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A man waves a Cuban flag during a demonstration against Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel's government Sunday in Havana as large numbers take part in rare protests against the communist regime.

The Hip-Hop Song That's Driving Cuba's Unprecedented Protests

The song Patria y Vida, or homeland and life, is a spin on the communist regime's decades-old slogan in Cuba of "patria o muerte" — homeland or death.

How Haitian Americans Are Responding To The Haitian President's Assassination

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben talks with Ricot Dupuy, of Radio Soleil in Brooklyn, about how the Haitian American community is responding to the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.

"D.Y.," a teenager who is living in a foster-care group home, takes part in an AP interview on May 21, 2021, in the facility's administrative office in Washing. D.Y., who is not being named by the AP to protect his identity, is currently suing the Washington state Department of Children, Youth and Families, alleging that the state has provided inadequate care after bouncing him through more than 50 placements before the COVID-19 pandemic. (Ted S. Warren/AP)

The Pandemic's Severe Toll On The Already-Strained Foster Care System

We hear from two young people who have aged out of the foster care system about how the pandemic has affected their lives.

On this Oct. 10, 1964, file photo, balloons fly over Olympians and spectators during the opening ceremony of the 1964 Summer Olympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo. The famous 1964 Tokyo Olympics highlighted Japan’s resiliency. It was a prospering country that was showing off bullet trains, transistor radios, and a restored reputation just 19 years after devastating defeat in World War II. (AP)

Remembering The 1964 Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo hosted the Olympics in 1964, representing Japan's symbolic rebirth after the devastation of World War II.

Infectious Disease Specialist Discusses Whether The U.S. Is Over-Testing For COVID-19

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Monica Gandhi, who studies infectious diseases at the University of California San Francisco, about whether the U.S. may be over-testing for COVID-19.

Containers of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses, donated by the United States, arrive in Bogota, Colombia, in July. The U.S. plans to send more than a billion vaccines abroad by September 2022.

What the U.S. can — and cannot — do for vaccine equity per the State Department

The U.S. has pledged to deliver 1.1 billion doses of COVID vaccines to countries in need. Billions more are needed. NPR interviewed the State Department's global vaccine coordinator to learn more.

Migrants are at the border checkpoint at Bruzgi, Belarus, and Kuznica, Poland, on Wednesday. They are caught in a border crisis between Belarus and its EU neighbors that began to escalate earlier this month.

Here's what it's like for migrants trapped between Belarus and Poland

Thousands of migrants are camped along the border of Belarus and Poland, trapped between the countries. EU officials accuse Belarus of luring them across the border.

Kyle Rittenhouse, left, and his attorney Corey Chirafisi, during a hearing Wednesday.

Day 2 of jury deliberation in the Rittenhouse trial ends again without a verdict

Jurors spent 46 minutes reviewing two crucial videos — an FBI surveillance recording and footage shot from a drone. Rittenhouse's lawyers called again for a mistrial, this time over the drone video.

Trump Tower's new wine and whiskey bar, 45, includes enormous pictures of the former president, in and around the White House.

Trump's businesses and brand still suffering from his polarizing rhetoric

Trump's business continues to suffer losses: fewer tenants, lost government contracts, bailing business partners. But some observers say things aren't as dire as they seem for the former president.

Saturday Sports: Racism At Fenway Park, NBA Playoffs

NPR'S Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com about a Red Sox fan who was banned from Fenway Park after using a racist slur. Also, the Celtics face the Wizards in the NBA playoffs.

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