this week at the age of 84.
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New York and IBM created a smart phone app that can display a persons coronavirus vaccine or recent testing status. It's for use at venues with larger crowds.
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Myanmar's security forces have cracked down on new protests as the leaders of its military junta marked Armed Forces Day. Dozens of protesters are believed to be dead.
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The blank front page of Wednesday's issue of the Northeast News was a warning sign to the community about what might come if it ceased publication. The newspaper is in dire financial straits.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Jason Forshaw, an aerospace engineer at Astroscale, about ELSA-d, a machine used to clean up junk in space.
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During the pandemic, a growing number of utility customers are having their power shut off for lack of payment. This spring, a dozen states lift their winter ban on electric shut-offs.
