The cost of streaming services can add up when you’re a sports fan. That’s why some turn to pirated websites to follow their teams. A bill introduced in Congress aims to crack down on that practice. Click hear to hear more about that bill.
At a high school in Wichita, Friday night lights is no longer about football
Wichita Independent School didn’t have enough players to field a football team this year. So the school announced alternative Friday evening activities for their students. Click here to hear how the students worked with the school to fill the Friday Night void.
How Juneteenth and Black America helped shape U.S. cuisine
Food and cooking play a big role in Juneteenth celebrations. The barbecues and fish fries woven into Black culture helped shape American cuisine. Click here for a perspective on the importance food and cooking in both cultures.
Gun violence among juveniles is rising. How do you keep them out of the system?
We heard from young men who are locked up in Maryland for serious crimes like robbery and assault. Now we hear from a key official with a long career in corrections and juvenile services.
Step inside the secret lab where America tests its nukes
NPR’s Geoff Brumfiel takes us inside a secret lab in a Nevada dessert where the U.S. run simulations and experiments to see if their arsenal of nuclear weapons still work. Click here to listen to what he found.
Since ousting Bangladesh’s prime minister, student protesters are pushing reforms
A new generation tries to take charge in Bangladesh. College students, and even high school students led a movement that overthrew the autocratic prime minister. NPR’s Diaa Hadid reports on their challenge of trying to run the country.
Need to charge your phone? Think twice — ‘juice jackers’ might come for you
Tech experts are saying public charging areas are the perfect place to get your phone hacked. Hackers have perfected a method called “juice jacking” where they use ports in public charging stations and charging outlets to steal private information from your phone. Cyber security expert Jim Stickley gives you a few tips on how to avoid being hacked in public.
Youths say boredom and basic needs landed them at Maryland detention centers
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with teens in Baltimore and Frostburg, Maryland who are incarcerated in Juvenile Detention Centers. The teens in both cities share their stories about how they ended up being locked up and their plans after their sentence ends.
VP Kamala Harris says the Supreme Court took rights from the people of America
Vice President Kamala Harris sits down with Morning Edition’s Michel Martin to talk about the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade, striking down Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, and colleges using affirmative action as part of their admissions process. She also shares her thoughts on the 2024 Presidental Election.
Las Vegas pastor spends his free time catching unwanted rattlesnakes
Las Vegas pastor Tim Agnello rounds up rattlesnakes in his neighbors’ yards. He finds places in the desert with enough food, water, and shade and then releases the rattlers. Here’s how rattlesnake wrangling became this pastor’s favorite hobby.