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Mario Torres (third from the right) with the rest of the members of Mariachi Torres pose for a photo in Chula Vista, Aug. 18, 2021. From left to right: Lizeth Karina Torres, Christian Torres, Melanie Torres, Jose Ortiz, Eduardo Ruiz Tostado, Mario Torres, Carlos Hidalgo and Benjamin Mora.

Increasingly, More Latinos Say They Don't Fit In Census Boxes

According to the 2020 Census, more Latinos identified as multiracial or "some other race" than in 2010, a change that reflects shifting understandings of race and the limits of the U.S. Census' categories.

N.J. Gov Phil Murphy, seen above on Dec. 15, 2020, has announced the closing of the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women. The prison has "a long history of abusive incidents," he said.

New Jersey Is Closing Its Only Women's Prison After Rampant Abuse By Guards

The announcement by Gov. Phil Murphy came as the state released a report about brutal cell extractions this year that left prisoners with injuries ranging from scratches to a fractured eye socket.

PHOTOS: They Could Put Food On The Table — Until The Pandemic Struck

A single mom with HIV. A grandmother who thought she had enough money to get by. A lawyer who lost her job. They're among the millions around the world pushed into food insecurity by the pandemic.

A huge lake of melted water collapses on the Amery ice shelf in the Antarctica in this undated photo

San Diego Researcher Studies Lake Collapse On Antarctica Ice Shelf

A San Diego researcher has helped an Australian colleague figure out how a massive ice-covered lake on an Antarctic ice shelf disappeared.

We asked how you are finding joy in the pandemic. Here are 12 surprising ideas

It's been two long years of COVID gloom. But NPR's readers didn't let it keep them down. From cicada tracking to open-water swimming to roller-skating squads, you share how you bring the fun.

Traffic on Interstate 5 freeway at Sea World Drive on Nov. 24, 2020.

I-5 Reopens Near San Clemente Following Police Standoff

An hours-long standoff between police and a domestic-violence suspect on Interstate 5 north of Camp Pendleton ended early Wednesday morning when the suspect shot himself in the head, police said.

Laura Keenan holds her son, Evan, and a picture of her her late husband, Matt, while standing next to a "ghost bike" memorial where Matt was killed while biking.

For grieving families, bike lane improvements come too late

San Diego has seen a surge in deaths among cyclists this year. Mayor Todd Gloria is promising action, but his agenda faces financial and political roadblocks.

Traveling this summer? Here are book picks for all 50 states (and then some)

Poets laureate and other literary luminaries from all 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico recommend quintessential reads that illuminate where they live.

Patricia Maginnis holds her <em>Abortees' Songbook</em> and stands next to a bulletin board full of abortion information. The early abortion rights advocate, pictured here in 1970, died earlier this year.

Inside Pat Maginnis' radical (and underground) tactics on abortion rights in the '60s

Pat Maginnis was out in front of the fight to legalize abortion in the 1960s, but few know her name and the lengths she went to.

President Trump walks to the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Mary Trump says Donald and Fred Trump viewed getting sick as a sign of weakness.

Mary Trump Says Trump Family Saw Illness As 'Unforgivable Weakness'

The president's niece says illness was seen as "unacceptable" by Donald Trump and his father, Fred Trump. President Trump has been diagnosed with COVID-19.

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