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ALA: Number of unique book titles challenged jumped nearly 40% in 2022

The number of reported challenges and attempted bans to books doubled in 2022 according to data released by the American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom Monday.

Italian Defense Ministry personnel prepare to evacuate foreign nationals from the airport in Khartoum on Sunday.

As diplomats flee Sudan fighting, a former envoy says some should stay

Who will negotiate with the warring generals, as most of the international community flees Sudan?

FILE - Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022.

Poll: Two-thirds oppose banning medication abortion

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds 64% oppose laws that ban medication abortion — and confidence in the Supreme Court hits a new low.

Jordanians evacuated from Sudan arrive at a military airport in Amman, Jordan, Monday, April 24, 2023.

Sudanese seek refuge from country's fighting as foreigners are being airlifted out

As foreign governments airlifted hundreds of their diplomats and other citizens from Sudan, Sudanese on Monday desperately sought ways to escape the chaos amid fears fighting will only escalate.

Pianist Lara Downes has released a new album of contemporary and historical works called <em>Love at Last</em>.

Pianist Lara Downes heals loss with 'Love At Last'

Gathering music, new and old, from around the world, the thoughtful pianist finds the core of humanity amid the chaos.

A sewage treatment plant in Norfolk, Va., is one of the sites where workers collect wastewater samples to test for COVID trends in the nearby community.

Tracking health threats, one sewage sample at a time

Researchers in Virginia Beach, Va., show how they test wastewater for signs of COVID-19, and how they're preparing to look for other health threats.

Chelsea Freels, a 17-year-old outside her home in Richmond Heights, Mo., on April 20, 2023. Freels, who is transgender, says she feels targeted by policies restricting gender-affirming care coming from Jefferson City, the state capital.

Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for trans adults this week

Missouri AG Andrew Bailey has issued a rule that severely limits adults and youth from receiving gender-affirming care. The rule, the first of its kind, is scheduled to take effect Thursday.

Security fencing is seen as people visit the Supreme Court on April 19.

Justice Thomas gifts scandal highlights 'double standard' for ethics in government

Ethics watchdogs are raising alarms after a report showed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted lavish gifts without disclosing them as required.

The "digital portrait" of Ludwig van Beethoven that appears in the new Apple Classical streaming app.

Apple Music Classical aims to reach music lovers the streaming revolution left behind

Apple recently launched a standalone streaming service for classical music exploration, including guided playlists, exclusive content and detailed metadata. Does Apple Music Classical deliver?

Descendants of the enslavers and the enslaved unite for a family portrait at the Arlington House, the former plantation once owned by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and his wife Mary Custis Lee.

They're strangers with a painful shared bond: Robert E. Lee enslaved their ancestors

The descendants of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and those of the people the Lee family enslaved came together for the first time at Arlington House, the national memorial to Lee in Virginia.

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