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<strong>San Jose de Gracia, Mexico — July 30, 2021:</strong> San Jose de Gracia is nestled in the middle of the Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico. The community claims that it was founded 200 years ago but today only 12 members are living there. While water first brought the settlement, the rainy season has shifted. This left the community without a waterfall going into the canyon.

Songs and Pictures For Climate Change: A Playlist for the Planet

As the 2021 U.N. Climate Change Summit winds down, NPR's Picture Show looks at work by photographers that highlight climate change.

As It Was: Families Build Their Own Crude Roads in Early Days

In 1897, Henry Clay Tison and his sons used axes, picks and shovels to build a road to their home on Elk Creek near Crater Lake. During the winter months,…

“Too often Veterans Day turns into a hymn of praise for war," said retired Air Force Gen. Merrill McPeak. "From my standpoint, war is overall not a very good thing. It ought to be a last resort, so let’s not celebrate it, let’s celebrate the people who participated.”

Retired Oregonian four-star general believes Veterans Day should focus on the people who fought, not the wars

“Too often Veterans Day turns into a hymn of praise for war,” said retired Gen. Merrill "Tony" McPeak.

Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico in October.

The debate over real guns on film sets

The shooting on the set of Rust in October has prompted many in Hollywood to reevaluate the use of real guns during film and TV production.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said last week he will make masculinity a signature political issue.

Sen. Josh Hawley claims masculinity is under attack. This historian disagrees

Hawley is calling for a "revival of ... manhood in America." Kristin Kobes Du Mez, a Calvin University professor and the author of Jesus and John Wayne, explains how masculinity is a political issue.

To observe the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, former sentinels are joined by the Ceremonial Unit of the U.S. Capitol Police for a flag folding observance at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. The special flag was flown over several American military cemeteries at World War I battle sites in France.

Veterans Day and Memorial Day both honor those who've served. Here's how they differ

The two federal holidays recognize members of the U.S. military, but have their origins in two different wars and were created to celebrate different segments of the veterans community.

Medicare Advantage health plans have enrolled nearly 27 million members, or about 45% of people eligible for Medicare. A recent analysis finds Medicare overpaid the private health plans by more than $106 billion from 2010 through 2019 because of the way the plans charge for sicker patients.

Medicare Advantage's cost to taxpayers has soared in recent years, research finds

An alternative to original Medicare, the private plans are run mostly by major insurers. A recent analysis estimates Medicare overpaid these insurers by $106 billion from 2010 through 2019.

Klamath Falls Gets Another Shelter For Homeless Youth

Youth Rising in Klamath Falls has always been about supporting young people in the community with a variety of needs. And now it plans to address the…

Feds Kick In Grants For Tribal Justice Programs

Native American tribes across the country have worked over the years to install justice systems that are in tune with tribal culture. The federal…

Blame The (Boomers/Gen Xers/Millennials) No More: "Connecting Generations"

A not-so-old song sings "every generation blames the one before." In our time, the one after, as well. Cutting remarks and jokes about OTHER generations…

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