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Therapy session with therapist and patient at a Chula Vista practice. April 6, 2021.

Advocates fear Prop. 1 will cut supportive services for kids

Prop. 1 aims to create more mental health support and housing for adults experiencing homelessness.

An aquarium said in February that Charlotte, a round stingray, was pregnant, drawing international headlines. But the facility near Asheville, N.C., now says the ray is sick, not pregnant. In this image from an April video update by the Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO, the ray has a noticeable bulge on her back.

After saying Charlotte, a lone stingray, was pregnant, aquarium now says she's sick

Charlotte the ray was touted as a case of asexual reproduction. Her aquarium now says she's actually sick with a rare disease — not pregnant. "This is a very weird story," an expert tells NPR.

Co-founders and CEOs of The Fearless Fund, Arian Simone and Ayana Parsons, speak to journalists outside federal court in Miami in January. A U.S. federal court of appeals panel suspended the venture capital firm's grant program for Black women business owners, ruling that a conservative group is likely to prevail in its lawsuit claiming that the program is the discriminatory.

Grant program for Black women business owners is discriminatory, appeals court rules

The ruling against the Fearless Fund is another victory for conservative groups waging legal battles against corporate diversity programs,

Anthony Lee stands in front of his barn on his family farm in the German state of Lower Saxony. Lee has been an outspoken critic of the European Union’s climate change policies and has been a leader in the farmer protest movement in Europe. He’s running for EU Parliament for the right-wing Free Voter party and his YouTube channel has over 24 million views.

European farmers angry at climate policies could help sway EU parliamentary elections

Farmers in the European Union could hold the key to the bloc's parliamentary vote.

After elevating Afropop's standing with a standout guest spot on Wizkid's "Essence" and becoming a secret weapon for Rihanna, Drake and Beyoncé, Tems is ready for center stage.

Tems remakes R&B in her image with ‘Born in the Wild’: 'I really want to feel it in my chest!'

The Nigerian singer-songwriter has become one of the most sought after voices in popular music. Her debut album processes the risks and epiphanies it took to get here.

Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee leans against a 1965 Cadillac Fleetwood that has been in his family for years, while campaigning at a parade in Atlanta on April 27. McAfee, the trial judge in the Georgia election interference case, is up for reelection this month in a nonpartisan race.

The judge and the prosecutor in the Georgia Trump case are running for reelection too

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case is running for reelection this month. So is the case's top prosecutor. It's a unique subplot to an unprecedented case.

From Pop-Tarts to Happy Meals, a food writer recreates American classics with an Asian flavor

While the restaurant world diversifies, Taiwanese American food creator Frankie Gaw saw American grocery stores still stocked with the same ingredients and flavors from decades ago. So, he came up with his own versions of Cheerios and Pop-Tarts.

NPR readers are honoring the father figures in their lives.

Protectors, confidants, supporters: Readers share stories of the dads who shaped them

For Father's Day, we asked readers about the most influential father figures in their lives. From dads to husbands to single moms who stepped up, these are the people who shaped readers' lives.

FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an event in San Francisco on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. Newsom on Wednesday is expected reveal his plan to cover a staggering budget deficit as the nation's most populous state weathers a revenue downturn that could have major consequences for 5.8 million public school children.

A prison union's big spending on Gavin Newsom: Is it an ‘800 pound gorilla’ or a threatened species?

The California Correctional Peace Officers Association is spending like it never did before. Its biggest recipient: Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has taken $2.9 million from the union since he was elected governor.

An official Senate photographs shows senators taking the oath at the start of the Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday.

Senate kills articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

The Senate rejected the two articles that accuse Alejandro Mayorkas of refusing to enforce immigration laws. The House voted to impeach him in February.

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