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As It Was: Dr. Charles Pius Serves Yreka for 20 Years

For many years, Dr. Charles Pius practiced medicine in Yreka, Calif.Born in New York in September 1883, Pius relocated to San Francisco, where he…

A person rows a boat down the Wild and Scenic Rogue River in Southern Oregon in this file photo from 2019. A bill before Congress would add more than 4,000 miles of Oregon rivers and streams to the Wild and Scenic Rivers program.

Wyden, Merkley Propose New Protections For 4,700 Miles Of Oregon Rivers

The legislation would add thousands of miles of rivers and streams to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers program to expand recreation, safeguard water quality and prepare for wildfire.

Chia Lor of Sacramento gets a first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from R.N. Sarah Smoot at Luther Burbank High School on Tuesday April 13, 2021.

Despite Johnson & Johnson Vaccination Halt, California Officials Expect No Significant Impact

California state epidemiologist Dr. Erica Pan said the state is pausing administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine “out of an abundance of caution” and it will last “until we receive further direction from health and safety experts.”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel walks toward the main railway entrance to Birkenau, the largest of the camps that made up the Auschwitz complex in Poland. It was the German chancellor's first visit to the former Nazi death camp, an enduring symbol of the Holocaust, since taking office 14 years ago.

Merkel Tours Auschwitz With 'Sense Of Shame' And Warns Of Resurgent Anti-Semitism

It was the German leader's first official trip to the Nazi concentration camp. "These crimes are and will remain part of German history," she said, "and this history must be told over and over again."

As It Was: Current McCully House Owner Awaits Ghost

It is said that the McCully House in Jacksonville has been haunted by a “friendly, calming” gentleman sitting in a chair. Some who say they sighted him…

Dr. Martin Tobin testifies Thursday in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. Tobin told jurors that the way George Floyd was restrained effectively shut down his left lung.

Chauvin Trial: Expert Says George Floyd Died From A Lack Of Oxygen, Not Fentanyl

"A healthy person subjected to what Mr. Floyd was subjected to would have died," pulmonary specialist Dr. Martin Tobin told jurors on Thursday.

Tourists still stop by to see the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in Cairo, Ill., where commercial ships dock on the banks. A history of racial tension dating to the Civil War still stings in Cairo. And like many rural towns across the U.S., the community feels underappreciated and misunderstood.

Why A Hard-Sell Pitch For COVID Vaccines Won't Work In This Rural Illinois Town

The sponsor of 4-H clubs nationally is tapping its respected roots in rural communities to promote COVID-19 vaccines. But it won't be easy, locals say. Start with trusted local voices — and listen.

As It Was: Lonely Gold Miners Advertise for Mail-Order Brides

In the early gold-mining days, prospectors had difficulty finding women to marry. The men far outnumbered the available women, so casual dating was not an…

Lord Huron's "Not Dead Yet" is featured in August's edition of Heavy Rotation.

Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

This August, NPR member stations bring you a mix of the most popular songs on their airwaves, featuring music from Arlo Parks, Japanese Breakfast, Lucy Dacus and more.

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City, activists rode their motorcycles during the city's 1989 gay-pride parade. The events that took place in June 1969 have been described as the birth of the gay-rights movement, but that's only partially true.

The Activism That Came Before Stonewall And The Movement That Came Out Of It

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Eric Marcus of Making Gay Historyabout his collection of oral histories on the Stonewall riots, which happened 50 years ago this week.

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