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Portland's racial justice protests have their roots in a long protest culture in the Pacific Northwest. A new podcast from Oregon Public Broadcasting is exploring the roots of the movement.

Some Afghans evacuated by the U.S. are being held on a U.S. military base in Kosovo because of insufficient security vetting. Their future is unclear.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on The Archers, a popular British radio drama that's celebrating it's 50th anniversary this month. The show started as an extension of the post-war need to boost farm production, but has since gone on to dramatize both the everyday and the exceptional moments of rural life. It's even taken on topical issues such as mad cow disease and genetically engineered food.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports American Airlines is in talks to acquire Trans World Airlines, as part of a complex deal in which American would also agree to buy significant assets from US Airways. No deal is certain and the talks may still fall apart. TWA is the nation's eighth-largest airline. It has struggled for years and would have to file bankruptcy for a third time before any deal could go forward.

NPR's Jackie Northam reports on the settlement that stopped Ford and Firestone from facing a Texas woman in court. She was paralyzed when the tire tread on an SUV separated, one of many accidents that lead to the recall of millions of tires. Her lawyers say the settlement involves a large amount of money and a promise to tell the public more about the problem.

Democrats have been feverishly trying to finalize a big spending package with social programs and climate change measures before President Biden leaves on an overseas trip Thursday.

After a lawsuit, the Biden administration promised this year that it would make the documents more inclusive for people who identify as nonbinary, intersex or gender-nonconforming.

We ask three high school students what it's really like to be a teen in lockdown.

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration endorsed the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children as young as five.

From Florida Public Radio, Susan Gage reports on the latest efforts to improve the voting system in Florida.