National
March 5, 2021
Sunday's anniversary of the day marchers were beaten by police in Selma, Ala., will honor the late civil rights icon. Some 56 years later, former state Sen. Hank Sanders says his work isn't done.
Author Interviews
March 5, 2021
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kazuo Ishiguro about his new novel, Klara and the Sun, a story about a small AI girl robot created to keep teens from becoming lonely.
Law
March 5, 2021
While lawmakers in other states battle over voting reforms, Kentucky may pass a bipartisan bill that would keep some of the policies put in place last year that expanded voting access during COVID-19.
Sports
March 5, 2021
In Thursday's draft for the NBA All-Star Game, the last two picks were the two players from the Utah Jazz. It's not the only indignity Jazz fans have endured in their time supporting the franchise.
Law
March 5, 2021
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Sonia Gipson Rankin, law professor at the University of New Mexico, on jury selection and the history of bias and discrimination in the system ahead of the Chauvin trial.
Religion
March 5, 2021
The Vatican has sought to make a papal trip to Iraq, the traditional home of Abraham and now a shrinking Christian minority, since 2000. Pope Francis ended his first day there with religious leaders.
National
March 5, 2021
U.S. employers added 379,000 jobs in February — more than most forecasters predicted. Despite this increase in jobs, the Biden administration says the country is still a long way from full employment.
Music Interviews
March 5, 2021
The song "Strange Fruit" is the powerful and thematically horrifying centerpiece of the new film The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, which positions music as a powerful force for change.
Space
March 5, 2021
SpaceX is planning the first all-civilian space mission in a global shift toward more accessible space travel. Hayley Arceneaux will be one of four on board and the youngest American to visit space.
Law
March 5, 2021
In legislatures around the country, Republican lawmakers — encouraged by the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett — are pushing a new round of abortion restrictions.
