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Pieter Van Ry, director of the South Platte Renew wastewater treatment facility in Englewood, Colo., stands surrounded by solid-waste separators.

Colorado is moving toward statewide coverage of wastewater surveillance

With 60% of the state's population already covered by wastewater testing, Colorado is aiming to be a sentinel of coming contagion — not just of COVID surges, but of other types of diseases, too.

Ukraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova visits a mass grave in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on April 13, 2022. The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor to Bucha visited as the front in Russia's invasion shifted eastward and new allegations of crimes inflicted on locals emerged.

As Ukraine investigates Russian war crimes, the U.S. and EU allies offer assistance

The help includes a group of experts that's been looking at possible war crimes since Russia took over Crimea and Donbas in 2014.

How social media has changed migration to the United States

For migrants traveling north to the U.S.-Mexico border from countries like Chile and Brazil, the trip has become virtually impossible without two things — a smuggler and social media.

Stephany Fal, shown in 2008, had driven hundreds of times to her daughter Lesia Day's house in Connecticut. But one day when Fal was supposed to come visit, she didn't show up. Suffering from Alzheimer's she had driven to Rhode Island instead.

Lesia Day's 'Unsung Hero' is Jason, who helped her lost mother get home

In stressful times, it's helpful to be reminded of the good people willing to help out. That's the theme of a new podcast from the team at Hidden Brain. It's called: My Unsung Hero.

Refugees from Ukraine cross the border at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland.

Have a message of support for Ukraine projected on Poland's Warsaw Spire building

Preply is collecting messages of hope and love from around the world to share with Ukrainian refugees in Poland.

Ukrainian Col. Roman Kostenko stands in a redbrick farmhouse with a gaping hole in one of the walls. This is where Kostenko taught soldiers how to set explosives.

A member of Ukraine's parliament now trains a recon and sabotage unit to fight Russia

Col. Roman Kostenko, a Ukrainian lawmaker, has built a reconnaissance and sabotage team to target Russian forces. His ultimate goal: free his family village from Russian control.

A mural of George Floyd at the intersection where he was murdered in Minneapolis, Minn.

Many know how George Floyd died. A new biography reveals how he lived

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa about their new book, His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.

U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger warned companies that the Russian government could be preparing to launch cyberattacks.

The U.S. warns companies to stay on guard for possible Russian cyberattacks

President Biden said "evolving intelligence" showed Russia is "exploring options for potential cyberattacks." The U.S. has previously warned about Russia's capability to attack U.S. infrastructure.

Charles Mingus is often regarded as one of the greatest jazz composers of the 20th century.

How the late jazz great Charles Mingus is being remembered 100 years later

Regarded as one of the most important figures in jazz, tributes are planned across the world to honor the legacy of bassist, bandleader and pioneer Charles Mingus.

Raven Chacon's <em>Voiceless Mass</em> has won the Pulitzer Prize for music.

Meet Raven Chacon, the first Native American to win the Pulitzer Prize for music

A composer, performer and installation artist from the Navajo Nation, Chacon's winning piece, Voiceless Mass, was composed for chamber orchestra and a specific Milwaukee pipe organ.

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