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Grigory Vodolazov's 3-year-old son peers into his family's apartment complex from their unit in Bellevue, Wash. The Vodolazov family is part of Creating Moves to Opportunity, a housing voucher experiment that uses incentives and counseling to encourage low-income families to move to what are called "high opportunity" areas.

In Seattle, A Move Across Town Could Be A Path Out Of Poverty

Studies show poor children living in "high opportunity" areas have a better chance at success. A program in the Seattle area to help families move to better neighborhoods has seen promising results.

Martin Luther King III speaks at Border Field State Park in San Diego, Aug. 28, 2018.

MLK III Marks Anniversary Of 'I Have A Dream' Speech At San Diego Border Park

Martin Luther King III honored the 55th anniversary of his father's "I Have A Dream" speech with his own speech at Border Field State Park Tuesday. The idea came from his 10-year-old daughter.

American Blues musician Otis Rush at the Petrillo Band Shell, Chicago, Illinois, June 3, 1995.

Otis Rush, Chicago Blues Legend, Dies At 84

Rush's unique style of soloing and powerful tenor voice helped shape the Chicago blues sound and deeply influenced famed guitarists like Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Page and Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite" tops the Cinema Junkie Awards and nabs the number one spot on Beth Accomando's Top Ten list for 2019.

Cinema Junkie Episode 187: And The Award Goes To ...

Highlighting the best and most under-appreciated films of 2019

This Nov. 30, 2014 image made from video released by Loujain al-Hathloul shows her driving toward the United Arab Emirates-Saudi Arabia border before her arrest on Dec. 1, 2014, in Saudi Arabia. Al-Hathloul has been imprisoned for over two years and will be tried by a court established to oversee terrorism cases, her family said Wednesday.

Loujain Al-Hathloul: Saudi Arabia Transfers Activist's Trial To Terrorism Court

The activist's sister tells NPR her parents "saw a very weak, tired, exhausted Loujain" at her court appearance: "They said that her body was shaking, that she could barely hold the papers."

Medical staff prepare for an intubation procedure on a patient suffering COVID-19 in an ICU in Houston, Texas. In some parts of the country, as hospitals get crowded, hospital leaders are worried they may need to implement crisis standards of care.

Near Crisis, Some Hospitals Face Tough Decisions In Caring For Floods Of Patients

Hospitals are getting so crowded with COVID-19 patients that they're having to resort to workarounds to treat them all. Experts warn this may hamper doctors' ability to save lives.

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Gargoyles watch over the streets of Paris from the top of the Notre Dame Cathedral in 1996.

How Notre Dame, 'Vast Symphony In Stone,' Weaves Its Way Through Parisian History

Victor Hugo wrote Notre Dame de Paris, or The Hunchback of Notre Dame, in the 19th century to draw attention to the cathedral, which had fallen into neglect and disrepair. It worked.

Protesters demonstrate outside the prime minister's office in Amman late on June 2, as security forces stand on alert.

Jordan's Prime Minister Resigns Amid Protests Against Austerity

King Abdullah appointed economist Omar Razzaz as his new prime minister. It will be up to Razzaz to defuse a crisis over a plan that would levy income tax even on those earning $11,000 a year.

An excerpt of Sophie Blackall's Caldecott-winning Hello Lighthouse.

'Merci Suárez' Wins Newbery Medal, and 'Hello Lighthouse' Draws Caldecott

The world of children's books gave out its most prestigious prizes Monday at the American Library Association's conference in Seattle. Works by Meg Medina and Sophie Blackall won the headline honors.

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