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The Legends Tower, proposed for Oklahoma City, would stretch to 1,907 feet, a number chosen to commemorate the year Oklahoma became a state.

The San Diego American Indian Health Center (SDAIHC) will host the 35th annual Balboa Park Pow Wow on May 13 and 14, 2023, from 10:00a.m. to 6:00p.m., at the corner of Park Blvd. and President’s Way, San Diego, CA. The Pow Wow is a celebration and showcase of Native American culture and traditions. Native singers, drummers, and dancers in their beautiful regalia from throughout the Southwest will gather in Balboa Park to practice their traditions and you’re invited to come and celebrate with us. Pow Wow’s are a spiritual experience for American Indians and an opportunity to preserve and pass on the customs and traditions which keep our Native heritage alive. Randy Edmonds will serve as the event emcee, and each day, the Pow Wow will showcase traditional activities such as Kumeyaay Bird Singing, Gourd Dancing, Inter-Tribal Dancing, and Honoring of community leaders. At this year’s event, Todd Gloria, San Diego Mayor and member of the Tlingit Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska will speak on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. To follow at 3:00 p.m., the event will honor Dr. Anthony R. Pico, former chairman of the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, for his service to the Kumeyaay Nation, and for being a strong voice for self-reliance, economic development and diversification within the Native community on state and national levels. Sunday will be dedicated to honoring Mother’s Day. San Diego American Indian Health Center promotes excellence in health care with respect for custom and tradition with the goal to reduce the significant health disparities San Diego’s Urban American Indian and under-served populations by improving the excellence of care, resulting in increased life expectancy and improved quality of life. We are a community health center who welcomes and offers services to everyone in need of quality care. To learn more about volunteering, vendor information, donations, or other general information, contact Paula Brim at (858) 442-5033 or paula.brim@sdaihc.org.

The war in Gaza has been the main focus in the Middle East. Yet in the West Bank, Israel's government is seizing land and Jewish settlers are establishing outposts at the highest rate in decades.

It’s been less than a week since San Diego County's Migrant Welcome Center closed, and already CBP has released more than 1,000 asylum seekers and other migrants into the streets.

Most Americans support allowing some terminally ill patients to end their own lives. But a Maryland bill’s narrow defeat shows the issue is still religiously fraught and politically delicate.

Demers was diagnosed with hearing loss when he was 4 years old. As a kid, he saw nothing funny about it — but then he learned to make people laugh. He just dropped his fourth stand-up special.

In Pittsburgh, entire houses have been converted into individual art installations filled with unusual objects. A new house is now open.

The government is launching an experimental program to ease the burden on caregivers of people with Alzheimer's. The idea is to keep patients healthier without exhausting their families.

Haiti has been defined in the public imagination by struggle and turmoil. Now in its biggest year and first in Brooklyn, the BAYO festival looks to shift focus back toward the culture.

Morning Edition caught up with NPR’s John Ruwitch, who has covered China for decades. Here’s our conversation.