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Bianey Reyes (center) and others protest the separation of children from their parents in front of El Paso Processing Center, an immigration detention facility, at the Mexican border on June 19, 2018, in El Paso, Texas.

Opinion: The 'Filthy And Uncomfortable Circumstances' Of Detained Migrant Children

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the unsanitary conditions for detained migrant children in border detention facilities.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMU listener Erin Kealiher and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

J. Schuberth, who is running for Oregon governor as Pencil, speaks with voters and curious passersby as they walk around downtown Portland, Ore., to campaign on April 23. Schuberth is an advocate for reforming the state's K-12 school system.

Oregon's most unexpected gubernatorial candidate? A pencil with a point

Oregon's public schools rank last in fourth-grade reading, according to an analysis of national testing. As a wake-up call for elected leaders, Pencil is running for governor as a write-in candidate.

Minnesota has enacted the most far-reaching crackdown on massively popular services like Kalshi and Polymarket.

Minnesota becomes first state to ban prediction markets

While dozens of states have taken legal action against the controversial industry, Minnesota is the first state to pass a law making it a felony for companies like Kalshi and Polymarket to operate.

An ice storm in northern Michigan in March 2025 brought down trees and power lines, causing widespread damage and outages. Research suggests that in a warming climate, the region will see more freezing rain instead of snow and possibly more destructive ice storms.

As severe weather tests the grid, utilities consider burying more power lines

Power outages are increasing as the grid ages and climate change drives more frequent severe weather. Burying power lines underground can be more reliable – but also much more expensive.

A Colossal Biosciences worker performs a wellness check on an artificial egg.

To revive an extinct bird, you first need an artificial egg

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas company trying to bring extinct species back to life, reports creating artificial eggs that would be necessary to revive extinct birds such as the dodo.

People hold hands near the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday.

How to help children cope after shootings like the San Diego mosque killings

Children closest to an incident of gun violence have the most risk of lasting psychological effects. Here's what all parents should know about how to buffer trauma.

Matthew Rhys plays Mayor Tom Loftis in the Apple TV series Widow's Bay.

'Widow's Bay' is cursed -- but manages to be both funny and frightening

In Apple TV's new horror-comedy, Matthew Rhys plays a mayor who wants to turn his New England island into a popular tourist destination. There's just one problem: The island may be a source of evil.

Jesmyn Ward was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2017.

In the face of devastating loss, Jesmyn Ward holds onto 'respair'

Ward learned the term "respair" — meaning the recovery of hope after despair — during the pandemic. Her new book On Witness and Respair is an essay collection on grief, motherhood and survival.

Rioters assault police protecting the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The Trump administration has systematically tried to rewrite the history of the violent attack, including by purging information from government websites.

Trump DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases, including violent assaults on cops

The Trump Department of Justice purged government news releases with information about prosecutions of rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol and assaulted law enforcement on Jan. 6, 2021.

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