‘Pulling in opposite directions’: Budget hole triggers Oklahoma mental health system pain points
Despite a decade of progress to advance mental health conversations in Oklahoma, a series of investigations, legal fights and financial concerns has begun to...
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From dogs to rabbits, NPR readers share how adopting shelter pets impacted them
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories...
Vatican release pictures of Pope Francis’ tomb
Francis is buried in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome.
Federal work shaped a Black middle class. Now it’s destabilized by Trump’s job cuts
For generations of Black workers, federal government jobs have provided a path into the middle class. The Trump administration's workforce cuts are now throwing...