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Ava Duvernay And 'Queen Sugar': Celebrating Diversity, Inclusivity In TV

Ava Duvernay, director of the acclaimed film Selma, brings her talents to TV in Queen Sugar, an original drama series for Oprah's OWN network premiering Sept. 6.

Aerial view of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Some hospitals in Texas and around the U.S. are seeing high profits, even as their bills force patients into debt. Of the nation's 20 most populous counties, none has a higher concentration of medical debt than Tarrant County, home to Fort Worth.

Some hospitals rake in high profits while their patients are loaded with medical debt

Across the U.S., many hospitals have become wealthy, even as their bills force patients to make gut-wrenching sacrifices. This pattern is especially stark for health care systems in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Rose Previte's stuffed summer squash with lamb and rice, from her new cookbook, <em>Maydān: Recipes from Lebanon and Beyond</em>.

Rose Previte, of D.C.'s Michelin star restaurant Maydān, releases her debut cookbook

The word maydan means a gathering place. And that's what Rose Previte wants her debut cookbook, Maydān: Recipes from Lebanon and Beyond, to be: a way for people to come together around table.

Karen Read, right, smiles as defense attorney David Yannetti, front left, speaks to reporters in front of Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., after the judge declared a mistrial on Monday.

Karen Read's high-drama murder trial ended with a hung jury. Here's what to know

Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, but alleges a cover-up by his fellow cops. The high-drama case ended in a mistrial and with the lead investigator dismissed. Prosecutors now plan to retry it.

News Brief: Drone Attack, Lewandowski Hearing, Israeli Election

Who is responsible for the attack on a Saudi oil facility? President Trump's ex-campaign manager will appear before a House panel. Israelis go to the polls for a second election in less than 6 months.

The Latest On COVID-19 In Springfield And Central Illinois

This post is for news on local response to the coronavirus in Springfield and Central Illinois.You can send tips, questions or announcements to…

"The Steps" by HAIM lands at No. 9 on public radio's most-played songs of 2020.

Heavy Rotation: Public Radio's Most Popular Songs Of 2020

Phoebe Bridgers, Tame Impala, Black Pumas and many more of your favorites landed on this list of the most-played songs on public radio stations across the country.

Lt. Craig Stotts at the Twin Falls Police Department on April 6, 2023.

What could make a hoax call reporting a school shooting worse? Social media

NPR has documented an alarming pattern of hoax school shooting calls across the country. Now another pattern has emerged: bad actors using these moments to spread misinformation online.

Dominic Watson, Jeff Williams, and Nate Robinson. Speaking on CAPWorks Trade Career Discovery Day.

Free event offers pathways to apprenticeship via upcoming CAPWorks Trade Career Discovery Day

(Originally aired Friday, March 27, 2026)Dominic Watson and Nate Robinson discuss CAPWorks Trade Career Discovery Day with The Springfield Project at CAP 1908. Individuals 18 and older will learn from union representatives about apprenticeship pathways to skilled trades. April 1, 4:30-6:30pm, 1908 Innovation & Coworking Center, 1100 South Grand Ave. East.

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 25.

Here are the major Supreme Court decisions decided this term

The U.S. Supreme Court has wrapped up its term and begun to agree to cases it will hear in its next one, to begin in the fall.

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