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Many Pakistanis dig the cultural nods on 'Ms. Marvel' but are mixed on casting

Pakistanis weigh in on the new Disney+ show, which features the story of Kamala Khan, a Pakistani American teen who discovers her superpowers in her grandmother's bangle.

Teacher Keishia Thorpe said she was speechless after winning the Global Teacher Prize 2021 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Thorpe teaches English to high school students whose families have immigrated to the U.S.

A teacher who devotes herself to immigrants in Maryland just won a $1 million prize

"This is to encourage every little Black boy and girl that looks like me and every child .. that feels marginalized and has a story like mine and felt they never mattered," Keishia Thorpe said.

Michigan Radio announces first Community Engagement Reporter

Michigan Radio is pleased to announce the hiring of Jamie Simmons as the station's first Community Engagement Reporter.

A woman walks towards the only crossing right now between the rest of Ukraine and the northernmost occupied territory, manned by guards on both sides who check documents in Stanytsia Luhanska.

The world worries of a Russian attack. But for these Ukrainians, war is already here

NPR travelled towards the "temporarily occupied territories" on the Ukraine-Russia border, where the people who live there are in limbo – cut off from both Ukraine and Russia, cut off from the world.

Christian school says parents can write "medical" mask exemptions for their kids

It was Sunday, August 22, and the board at NorthPointe Christian Schools in Grand Rapids was holding an urgent evening meeting. Just two days earlier, the…

A guard removes Brittney Griner's handcuffs ahead of a hearing at the Khimki Court outside Moscow on Wednesday.

Brittney Griner testifies about her medical marijuana prescription and chaotic arrest

The WNBA star took the stand in Russian court Wednesday to explain why she had vape cartridges in the first place, how they ended up in her luggage and what happened after they were discovered.

Rising waters: Lighthouse keepers fight to preserve history in the face of climate change

One evening in the late 1800s, a lighthouse keeper named John Herman was drinking, as he usually did, when he decided to play a prank on his assistant.…

Sen. Tammy Baldwin speaks at a May press conference in Washington, D.C. Congressional Democrats are working to codify same-sex marriage and other rights that they fear are at risk following the Supreme Court's ruling on <em>Roe v. Wade</em>.

Democrats' push to protect same-sex marriage is personal for Sen. Tammy Baldwin

Baldwin, the first openly gay person elected to the Senate, is leading the charge to secure the 10 Republican votes needed for a filibuster-proof majority to pass a bill codifying marriage equality.

Jonathan Foret of Houma, La., is still waiting on a contractor to fix his kitchen roof nearly a year after Hurricane Ida struck.

Insurances woes in coastal Louisiana make hurricane recovery difficult

With some major insurance companies not offering policies and small firms facing bankruptcy, residents are scrambling to find coverage for this year's hurricane season as structures remain unrepaired.

People who said they're actively choosing not to have kids outnumbered those who said they didn't have children for other reasons (like feeling ambivalent, being undecided, putting it off, or being unable to have them.)

1 in 5 adults choosing to be "childfree," MSU study finds

After years of declining birth rates, we've heard a lot about why people aren't having kids. But this study asks a more basic question: how many people are actively choosing not to have children, versus just delaying it or being unable to have them?

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