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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning the use of private prisons and immigrant detention centers.

Scott Simon says the NBA has been handling China with kid gloves, in contrast with how outspoken coaches and players have been with their thoughts on America.

There's an event we were all invited to the day we were born. Attendance is mandatory. But we'd rather not think about it. On this week's radio show, the lengths we go to to avoid thoughts of death.

Researchers in Antarctica have found life flourishing in some of the most inhospitable conditions on Earth.

As a young teen, Najat Hamza fled Oromia, a regional state of Ethiopia, with her father to live in America. At StoryCorps, she spoke about what it means to leave "the familiar" behind.

Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier when he played his first MLB game on April 15, 1947.

It took 70 days, 3 hours and 48 minutes for the 21 year old to row across the Atlantic Ocean.

There's lingering grief in Minneapolis for all those who died at the hands of police before and after George Floyd, including Philando Castile and Daunte Wright.

April 30 will bring the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert, with artists from across the world taking part in another digital edition of the show, in addition to several other events.

Stephen Wallace, one of the researchers who helped convert plastic bottles into vanilla flavoring, talks about the process, challenges and sustainability.