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The controversy over white men appearing in blackface underscores a lack of knowledge about African-American history in this country, but a…

Houston is mourning the death of Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, who was killed last week. Dhaliwal was the first Sikh deputy in Texas, and a trailblazer nationwide for his community.

Calls to the country's largest sexual assault hotline have spiked since a video came out of Donald Trump bragging about molesting women. We hear from sexual assault survivors about the tape.

While Congress is debating whether to ban the popular video-sharing app TikTok on government devices, the Trump administration is threatening a broader clampdown, given the app's Chinese roots.

Many residents of Paradise say they didn't receive warnings about the fire, and once they fled, they faced traffic gridlock. A month later, officials reflect on emergency responses.

Commentator Cokie Roberts talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep and answers listener questions about the official response to the State of the Union address.

In the developing world, one in three girls is married by the age of 18, and the number of young girls being married off is actually increasing, according to groups tracking the issue.

Scientists say accelerating deforestation and development may increase the risk of pandemic diseases, and the current coronavirus pandemic may actually make the trend worse.

For the first time in 30 years, Montana has two U.S. House districts. Democrats haven't had representation in decades and have three candidates in Tuesday's primary, along with a big-name Republican.

Some monkeys make complex vocalizations, others don't. The reason why could help explain how the human brain evolved to produce speech. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on June 21, 2022.)