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Louisiana program helps young adults transition out of foster care
Saturday, March 26, 2022
A program in Louisiana helps young adults who've aged out of the foster care system. It gives them guidance on how to meet basic needs like housing, work and healthcare on their own.
A resident of Mariupol tells her story after fleeing the city's horrific destruction
Saturday, March 26, 2022
NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Alina Beskrovna, a native of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. She was trapped there for weeks as Russian forces laid siege.
Cowboy Junkies' new album recalls their start by returning to cover songs
Saturday, March 26, 2022
NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks to Margo and Michael Timmins of the band Cowboy Junkies about their new album, "Songs of the Recollection," and their tradition of covering other artists' songs.
How long does it take to fall in love? New movie claims its 'Seven Days' in isolation
Saturday, March 26, 2022
NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with actor Karan Soni about his new movie, "Seven Days," about what happens when two people get stuck in the same apartment during a COVID-19 lockdown.
The Immigrant Archive Project collects the stories of coming to call the U.S. home
Saturday, March 26, 2022
The Immigrant Archive Project, a collection of oral histories from the nation's immigrants, will be housed at the Library of Congress. NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks to archive founder Tony Hernandez.
A surfer takes the names of passed love ones out to sea for one last wave
Sunday, March 13, 2022
Dan Fischer found solace in surfing after his father died. Now, he's writing the names of other people's lost loved ones on his surf boards, to "memorialize them in the place they so deeply loved."
What flight tracking data reveals about details of the Ukraine crisis
Sunday, March 13, 2022
Debbie Elliott asks flight data co-op ADS-B Exchange founder Dan Streufert where publicly available flight data comes from and how much it reveals about the crisis in Ukraine.
Saudi Arabia executes 81 people, the country's largest mass execution in modern times
Sunday, March 13, 2022
Saudi Arabia is drawing international criticism for putting 81 people to death in one day. The executions happen as the West is hoping to convince the kingdom to increase oil production.
U.S. sends aid to Ukraine, and civilians flee to Poland, as Russia widens offensive
Sunday, March 13, 2022
A roundup of the latest news out of Ukraine, where Russian attacks struck new targets, including a military training base near the Polish border.
Chef Scotty Scott remixes the classics with new-school soul food
Sunday, March 13, 2022
With dishes like red bean hummus and pimento cheese hushpuppies, the Fort Worth-based chef takes a fresh approach to soul food in a new cookbook, Fix Me A Plate.
On her debut album 'Duality,' Luna Li finds a sense of belonging between two worlds
Sunday, March 13, 2022
Luna Li's debut album is an orchestral, dreamy ode to loneliness and an intense desire for belonging.
The U.S. renews talks with oil-rich Venezuela after banning Russian oil imports
Sunday, March 13, 2022
Debbie Elliott speaks with Diego Area, deputy director of strategic development at the Atlantic Council, about relations between the U.S. and Venezuela and the implications of renewed diplomacy.
Jury finds Ahmaud Arbery's killers guilty on hate crime charges
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
A jury in Brunswick, Ga., unanimously found defendants Travis McMichael, his father Greg McMichael, and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan guilty on all counts in a federal hate crimes trial.
Ahmad Arbery's 3 killers found guilty of federal hate crimes
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
A jury in Brunswick, Ga., has reached a verdict in the case of three white men facing hate crimes charges in the 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery.
Jury begins deliberations in hate crimes trial of Arbery's killers
Monday, February 21, 2022
The jury has begun deliberations in the federal hate crimes trial of three white Georgia men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.
Closing arguments are next in the hate crimes trial over Arbery's death
Monday, February 21, 2022
Closing arguments are expected to start Monday in the federal hate crimes trial of three white men, who were convicted in state court for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery nearly two years ago.
Prosecution rests case in hate crimes trial of Arbery's killers
Friday, February 18, 2022
The prosecution and defense have rested in the federal hate crimes trial of three white men, who were previously convicted in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Hate crime prosecutor details Ahmaud Arbery killers' racist history
Monday, February 14, 2022
The defense attorneys insisted the three men's pursuit of the 25-year-old was prompted by "honest, though erroneous, suspicion that he committed crimes" and not because of his race.
Hate crimes trial begins for men who killed Ahmaud Arbery
Monday, February 14, 2022
A jury has been selected and opening arguments begun in the federal hate crimes trial against three white men in Georgia who were previously convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.
Black voters in Alabama say Supreme Court decision dilutes their voting power
Wednesday, February 09, 2022
African-American voters in Alabama say a Supreme Court decision dilutes their voting power. Republican leaders say race should not be the predominant factor for drawing congressional district lines.