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Lady Wray: Tiny Desk Concert

NPR Music's Tiny Desk series kicks off a celebration of Black History Month with this stunning performance from Lady Wray.

A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of the controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk and Southern trains on Monday.

Ohio crews conduct a 'controlled release' of toxic chemicals from derailed train cars

Crews released and burned hazardous chemicals that were in train cars in danger of exploding. About 50 train cars derailed near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border on Friday.

Black smoke rises after shelling in Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine, on Feb. 3, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Latest on Ukraine: EU just banned Russian diesel and other oil products (Feb. 6)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Windsor Students Call For Changes In Their School - KQED Student Media Challenge

Officials applaud after Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and Bucha Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk rise from signing a memorandum of understanding.

Delegation from Bucha, Ukraine visits with city of Albany officials as war nears first anniversary

Mayor Kathy Sheehan welcomed her counterpart from Bucha, Ukraine to Albany City Hall on Monday.

Lawyers for Barksdale filed the case in Tompkins County Supreme Court last Friday.

Retired Ithaca police investigator sues city, state after she was decertified for alleged misconduct

Christine Barksdale is one of three IPD officers to face de-certification since 2016. Barksdale was the first Black woman to join Ithaca's police department.

Gov. Kathy Hochul delivers her budget address on Feb. 1, 2023.

Groups urge Gov. Kathy Hochul and Legislature to tax the rich

A coalition of progressive groups say Gov. Kathy Hochul's budget is too favorable to wealthy New Yorkers at the expense of working families.

Beyoncé performs at the Oscars in March 2022. Her "Renaissance" World Tour later this year will mark her first solo tour since 2016.

Beyoncé's Renaissance tour is Ticketmaster's next big test. Fans are already stressed

The first round of tickets to Beyoncé's highly anticipated Renaissance world tour go on sale next week. Ticketmaster is under pressure to avoid a repeat of the Taylor Swift debacle in November.

Emmitt Glynn teaches AP African American studies to a group of Baton Rouge Magnet High School students on Jan. 30 in Baton Rouge, La. It was one of 60 schools around the country testing the new course.

Revised AP African American Studies class drops controversial topics after criticism

The official curriculum for the new Advanced Placement course released Wednesday removed topics like Black Lives Matter that drew criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Joy Ladin's unsung hero responded to her need and her disability.

Joy was ill and looking for help. Then an unexpected offer came

Poet Joy Ladin still thinks of an act of generosity by audio producer Debbie Blicher, who went out of her way to help Joy when she herself was suffering.

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