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How far can cities go to clear homeless camps? The U.S. Supreme Court will decide
Lower courts have said it's unconstitutional to punish people for sleeping outside if no shelter is available. Cities say these rulings have paralyzed their efforts to manage growing tent encampments.
Through fufu and sambusas, Rochester students counter misinformed ideas about Africa
As part of our Talking Sense series, correspondent Catharine Richert visited John Marshall High School where the Black Student Union is using Spirit Day, movie nights and lots of food to help students expand their cultural knowledge about Africa.
Wife of assassinated Haitian president is indicted in his killing
A judge in Haiti probing the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the ex-chief of Haiti's National Police, Léon Charles.
Putin's regime is 'running out of fuel,' a Russian opposition activist tells NPR
If the Russian president continues to burn through his reserves of oil and gas money, ordinary people will become a threat to his power, according to one outspoken activist.
Law Enforcement Memorial Association providing support to families of slain Burnsville police officers
Details are still emerging following a Sunday morning standoff and shooting in Burnsville that killed two police officers, one first responder, and the suspected shooter. The Law Enforcement Memorial Association (LEMA) is one group providing support to the families of the officers who died Sunday.
‘The most special weekend of my career’: Jessie Diggins' triumphant Minnesota homecoming
It was a historic weekend for cross country skiing here in Minnesota. Hometown hero and Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins joined us for a post-race debrief.