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In this Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 photo, transitional kindergarten teacher Amy Weisberg helps a young student at Topanga Charter Elementary School in the Topanga district of Los Angeles.

Some California school districts launch transitional kindergarten without state help

The state mandates transitional kindergarten, but isn’t paying the tab for a small portion of wealthy school districts. Some are balking.

Secretary of State Blinken says Russia will face consequences if it invades Ukraine

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the United States' role in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Rosa Linda Batista works with her kindergarten students on a Mother's Day art project at Halecrest Elementary, Friday, May 6, 2022. The school is in the Chula Vista Elementary School District which is now taking registration for the new state universal transitional kindergarten program.

More California students eligible for expanded transitional kindergarten

School districts across San Diego County are preparing for the state's universal transitional kindergarten rollout in fall.

Safoora holds her seventh child, Samira, as she waits to be seen by midwives who've set up a pop-up clinic in the tent encampment she's been living in since floods washed away her home. The clinic is run by Neha Mankani, a midwife who leads the Mama Baby Fund.

The fearless midwives of Pakistan: In the face of floods, they do not give up

With few supplies in makeshift clinics, these warriors are not only caring for thousands of pregnant women who've lost their homes, they're also making sure that women and children get food and water.

A boat cruises along Lake Powell near Page, Ariz., on July 31, 2021. Seven states in the U.S. West are facing a deadline from the federal government to come up with a plan to use substantially less Colorado River water in 2023.

Crisis looms without big cuts to over-tapped Colorado River

Dire consequences could result if states, cities and farms across the American West cannot agree on how to cut the amount of water they draw from the Colorado River.

What the Inflation Reduction Act does and doesn't do about rising prices

The Inflation Reduction Act is not expected to bring down inflation dramatically or right away, but experts say that might not be such a bad thing given the bill's other areas of focus.

A mural in memory of Mary Luten, 59, who died while saving others in the Waverly flood, sits on display at The Walls Art Park. The flood on Aug. 21, 2021, killed 20 people and damaged more than 700 homes.

In a flood-ravaged Tennessee town, uncertainty hangs over the recovery

It's been one year since a flood tore through Waverly, Tenn., and killed 20 people. There's been lots of effort to rebuild, but it's still unclear if the town will ever be the same.

The Kaliningrad region is a flashpoint for Russia's relationship with the West

Amid NATO's expansion, and sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, there's increasing tension in Russia's Kaliningrad region, which is geographically isolated from the rest of the country.

Character actor Pepe Serna has appeared in dozens of films and hundreds of TV shows since the 70s.

Actor Pepe Serna wasn't interested in becoming a star. He just wanted to work

Edward James Olmos calls Serna the "most extraordinary improvisational actor" he's seen.

Cardinal Blase Cupich stands outside of the Archdiocese of Chicago Pastoral Center on Wednesday. Cupich has served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago since 2014.

Chicago archbishop adds his voice to the calls for gun safety legislation

While some cardinals have sidestepped political discussions, Cupich spoke out against gun violence on Twitter hours after the shooting at Robb Elementary School.

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