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College basketball teams have found out who's headed to the Big Dance. Gonzaga took the top overall No. 1 seed on the men's side, while South Carolina took the top seed for the women.

It's the fourth World Series for the Houston Astros since 2017. They're tangling with the Philadelphia Phillies who made an unlikely playoff run to reach their first Series since 2009.

Today is the one hundred and twenty second annual Kentucky Derby race. The race has changed dramatically since its beginnings in 1875. Perhaps the most surprising change is the demographics of the jockeys. Horse racing was once dominated by African Americans. In fact, the first Kentucky Derby included 14 black jockeys in a 15 jockey lineup. And some of the longest standing jockey records are held by early African American jockeys. Daniel talks with author Jo Cavallo (kuh-VAHL-lo) about the history of African American jockeys who have been almost completely forgotten. Cavallo wrote an article on the topic in the spring issue of American Legacy magazine called "The Day of the Black Jockey."

Conservative American Catholics are hoping for better relations with the Vatican after the election of the first American Pope, Leo XIV.

It's peak herb season — chef Kathy Gunst's very favorite time of year. Everything seems to taste so much fuller, larger, and better when fresh herbs are abundant.

Growing up, Bridgett M. Davis' mother booked and banked bets from their home in Detroit. She writes about her experience — and the role of "the numbers" in the black community — in her memoir.

In much of the U.S., demand for licensed infant care outstrips supply. Parents face lengthy waitlists, hefty waitlist fees, and few good options when returning to work after the birth of a baby.

Arroz con pollo, or rice with chicken, is a dish beloved in much of Latin America. But in the South, it's morphed into ACP, a cheese-smothered phenomenon that built Mexican-restaurant empires.

In a recent study of patients treated by emergency medical responders in Oregon, black patients were 40 percent less likely to get pain medicine than their white peers. Why?

Rupp Arena is named after the University of Kentucky's famed basketball coach Adoph Rupp. There are calls to remove his name because during his famed 42-year career, he only had one Black player.