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Germany's Sarah Voss competes in the women's beam qualifications during the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Basel, Switzerland, on April 21. She was one of three German female gymnasts at the European championships who grabbed headlines for wearing unitards rather than leotards.

German Gymnasts Cover Their Legs In Stand Against Sexualization

Female gymnasts from Germany wore full-length unitards instead of leotards in a recent competition. Psychology professor Elizabeth Daniels says it's a statement about comfort over outward appearance.

Chicago Nurse Mourns Loss Of Patients, Begs People To Stop Denying Severity Of Coronavirus

Chicago nurse Dominique Pirotte recently lost two patients to COVID-19 in less than an hour. She describes the pain and frustration she feels when people deny the gravity of the COVID-19 crisis.

Turkish Military Casualties In Syria Spell Awkward Relations With Russia

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Asli Aydintasbas, senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, about the deadliest day for the Turkish military since it entered the Syrian conflict.

The story of a man (Mackenson Bijou) who was brought back from the dead casts a long shadow into the present in <em>Zombi Child</em>.

'Zombi Child': When The Real Horror Is Colonialism

Writer-director Bertrand Bonello uses the tale of a Haitian zombie to explore intergenerational racial trauma in this quiet, moody film.

Florida is the most dangerous state in the country for pedestrians, according to a new report. Pictured: Pedestrians are cross the road in Miami in 2014. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Florida Is The Most Dangerous State For Pedestrians In The U.S., Report Finds

Orlando metro area is the most dangerous in the state, according to a new report by Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition. But why?

Oils containing cannabidiol (CBD) are seen in a shop in Paris on June 14, 2018. (Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP/Getty Images)

CBD Is Budding In Popularity. But What Is The Cannabis Extract, Exactly?

Dr. Jeff Chen, director of the Cannabis Research Initiative at UCLA, joins us to take a closer look at CBD, which is popping up in products like beverages and cosmetics.

Hamiet Bluiett, seen here performing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2007, died Thursday at 78.

Hamiet Bluiett, Giant Of The Baritone Sax, Has Died At 78

The avant-garde saxophonist and member of the World Saxophone Quartet died Thursday at age 78.

As some ballet shoe companies have begun to introduce darker shades to include women of color, Marie Astrid Mence, junior artist with Balle Black, is excited for ballet's future generations of dancers who will get to grow up with shoe colors that fit their complexion.

Ballet Dancers Of Color Welcome New Hues As Major Shoe Supplier Diversifies

U.K. company Freed of London now sells ballet shoes for dancers of color — 200 years after the invention of white ones. It's good news for dancers who've long painted their shoes to match their skin.

Arkansas farmer David Wildy inspects a field of soybeans that were damaged by dicamba in 2017.

The EPA Says Farmers Can Keep Using Weedkiller Blamed For Vast Crop Damage

The Environmental Protection Agency has given farmers the OK to continue to spray the controversial weedkiller dicamba. The chemical is prone to blowing in the wind and damaging other vegetation.

A professor at the University of Brasilia and coordinating doctor for tests of the Sinovac Biotech vaccine, shows the vaccine to journalists at the University Hospital on Aug. 5, 2020. (Andressa Anholete/Getty Images)

General Public Won't Recieve COVID-19 Vaccine Until Mid To Late 2021, Doctor Predicts

When a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, public health officials will undergo a complex process to distribute it.

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