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When little kids don’t have stable housing, it can affect their health later

Researchers following a group of American children for decades found that even short periods of housing instability increased the chances of poor mental and physical health years later.

Tessie Prevost, center, and 7-year-old Elan Jolie Hebert are escorted by U.S. Marshal Michael Atkins up the steps of McDonogh 19 Elementary School as Prevost was escorted in 1960, during a New Orleans 61st anniversary ceremony in 2021. Prevost was one of the first African-American women who integrated the all-white public schools in New Orleans.

Tessie Prevost, pioneer of Deep South school desegregation, dies at 69

Tessie Prevost was one of the young Black girls who integrated New Orleans public schools in the 1960s after federal courts forced the system to abide by the Brown vs. the Board of Education ruling.

Poll: Presidential race hits a reset with Harris vs. Trump

More voters are now undecided after President Biden decided not to run for reelection, according to an NPR/PBS News/Marist survey. Vice President Harris has a brief opportunity to win them over.

Vice President Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, made 12 misleading or lacking-in-context statements during her speech at the Democratic National Convention last week.

12 misleading or lacking-in-context claims from Harris’ DNC speech

They range from characterizations of former President Trump’s stances on abortion rights and Social Security to her plans to address housing and grocery prices.

Max Brod (left), a recognized writer at the time, relentlessly promoted the writings of his friend, Franz Kafka, played here respectively by David Kross and Joel Basman in the Austrian-German series <em>Kafka</em>, now streaming in the U.S.

Franz Kafka's life wasn't so kafkaesque after all, TV miniseries shows

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with lead actor Joel Basman and director David Schalko about his German-Austrian miniseries Kafka on early 20th century author Franz Kafka, released in the U.S. from June 6.

Ryan Crouser, of the United States, competes in the men's shot put final at the Paris Olympics. He won his third gold in a row on Saturday.

In a league of his own, shot-putter Ryan Crouser wins U.S. 3rd Olympic gold in a row

The world record holder out-threw his opponents under a steady rain at Stade de France, becoming the first-ever shot-putter to win three Olympic gold medals.

Renata Fernández Domínguez and Rebekah "Bek" Ostosh are the duo behind Madre Masa, a Grand Rapids-based company using nixtamalized corn to make fresh batches of tortilla and masa. All the cooking is done in their home kitchen, and customers place orders through Istagram for pickup from their house on Fridays.

Madre Masa takes heirloom corn from kernel to masa

A women-owned business in West Michigan fills the gap in nixtamalized masa and fresh, homemade tortillas.

Michigan has a $9 billion surplus. What’s a transformative way to use it?

A conversation with Democratic and Republican lawmakers on how best to use the state’s new $9 billion surplus.

A'Ja Wilson #9 of Team United States shoots between Valeriane Ayayi (L) and Janelle Salaun of Team France during the Women's Gold Medal game Sunday at the Paris Olympics.

U.S. women's basketball team defeats France to win eighth straight Olympic gold medal

The United States struggled most of the game against a tenacious French team that was powered by a boisterous home crowd. The U.S. women's basketball team has not lost at the Olympics since 1992.

Boeing workers hold signs on the picket line at the Renton assembly plant on Friday in Renton, Wash.

The Boeing Strike: 4 moments the company fractured its bond with workers

Though contract negotiations were the catalyst for Boeing machinists to go on strike, frustrations among workers have been building up for years.

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