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This sonar image created by SEARCH Inc. and released by the Alabama Historical Commission shows the remains of the Clotilda, the last known U.S. ship involved in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Researchers say the wreckage of last known slave ship to the U.S. is mostly intact

Researchers studying the wreckage of the Clotilda, which has been buried in mud on the Alabama coast since 1860, say that most of the wooden schooner is still largely in one piece.

With omicron, you need a mask that means business

To block a variant this transmissible, scientists say you need an N95 or other high-filtration mask. Here's how to find a good one and when to wear it.

A photo of Leo Perez at Purdue University's football stadium in 1995. He played as a four-year starting defensive tackle at Purdue.

Meet 4 people who worry about CTE, but never played in the NFL

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is infamous in the NFL. But there's a quiet population of everyday people who never played pro sports yet fear CTE. Here are some of their stories.

The degenerative brain condition CTE can be diagnosed only through autopsy. But there's a quiet population of everyday people afraid they have it — and they're turning to dubious treatments.

Everyday people fear they have CTE. A dubious market has sprung up to treat them

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) goes far beyond the NFL. Everyday men and women worry they have the fatal disease, and they've turned to questionable brain products for help.

Almost $8 million in yearly funds headed to some Eastern NC airports

Airports in North Carolina will receive almost $460 million over the next five years, including some in the East. PRE’s Meredith Radford has more.…

Dan Gebhart surveys some of the haul of chanterelle mushrooms.

These mushroom foragers hit the jackpot. Then they got creative

A pair of fungus foragers in California's Humboldt County recently pulled in more than 200 pounds of chanterelles. Rather than cash in, they donated and got creative.

A runner takes to the walkway in Manhattan Beach, California.

Alone In The House And I’m In The House Alone (Rebroadcast)

The number of Americans who live alone has nearly doubled over the last 50 years.

The Muskogee Public Schools posted this image of Davyon Johnson last week to its Facebook page. The Muskogee Police Department and Muskogee County Sheriff's Office presented the 6th-grader with a certificate naming him as an honorary member of their force.

This 6th-grader gave a classmate the Heimlich and saved a woman from a fire in one day

An 11-year-old boy from Oklahoma is being honored for his heroism after he saved a choking classmate and rescued a woman from a house fire in one day.

Popcorn so elegant, not only can you eat it, but you can package it as a gift

NPR's Steve Inskeep makes spicy caramel popcorn with Jack Bishop of the PBS show: America's Test Kitchen.

COVID cases in meatpacking plants impacted workers and their rural communities

A year and a half after COVID-19 outbreaks tore through many of the nation's meatpacking plants, workers and their towns are still working on ways to enhance safety.

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