1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1170+ words) To mark this country's 250th anniversary, we're bringing you stories that illustrate American life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It's a series we're calling America in Pursuit. Today, NPR religion correspondent Jason De Rose takes us to Rhode Island, where…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (79+ words) Fresno State's 50th Chicano/Latino Commencement Ceremony is the largest bilingual graduation of its kind in the nation. More Than A Degree: A Celebration of Family in Fresno FRESNO, Calif. " Fresno State's 50th Chicano/Latino Commencement Ceremony celebrated the collective achievements of…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (178+ words) Nashville pastry chef Lokelani Alabanza has dreamed up more than 300 ice cream flavors over the course of her career. She just published "Ice Cream Queen: Flavors from Black America's Past, Present & Future," and she joins host Scott Tong to talk…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (68+ words) KVPR On Thursday, New York City fans came out in droves to celebrate the New York Knicks' first NBA championship win since 1973. The ticker tape parade started in Battery Park, traveled down Manhattan's famed "Canyon of Heroes," and ended at…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (109+ words) KVPR Colorado gets FDA approval to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada Colorado joins Florida as the second state to win approval from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration to import prescription drugs from Canada. Importing drugs from Canada should make…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (72+ words) KVPR How Israel's actions in Lebanon could impact Iran agreement The U. S. preliminary agreement with Iran does not include Israel and Lebanon, but the conflict between those two countries could impact the U. S. -Iran framework. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with NPR's…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (83+ words) KVPR How celebrations of America's 250th birthday can obscure the reality of race in the country In the new book "America, U. S. A. : How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries," author Eddie Glaude looks at the cycles of American history and how they obscure…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (11+ words) KVPR California superintendent of public instruction...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (65+ words) KVPR Loving, but critical: How a quilter feels about America at 250 Carol Burnside Host Peter O'Dowd speaks with Rev. Carol Burnside of Baltimore, who describes herself as a quilter for racial justice. She talks about how the American flag is…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (811+ words) This story was originally published by Ed Source. A superintendent from a tiny school district in Kern County, working with only a dozen volunteers over three months, garnered at least 670, 000 votes in her bid for California superintendent of public instruction,…...