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Lisamaria Martinez, who is blind, is one of the plaintiffs in a 2013 lawsuit against Alameda County over a voting machine malfunction that forced her to dictate her vote to someone else.

California made it easier to vote, but some with disabilities still face barriers

California is hailed as a national leader for voting access, but visually impaired voters and their advocates say they still face unnecessary barriers.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks to the media during a visit to the Francis Crick Institute in London to announce a new London Growth Plan to boost economic growth on April 3.

Why London's Muslim mayor needs the same security as the king

London Mayor Sadiq Khan talks to NPR about being a Muslim politician in Britain — and his fears around a second possible Donald Trump presidency.

Poder Latinx canvasser Humberto Orjuela helps Andres Navarro register to vote in a Presidente Supermarket parking lot in Orlando on April 20. New restrictions in Florida have made voter registration work more difficult for Poder Latinx and other third-party groups.

Groups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state laws

New Republican-backed laws in several states add large fines or criminal penalties for minor mistakes in voter registration work. As groups pull back, they're reaching fewer voters.

Artists UMI (left) and Louis VI (right) teamed up with the Museum for the United Nations - UN Live to re-release songs with nature sounds for Earth Day.

Nature has a mixtape. The U.N. hopes young people will listen to it

The Museum for the United Nations has partnered with musicians to re-release some of their songs with added nature sounds to generate royalties for conservation efforts.

C4 proteins (green) are seen at the synapses in a culture of human neurons. (Heather de Rivera/McCarroll Lab/Harvard via AP)

UCSD researchers discover marker to determine if neurons will regenerate

Though scientists have made progress in understanding neuronal regeneration, according to the researchers, it remains unknown why some neurons regenerate and others do not.

Georgia and Michigan could be key to keeping Black voter turnout up in 2024

In the 2022 midterm elections, Black voter turnout dropped dramatically. Ahead of the presidential election in 2024, organizers warn it could happen again and political parties should pay attention.

Justin Brooks, project director of the California Innocence Project, in Berkeley ahead of a 100-mile march to Sacramento on September 30, 2018.

You could go to jail, even if you're innocent

A new book shines a spotlight on the vast number of wrongful incarcerations — and what can be done to help exonerate the innocent.

Israeli police inspect the area where an anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon landed in Kiryat Shmona, Israel, on Monday. Kiryat Shmona was evacuated as hostilities with Hezbollah escalated following the Oct. 7 attacks, but some residents have chosen to remain.

As conflict on Israel's northern border grows, residents agonize over whether to stay

The pace of attacks across the Lebanon border has quickened since a strike in Beirut killed a Hamas official. Some residents have vowed to stay. Others wonder whether it's time to move away for good.

In this Sept. 28, 2021 file photo, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Members of Congress launch investigation into Frontwave Credit Union’s treatment of young Marines, following KPBS reporting

The lawmakers called the Oceanside-based credit union’s overdraft practices “unconscionable” and urged the company to change its fee policies.

The U.S. Supreme Court hears argument Tuesday in yet another gun-rights case.

Supreme Court to decide if gun bans for domestic abusers are constitutional

If the federal law falls, so would similar laws in most states, and other important gun laws.

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