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"Prince Among Slaves" tells the story of Abdul Rahman, trilingual, a military general and heir to a West African nation the size of Great Britain, who did not return to Africa for 40 years.

Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. This program tells the forgotten true story of an African prince who was enslaved in Mississippi for 40 years before finally achieving freedom and becoming one of the most famous men in America.

Protesters wade in the Cannon Ball River during a standoff with the police at Turtle Island north of the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, on Nov. 2, 2016.

Greenpeace faces a $300 million lawsuit after Dakota Access Pipeline protests

The company behind the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline is suing Greenpeace for at least $300 million for damages the oil pipeline company says it suffered from protests in 2016 and 2017.

How the Education Department helps students with disabilities get an education

Special education laws and the U.S. Department of Education have evolved together over nearly five decades. Now, the Trump administration seems to want to separate the two.

American Eagle and American Airlines planes taxi at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, on February 6, 2025 in Arlington, Va. The Federal Aviation Administration has reopened two of the airport's runways following the January 29 mid-air collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet that was landing at DCA.

FAA reopens two runways at DCA following helicopter and jet mid-air collision

The FAA had closed two of DCA's three runways so investigators could piece together how the January accident occurred when an Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into an American Airlines regional jet.

U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters about the collision of an American Airlines flight with a military Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.

People with intellectual disabilities do lots of jobs — but they don't direct air traffic

After the fatal crash over the Potomac River, President Trump blamed diversity hiring. But that's not how disability hiring works.

The control tower at the Reagan National Airport after the crash of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River on approach to the airport on Jan. 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.

Crowded airspace has been a concern at Reagan National Airport. Here is what to know.

Lawmakers have expressed concerns about congestion in at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport amid a constricted space.

Trump admin. cuts funding for program that tracked Ukrainian children abducted by Russia

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Greg Landsman, a lawmaker who signed a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking whether a database of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia had been deleted.

A snowshoe trek in the Adirondack Mountains on a classic winter day

Snowshoeing in the Adirondacks on a winter day with chickadees for company

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria speaks during a press conference on Feb. 18, 2025 in San Diego, Calif.

Mayor Todd Gloria restores some funding to police, fire, animal services in revised budget proposal

Mayor Todd Gloria Wednesday released his final proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026, restoring some funding to the San Diego Police Department and the San Diego Humane Society.

An aerial view of the Los Angeles River swollen by runoff from a long-duration atmospheric river storm in February of 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Atmospheric rivers aren't new. Why does it feel like we're hearing about them more?

In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage. According to experts who study climate and weather, a few reasons may explain why.

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