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Detail of the fabric used on his feet by Marcos Antonio Costa, 27, to climb açaí palm trees to pick its berries in the rainforest near Melgaco, southwest of Marajo Island, state of Para, Brazil, on June 6, 2020.

Opinion: Do you know who's picking your açaí berries?

NPR's Scott Simon details how many of Brazil's açaí berries are harvested: by children.

Luchador Romeo trains at X-Gym Thursday, August 26, 2021 in Tijuana, Baja Calif.

Mexican Wrestling Troupe Brings High Flying Theatrics To Logan Heights

A Logan Heights brewery is playing host to a regular showing of Lucha Libre — the high flying traditional sport of Mexican wrestling.

The City Heights Recreation Center is shown from the exterior, Nov. 16, 2021.

Audit shows funding and program disparities, geographical divide for San Diego recreation centers

A city audit says recreation centers in the northern neighborhoods of San Diego are significantly better off than those in the city’s southern neighborhoods.

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine (left) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speak Monday about the launch of an antitrust investigation into Google outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

48 States Investigating Whether Google's Dominance Hurts Competition

The top legal officials of 48 states, led by Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, announced a major investigation into Google's dominance in search and advertising.

UFC announcer and podcaster Joe Rogan speaks at the weigh in before a UFC on FOX 5 event in Seattle, on Dec. 7, 2012.

Spotify says Joe Rogan isn't going anywhere

In a message to employees, CEO Daniel Ek condemned Rogan's comments on vaccines and use of racial slurs, but said he didn't believe that "silencing Joe is the answer."

Starbucks shift supervisor Gailyn Berg and barista Tim Swicord outside of their store in Springfield, Virginia.

Starbucks union campaign's streak of election wins ends with a loss in Virginia

Once seen as among the most generous of employers, Starbucks is now grappling with disillusionment among its workers. Since December, 20 stores have unionized with more filing for elections every day.

Russia's Kamila Valieva reacts after competing in the women's single skating short program at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Minimum ages for figure skaters? Some at the Beijing Olympics say it's a good idea

The scandal involving 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva is drawing new calls to establish age restrictions on Olympic figure skaters.

The Absher app, available in the Apple and Google apps stores in Saudi Arabia, allows men to track the whereabouts of their wives and daughters.

Apple, Google Criticized For Carrying App That Lets Saudi Men Track Their Wives

An app that allows men to track the whereabouts of their wives and daughters is available in the Apple and Google app stores in Saudi Arabia. The firms are getting blowback for carrying the app.

People march up Queen Street in Auckland, New Zealand during the annual Pride Festival in Feb. 2019. Three years later, lawmakers banned conversion practices by a near-unanimous vote.

New Zealand just became the latest country to outlaw conversion therapy

The new law calls for prison time for anyone who performs conversion therapy on children under 18 or who performs a practice that "causes serious harm to the individual" — regardless of their age.

The invasion of Ukraine has seen a surge of videos flooding TikTok, many of the most popular ones containing false or misleading material.

TikTok sees a surge of misleading videos that claim to show the invasion of Ukraine

A flurry of conflict-themed videos has inundated TikTok, sending countless videos depicting military action unrelated to the war in Ukraine to millions of viewers.

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