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The school is undergoing what its president calls “right-sizing” to close a $15 million deficit brought on by decades of declining enrollment. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Sci Tech, a public K-12 school, was the only New Orleans school up for renewal this year to not be automatically renewed. -
Frank Perez is the head of the LGBTQ Archive of Louisiana. He’s leading an effort to fill the gap with a new plaque, and make sure the memory of what happened here in 1973 isn’t forgotten. -
Reconnecting the dying swamp to fresh river water is vital for the health of the swamp’s cypress-tupelo forest, which minimizes storm surge damage for communities in St. John the Baptist, St. James, Ascension and Livingston Parishes. -
Whether you're a fan of classic Christmas cocktails, quirky festive decor, or exploring the best bars in town while dressed in your holiday finest, New Orleans offers something for everyone.
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At the Robopalooza festival in the California desert, engineers are stress-testing space robots, which they say could someday build the infrastructure needed to settle the moon and beyond.
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Hundreds of sea turtles are stranding on Cape Cod this week. We visit the facility that is nursing them back to health.
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The Justice Department finds Memphis police regularly violate the civil rights of citizens, engaging in unconstitutional tactics like excessive use of force and discriminating against Black residents.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with David Sarni, a retired NYPD detective and adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, about the hunt for the gunman who killed the UnitedHealthcare CEO.
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Syrians in Aleppo are cautiously optimistic as rebel groups take over Assad-regime held areas of their country.
