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Hadley Park has a long history in North Nashville, Tenn. It was a plantation, tanks were staged there during the Vietnam War, and it is now home to the annual African Street Festival.

Black immigrants are growing in numbers, but in the U.S. many often feel invisible

One in five Black Americans are either immigrants or the children of immigrants. But feeling embraced or understood by the U.S. can seem daunting for some, and impossible for others.

Capt. Lee Eby, commander of the Clackamas County Jail, talks about treating inmates with addiction during a tour of the facility’s medical unit on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023.

Though jail inmates often have addiction problems, many Oregon facilities lack treatment services

Rep. Pam Marsh, D-Ashland, plans to introduce a bill in the 2024 session to provide funding for addiction medication, screenings and more.

A screenshot of a portion of the interactive map from Native Land Digital shows which Native territories have inhabited different regions of the Americas, based on a variety of historical and Indigenous sources.

Which Indigenous lands are you on? This map will show you

Native Land Digital, a Canadian nonprofit, offers resources for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to learn more about the land and its history. It hopes its map will be just a part of that journey.

An image provided by the Environmental Protection Agency shows examples of a lead pipe, left, a corroded steel pipe, center, and a lead pipe treated with protective orthophosphate. The EPA is only now requiring water systems to take stock of their lead pipes, decades after new ones were banned.

'Time bomb' lead pipes will be removed. But first water utilities have to find them

Health experts warn problems with these "underground poisonous straws" can strike suddenly, and states are getting cash to replace them. But no one knows how many lines exist or where they are.

The Goodwin family, including Regina Goodwin, in a 1970s photo.

The Tulsa Race Massacre is recounted through family memories in 'Built from the Fire'

One family, the Goodwins, was forever changed by the attacks in Oklahoma more than a century ago and worked to ensure Tulsa acknowledged the truth about what happened.

Late night TV hosts team up for a new podcast amid the writers strike

The biggest names in late night have turned their private group chat into a Spotify podcast. All the proceeds will go to support their staff during the writers strike.

Miles Morales and Peter Parker pack an emotional punch in 'Marvel's Spider-Man 2'

The new PlayStation exclusive has you play as two Spider-Men, Miles Morales and Peter Parker. Each boast amazing abilities, but its the human moments in the story that really shine.

Keith Richards on Oct. 19, performing with The Rolling Stones in New York in celebration of the new album <em>Hackney Diamonds.</em>

Keith Richards on The Rolling Stones' endless momentum

Richards speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about the road to Hackney Diamonds, the Stones' first album of new material in 18 years.

Panera has piloted handprint scanners in two locations so far. The company plans to roll out the technology in additional locations across the country in the coming months.

Panera rolls out hand-scanning technology that has raised privacy concerns

Developed by Amazon, the technology will make it faster for Panera customers' to pay as well as give recommendations on what to order based on their order history.

Mike Johnson's speakership marks a new phase in the white evangelical-GOP alliance

Johnson's election is the latest and perhaps most consequential event to date in the alliance of white evangelical Christians with the Republican Party.

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