Sam Smith, Brittany Smith and their daughter Erelah outside their Charlotte home. The Smiths moved to Charlotte looking for change and opportunity. They are part of an influx of African Americans to Mecklenburg County, where the African American population has ballooned by 64% since 2000. Swikar Patel for NPR hide caption toggle caption Swikar Patel […]
This still image taken from video provided by Chris Higgins shows a tornado on Wednesday in Carl Junction, Mo. The tornado caused some damage in the town of Carl Junction, about 4 miles north of the Joplin airport. Chris Higgins/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Higgins/AP This still image taken from video provided by Chris
A 6-month-old baby with measles at San Lazaro Hospital in Manila, Philippines. The country’s measles outbreak has been partly driven by distrust of vaccines after a dengue vaccine scandal. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jason Beaubien/NPR A 6-month-old baby with measles at San Lazaro Hospital in Manila, Philippines. The country’s measles outbreak has been
Matteo Salvini (center), flanked by European nationalist leaders, attends a rally ahead of the May 23-26 European Parliamentary elections, in Milan on Saturday. Luca Bruno/AP hide caption toggle caption Luca Bruno/AP Matteo Salvini (center), flanked by European nationalist leaders, attends a rally ahead of the May 23-26 European Parliamentary elections, in Milan on Saturday. Luca
Never before has the U.S. census directly asked for the citizenship status of every person living in every household in the United States. A citizenship question that the Trump administration wants on the 2020 census could change that. Above, newly sworn-in U.S. citizens recite the Pledge of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at Mount Vernon
Protesters demonstrate against then President-elect Donald Trump outside the State Capitol building in Carson City, Nev. in Dec. 2016 while Nevada’s six Democratic presidential electors inside cast their official Electoral College ballots for Hillary Clinton. Scott Sonner/AP hide caption toggle caption Scott Sonner/AP Protesters demonstrate against then President-elect Donald Trump outside the State Capitol building
Watch scientists from around the world gather to simulate a volcanic blast, and then kick into high gear to learn everything they can from the experiment. NPR YouTube Volcanoes have been crucial to life on earth. Oozing lava helped form the earth’s land masses. Gasses from volcanoes helped create our atmosphere. But despite the growing
Kohler Co. is best known for its bathtubs and kitchen fixtures. The company has been turning out solid products and solid jobs near the Sheboygan River in Wisconsin for generations. In 2010, Kohler adopted a two-tiered wage scale, and workers who were hired after that were stuck for years on a much lower track for
Ashley Merson and her brother Kevin sit on the porch of the house Ashley is trying to buy in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore. A ransomware attack on the city’s digital services has delayed the home purchase. Emily Sullivan/WYPR hide caption toggle caption Emily Sullivan/WYPR Ashley Merson and her brother Kevin sit on the porch
When Sterling Witt was a teenager in Missouri, he was diagnosed with scoliosis. Before long, the curvature of his spine started causing chronic pain. It was “this low-grade kind of menacing pain that ran through my spine and mostly my lower back and my upper right shoulder blade and then even into my neck a
Chinese shipping containers are stored at the Port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, Calif. Americans like trade, in bigger numbers than ever. But they also believe China doesn’t play fair in trade. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images Chinese shipping containers are stored at the Port of Los Angeles in
A Chinese man is silhouetted near the Huawei logo in Beijing on Thursday. The Trump administration issued an executive order Wednesday apparently aimed at banning Huawei equipment from U.S. networks. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption toggle caption Ng Han Guan/AP A Chinese man is silhouetted near the Huawei logo in Beijing on Thursday. The Trump