Arbery’s killing on Feb. 23, 2020, became part of a larger national reckoning over racial injustice and killings of unarmed Black people. (Image credit: AP) Read More at NPR
Read More »‘Scream for Me, Africa!’: How the continent is reinventing heavy metal music
Africa’s metalheads have a bold vision. We talk to Edward Banchs, author of a new book about Africa’s metal scene, and to a heavy metal singer in Botswana known as “Vulture.” (Image credit: Courtesy of Tshomarelo Mosaka) Read More at NPR
Read More »The killings of 4 Muslim men in Albuquerque may be linked, police say
Four Muslim men have been shot and killed over a period of nine months in Albuquerque, N.M. Most recently, a man was found dead on Friday after police received a call about a shooting. Read More at NPR
Read More »A suspect wanted in Ohio for the deaths of four people has been arrested
Authorities say 39-year-old Stephen Marlow was taken into custody by local police in Lawrence, Kansas. Chief John Porter said Marlow will be extradited to Ohio to face charges in the slayings. (Image credit: AP) Read More at NPR
Read More »After a police officer sent a racist text, a town disbanded its department
Officials in Vincent, Ala., have fired the police chief and assistant chief. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said it will provide emergency law enforcement in the meantime. Read More at NPR
Read More »Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva went from jail to frontrunner
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a former Brazilian president and an icon of the Latin American left, is out of jail and leading Brazil’s race for the presidency. Read More at NPR
Read More »The tiger count in Nepal has tripled in recent years
Nepal has announced the results of the latest national survey, and it’s good news: 355 tigers now roam the Himalayan nation — nearly triple the number in recent years. Read More at NPR
Read More »Generations of Italians visit the Tuscan seaside resort of Punta Ala year after year
Families have vacationed in the Tuscan seaside resort of Punta Ala every year for generations. Families – and their domestic help – get a chance to catch up with friends from all over Italy. Read More at NPR
Read More »These Ukrainian volunteers recover soldiers’ remains to return them to their families
Evacuation 200 is a special volunteer unit that scours the country for the bodies of soldiers left on battlefields. “My job is to accompany these heroes on their last trip home,” one volunteer says. (Image credit: Eleanor Beardsley/NPR) Read More at NPR
Read More »Girls and women in Afghanistan have been blocked from receiving an education
NPR’s Alina Selyukh speaks with Pashtana Durrani, executive director of LEARN, an education nonprofit in Afghanistan that helps Afghan girls access education. Read More at NPR
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