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Voters of color in Nassau County, N.Y., a segregated suburb of New York City, are waging an unprecedented redistricting fight under a state voting rights act, an emerging tool for protecting voting rights at the local level.

A voting rights battle in a New York City suburb may lead to a national fight

In one of the most segregated U.S. regions — New York's suburbs — voters of color are waging an unprecedented redistricting fight with an emerging tool for protecting voting rights at the local level.

San Diego weekend arts events: SummerFest, paper theaters and free Shakespeare

This weekend in the arts: Bad Vibes Good Friends Music and Art Festival; free Shakespeare at Southwestern College; Tom Driscoll's tiny found sculptures; miniature toy theaters and a big celebration of chamber music — "The most intimate form of music making."

The California two-spot octopus can edit the RNA in its brain on a massive scale, likely allowing it to keep a clear head in both warm and cool waters.

Octopuses tweak the RNA in their brains to adjust to warmer and cooler waters

The California two-spot octopus can edit the RNA in its brain to produce different proteins as ocean temperatures fluctuate, a new study finds.

Alexis Ratcliff attends her 18th birthday party at the hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C. She is a quadriplegic who uses a ventilator and has lived at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist since she was 13.

A hospital is suing to move a quadriplegic 18-year-old to a nursing home. She says no

The young North Carolina woman has refused to go to a nursing home in another state. While she wants to leave the hospital, she asks to live in her own home, close to family and her school.

Tom Smothers does yo-yo tricks during arrivals at CBS' 75th anniversary celebration on Nov. 2, 2003, in New York. Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at age 86.

Tom Smothers, one half of TV comedy legends the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86

Tom Smothers was the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium.

UAW members strike the General Motors Lansing Delta Assembly Plant in Lansing, Mich., on Sept. 29, 2023. The UAW clinched a deal with GM more than six weeks after the start of the auto strike.

The UAW reaches a tentative deal with GM, the last holdout of Detroit's Big 3

Record deals with all three unionized automakers means a historic 6-week strike is ending — for now. The deals still need to be ratified by members, who could choose to go back to the table.

Emerald Keepers Eco-Lecture Series: Native Plants - Connecting Islands of Habitat

Geologist and Master Gardener Mary Berube will teach participants about the ecology of Grand Caribe Shoreline Park and how they can support our local ecosystem with native plants. To learn more, click here or call (619) 522-7390

Luke Durant is now in his 39th year as Santa Luke at Mondawmin Mall.

After 38 years on the job, Santa Luke still has time for everyone. Yes, you too

We spent a day soaking up the low-key magic made by Luke "Santa Luke" Durant, who draws large crowds — young and old — to storied Mondawmin Mall in Baltimore.

This Frederick Douglass mural in Easton, Md., is a modern-day makeover that has some in the abolitionist's hometown divided.

A Frederick Douglass mural in his hometown in Maryland draws some divisions

A mural depicting Frederick Douglass in a chunky wristwatch, a slim-cut suit and crisp white Converse has divided the town of Easton, Md., in his birth county of Talbot.

'Young Mungo' tells the love story of 2 boys — one Protestant, the other Catholic

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Douglas Stuart about his latest book Young Mungo, centers on a romance between two teenage boys: one Protestant, one Catholic.

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