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NPR's Brenda Wilson profiles former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda who since leaving office has been campaigning for AIDS awareness.

A small farming town which lies in the path of an expanding open-pit coal mine is hoping German climate policy will eliminate the use of dirty coal before their village is consumed by the pit.

Rescue efforts continue at a collapsed condominium building in Florida. A judge dismisses two antitrust complaints against Facebook. COVID-19 cases surge in many, poorly vaccinated parts of the world.

The film Zola is based on a 148-tweet thread from 2015 — involving a 48-hour wild journey of partying, stripping and gangsters. Riley Keough is one of the stars of Zola.

The city is using ranked-choice voting for the first time, so it may be weeks before the final results are known.

Sen. Joe Manchin proposed some election reforms including 15 days of early voting, but Spread The Vote founder Kat Calvin is against his call for some form of ID in order to vote.

The same dangerous conditions that contributed to a deadly 2013 explosion in Texas are still permitted today, nearly a decade later.

So-called "Second Amendment sanctuaries" are states, cities or counties that adopted legislation meant to counter perceived encroachments on gun rights.

Moving to Alaska was the capstone of Ted Carter's lifelong quest to overcome barriers he'd experienced as a young Black man growing up in one of Cleveland's most segregated neighborhoods.

Electronic cigarette maker Juul has agreed to pay North Carolina $40 million and change how it markets its products to settle a lawsuit by the state's attorney general.

Officials are looking into alleged sexual violence against young lifeguards — ranging from serial harassment to sexual assault. It began with a letter to the mayor from a former lifeguard.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Democratic political strategist Karen Finney about the ongoing negotiations between the White House and Congress to pass a comprehensive infrastructure bill.