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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with poet Ayanna Albertson, whose videos have gone viral on TikTok, about what inspires her work. She also shares an original poem she wrote for #NPRpoetry.

The first class of female Eagle Scouts has officially been inducted. They've built skills, and faced some teasing and skepticism along the way.

Minneapolis braces for the start of the trail of Derek Chauvin, the ex-officer charged with murdering George Floyd. The Floyd family held a vigil Sunday night at a church near where Floyd was killed.

Opening statements begin Monday in the trial of an ex-policeman who was videoed with his knee on George Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes. It sparked a reckoning over race and justice in America.

Brazil's far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has reshuffled his cabinet, replacing several key ministers.

COVID vaccines are available to all Ohioans over 16 starting today. But there are still reports of people having problems finding appointments near home...

A group of scientists from Boulder, Colo., compared three different atomic clocks. It's a step toward redefining the length of a second.

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress unanimously approved a law that will cut the number of district representatives for Hong Kong residents.

One smart way of getting the vaccine to communities at high risk of COVID-19: Take it to places many patients already visit three times a week.

Amid the pandemic, Brazil is facing a political crisis after the country's president replaced six members of his cabinet — including the ministers of defense and foreign affairs.