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Anger over issues such as the mask mandate galvanized families — like these seen at the Hillsborough County School Board in Tampa, Fla., last year — into running for school board. Progressive groups are taking a leaf out of their playbook.

Progressives take a leaf out of the conservative playbook to target school boards

There has been a groundswell of conservative enthusiasm around school politics in the last few years. Progressives are hoping to have their own source of organization to counter that enthusiasm.

Telehealth abortion demand is soaring. But access may come down to where you live

Recent rule changes made it easier for patients to get abortion pills through the mail, using telehealth services. Now there is growing demand for these services – and new legal battles brewing.

Jerry Marinich (right), the Forsyth County, Ga., Republican Party chairman, poses at the party headquarters with Bea Wilson and Ed Murray, two recently trained poll watchers.

Georgia voters showed us these 3 things about the fall election

NPR asked 36 people in Democratic-leaning Gwinnett County and Republican-leaning Forsyth County, Ga., what's on their minds heading into the midterms. Their answers are relevant to the entire country.

In 'Happy-Go-Lucky,' David Sedaris reflects on his fraught relationship with his dad

Happy-Go-Lucky is more somber than David Sedaris' usual fare, but there are some fresh, funny bits wedged between the weighty boulders.

Ukrainian soldiers patrol on a road in Sydorove, eastern Ukraine, on May 17, 2022. The U.S. is sending Ukraine more advanced rocket systems and munitions in the fourth month of the war.

The U.S. is sending advanced rocket systems to Ukraine, but not to be shot into Russia

President Biden said in a guest essay in The New York Times that he's decided to provide Ukraine with more advanced rockets that will enable it to more precisely strike targets on the battlefield.

Marla Ollinger lives on a 300-acre ranch near Browning, Montana. Her son, Justin Lee Littledog, moved in with her in 2020. He died of a fentanyl overdose in March.

Tribal leaders sound the alarm after fentanyl overdoses spike at Blackfeet Nation

After 17 overdoses — including four deaths — this spring, Indigenous leaders in Montana and surrounding states look for ways to stop the fentanyl crisis and provide more treatment and care.

Part of the group forming the new organization (L - R): Maso Kibble, Diamond Anthony, Jessica Kallup, Manny Frank-Lampon, Rich Frank-Lampon, André Henson aka Alzei Barbei Mizrahi, Elicia Gonzales, Jamaal Henderson, Abdul-Aliy Muhammad.

Philly's Pride March returns this week with new organizers and focus

A new group of mostly Black and brown LGBTQ organizers are throwing the Pride March in Philadelphia on June 5, trying to rebuild the event into something more welcoming — and more revolutionary.

Justice of the Peace Eulalio Diaz, Jr., was called to identify the bodies of the 21 victims of the shooting at Robb Elementary, last week.

A Uvalde coroner is haunted by identifying the bodies of children and an old friend

Because Uvalde is so small, a local Justice of the Peace had the horrible task of identifying slain kids after the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School. He says the images will stick with him.

Taras Kompanichenko, performing on the outskirts of Kyiv.<em></em>

War isn't dampening artists' determination to revive Indigenous Ukrainian music

A group of musicians in the area around Kyiv remains focused on reviving a uniquely Ukrainian tradition, even in the midst of war.

Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa & Young Thug, 'Potion'

With its lightly popped electro-funk sound, "Potion" reunites Harris with Dua Lipa and Young Thug for a summer bop that shimmers at the surface.

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