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Southern Christian Leadership Conference spokesman Bernard LaFayette speaks to reporters after attending a SCLC meeting on March 6, 2010, in Atlanta. Gregory Smith/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregory Smith/AP NASHVILLE, …

The casket with the Rev. Jesse Jackson is seen before the Public Homegoing Service at the House of Hope in Chicago, on Friday, March 6, 2026. Erin Hooley/AP hide caption …

A celebration of the life of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson will be held in Chicago Friday. Current and former elected officials, faith leaders, entertainers and more are expected to …

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An NPR investigation finds the Justice Department has removed or withheld Epstein files related to sexual abuse accusations that mention President Trump. Department of Justice and Getty Images/Collage by Danielle …

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Demonstrators in Barcelona, Spain, hold photographs of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the killed Iranian supreme leader during a protest on Wednesday against U.S. and Israeli military attacks in …

And that’s another year in the books! The fifth annual NPR College Podcast Challenge received roughly 200 entries from students in 31 states and the District of Columbia. Today, we …

The Pentagon has identified four of the six U.S. service members killed in the first attacks on Iran. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Pentagon has released the names of four U.S. …