The Indiana Department of Education is making changes to a new literacy endorsement after educators spoke out against the requirements. The department said it plans to offer more flexible training options, and it has adjusted which teachers will be required to get the endorsement.
Nearly $5 million in federal funding is going to community organizations and hospitals in Indiana to address the state’s persistent disparities in infant and maternal health outcomes. Five organizations will receive funding to address the health care and social needs of parents and infants.
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Almost 40 percent of caregivers of older adults are men, and a third of that group is Black. But African American men face some issues other guys don't.
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Carsie Blanton sings a protest anthem in "After the Revolution." Sabrina Carpenter channels a disco party with her catchy hit "Espresso." "Life Is," by Jessica Pratt, is an immediate, sweeping drama.
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Riley Keough, Elvis' granddaughter and sole heir, says in a lawsuit that the company advertising a foreclosure sale of his Graceland property is using fraudulent documents — and may not exist at all.
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The SNL alum co-stars with Carol Burnett in Palm Royale, an Apple TV+ series about a former pageant queen who wants to break into high society. Wiig says the show was a chance to work with "a legend."
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South Africa's constitutional court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma, one of the most divisive political figures in the country, is not allowed to participate in next week's election.
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The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague announced that he will seek arrest warrants for top leaders from both Israel and Hamas.
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Julia Abu-Zaiter, 3, lives in Gaza with a rare life-threatening genetic disease. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to her father, Amjad Abu-Zaiter, and Izzie Duval, an American trying to help them evacuate.
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Ex-leader Wayne LaPierre, who was found liable for misusing millions in NRA funding, has been replaced. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Mike Spies of The Trace, a nonprofit that covers gun-related news
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Senate Democrats are calling for the chamber to re-vote on a bipartisan border bill to send a message about border priorities in the election.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks about the NBA Playoffs with Jesse Washington, a senior writer at ESPN's Andscape.
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The French overseas territory of New Caledonia has returned to a relative calm after last week's rioting killed at least six people, and exacted a billion dollars in damage to property and businesses.
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Scarlett Johansson says she was approached multiple times by OpenAI to be the voice of ChatGPT, and that she declined. Then the company released a voice assistant that sounded uncannily like her.
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The ICC seeks warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders. Democratic-led Senate to vote on border legislation again this week. In Donald Trump's criminal trial, the defense could rest its case Tuesday.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks to Jelani Cobb about the race riots of 1967 and political unrest today. He co-produced a documentary for the American Experience series airing on PBS.
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