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Although the fight for racial equality is ongoing, Stax co-owner Al Bell says so is the hope for a better future envisioned by Wattstax a half-century ago.

By some estimates, chronic absenteeism doubled during the pandemic. Now, about halfway through the most "normal" school year since 2020, the situation hasn't improved in many places.

The composer and saxophonist, who won a dozen Grammy Awards and recorded with everyone from Miles Davis to Joni Mitchell, died on Thursday, March 2 in Los Angeles.

For a world hell-bent on erasing the memory of the last three years, Paramore approaches hard times with a refreshing sense of self.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her reelection bid. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, who faces former Chicago public schools chief Paul Vallas in next month's runoff.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to film director Daniel Roher about his award winning documentary detailing the events following assassination attempt of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

For the people who were there when it was invented in small clubs and basement parties in Chicago in the 1980s, house music was a force of nature. Four decades later, its impact is bigger than ever.

One in 8 Floridians are food insecure which means they don't know where their next meal will come from.

A passenger train and a freight train were traveling down the same track when they crashed head-on, sending the first two passenger carriages flying into the air, twisting backwards and catching fire.

Many big banks offer low interest rates on savings accounts. Experts say moving to a credit union or smaller institution could bring better returns. (Story first aired on ATC on Feb. 27, 2023.)