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Albert Woodfox was a former member of the Black Panthers who was put in solitary confinement at the Louisiana State Penitentiary for over 43 years.

The Angola 3's Albert Woodfox, who survived decades of solitary confinement, dies

A wrongful murder conviction forced Woodfox to spend 43 years and 10 months in solitary confinement at Louisiana's Angola Prison. He has died at the age of 75.

An outdoor dining structure on Park Boulevard is seen here, July 11, 2022.

With permits expiring, some San Diego outdoor dining spaces will soon come down

Higher fees and stricter regulations are some of the reasons many restaurants are choosing to say goodbye to their outdoor dining spaces.

Cameron Mitchell operates 60 restaurants in more than a dozen states. Rising expenses have forced him to increase menu prices three times this year.

Inflation is red hot, soaring to 6.8% in November, the highest in nearly four decades

Businesses across the country, from restaurants to retail, must decide when, not if, to raises prices and by how much.

Cheryl James-Ward, who has now been fired as Superintendent of the San Dieguito Union High School District, is shown in this photo, on April 25, 2022.

San Dieguito Union school board fires superintendent without cause

Cheryl James-Ward has been fired as superintendent of the San Dieguito Union High School District following months of controversy.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has said she plans to fight for the inclusion of paid family leave in Democrats' spending bill.

Paid family leave gets slashed as Democrats try to reach consensus on spending plan

The United States is one of a handful of countries, and the only wealthy nation, without a national paid leave policy.

Mexico's National Surf Team at the 1968 Word Championships in Puerto Rico. Members include Ignacio Felix, Rocky Changala, David Zarate and Carlos Hernandez.

The story of Mexico’s surfing history is finally being told

Two surfers from Ensenada have started a podcast and an Instagram account that details the history of how the sport took hold in Mexico.

Clockwise from top left: <em>The Gilded Age, Fire Island, Mood, The Flight Attendant, Heartstopper </em>and <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once.</em>

50 wonderful things from 2022

Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making annual lists of wonderful things since 2010. The recommendations this year are big and small, inspirational and silly, very popular and totally obscure.

Stromae's <em>Multitude</em> is one of Ann Powers' favorite albums of 2022.

Ann Powers' Top 20 Albums Of 2022

NPR's pop critic and correspondent shares her favorite albums of this year.

Many at-home DNA ancestry testing kits require participants to mail in a sample of saliva.

The Census Has Revealed A More Multiracial U.S. One Reason? Cheaper DNA Tests

Genetic ancestry tests, changes to how census responses were categorized and more children born to parents who identify with different racial groups led to a 276% jump in the multiracial population.

The Census Has Revealed A More Multiracial U.S. One Reason? Cheaper DNA Tests

Genetic ancestry tests, changes to how census responses were categorized and more children born to parents who identify with different racial groups led to a 276% jump in the multiracial population.

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