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The Bloomington-Normal Tenants Union hosted its first public meeting Saturday evening at Franklin Park, with members sharing how they hope the group can bring strength and voice to renters in the area.

Mason, known for his quick-witted observational humor, used stories from his orthodox Jewish background, a thick Yiddish accent and wild gestures to keep his audiences entertained for decades.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Miami Herald reporter Nora Gámez Torres about protests in Cuba against the decades-old dictatorship that demonstrators blame for food and vaccine shortages.

Thousands of demonstrators went out to the streets in several cities in Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs, amid the coronavirus crisis.

Abbas Karimi fled Afghanistan when he was 16 and lived in refugee camps before making it to the U.S. to swim competitively.

Mexico is suing U.S. gun manufacturers over the flood of illicit guns in the country. The government wants compensation for the "massive damage" that this flow of illegal weapons has caused.

Ceremonies from Virginia to Oregon are marking the 200-year anniversary of the beginning of the epic journey of discovery by Lewis and Clark. But as NPR's Brian Ceremonies from Virginia to Oregon are marking the 200-year anniversary of the beginning of the epic journey of discovery by Lewis and Clark. But as NPR's Brian Naylor reports, the actual starting point was a fairly routine matter: a letter from then-President Thomas Jefferson to Congress, asking to fund the expedition. See photos from Jefferson's home, Monticello, of some of the re-enactors marking the letter's anniversary.

Recent shootings in Seattle's "autonomous zone" are proving difficult to investigate. The mayor is now telling protesters to go home. She plans to send the police back to their precinct there.

Oxygen levels, necessary for fish, are up and dangerous phosphorus levels are down in the historically polluted waterway. But a new report points to climate change as a possible wildcard.

The new infrastructure package allocates billions of dollars for projects to strengthen the country's resilience to climate change. But there are questions about whether it's even close to enough.