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Suburban Youngstown District Says Open Enrollment Creates Segregation

Of the 600-plus public school districts in Ohio, more than three-quarters have open enrollment policies. That means they accept and educate students who live outside of their district boundaries. Open enrollment was implemented by state lawmakers nearly 30 years ago to increase options for parents and students, an early example of school choice, but for some districts, it’s creating financial hardship and new instances of segregation. Liberty Schools Tries to Staunch Flow of Students and Money

Effects Will Be Felt For Awhile From 'Historically Powerful' Hurricane

Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Tom Gjelten, who is in Lumberton, N.C., and Ken Graham, director of the National Hurricane Center, about Hurricane Michael which is now a tropical storm.

Protestors holding pictures of people who died from use of paint removers, including Drew Wynne, protest outside a Portland, Maine, Lowe's store on May 10, 2018. They were trying to persuade the retailer to stop selling paint strippers containing methylene chloride.

Retailers Plan To Clear Deadly Paint Removers From Shelves, As EPA Delays Ban

A chemical in common paint removal products is implicated in more than 50 deaths. Even though a federal ban has been delayed, some major retailers are voluntarily taking the products off shelves.

'Alt.Latino' Summer Suggestions

NPR's Alt.Latino music podcast shares suggestions for summer listening.

Despite big investments in new housing services, tens of thousands of men and women still sleep on the streets in and around L.A., like this man in West Hollywood.

Homelessness Strains Compassion For Some Los Angeles Residents

About 50,000 homeless people live in and around L.A., according to the latest count by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. The vast majority of them live unsheltered on the streets.

Australian silver medalist Peter Norman (left) stands on the podium as Americans Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos raise their gloved fists in a human rights protest at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

From Use Of Power To Mistrust In Government, 1968 Lessons Still Resonate

Last year, NPR went back 50 years to look at the tremendous political and social events that changed our world forever. We found many of those stories resonate with challenges we face today.

Rich Savko's family has owned the Rock Store in Cornell, Calif., since 1961. The restaurant became a community center after the Woolsey Fire. "People were looking for information, and there was always somebody here that they could get firsthand information from, and that meant a lot to them," Savko says. "Plus they could share their stories and have a cup of coffee."

Biker Bar In The Malibu Hills Serves As Bedrock For A Fire-Ravaged Community

The Rock Store, run by the Savko family for more than 50 years, is one of the few structures still standing after last month's Woolsey Fire. There, amid the destruction, locals found help and hope.

The Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral in Zócalo Plaza has had to undergo repeated repairs. It is among the many structures in the Mexican capital that are sinking.

Mexico City Keeps Sinking As Its Water Supply Wastes Away

"We are depleting volumes of water that took hundreds, thousands of years to store. Sooner or later it will run out," says Mexico City's outgoing water system director.

A 15-year-old in Cambridge, Mass., shows off her vaping device in 2018. Schools and health officials across the U.S. are struggling to curb what they say is an epidemic of underage vaping.

Cigarettes Can't Be Advertised On TV. Should Juul Ads Be Permitted?

Though tobacco ads have been banned from TV for about 50 years, the marketing of electronic cigarettes isn't constrained by the law. Public health advocates consider that a loophole that hurts kids.

A bicyclist pedals past signs promoting the 2010 census outside homes in Rolling Fork, Miss., in 2010.

Here's Why The Census Bureau May Be In Your Neighborhood Before The 2020 Count

Census Bureau workers are spreading out across the U.S. to make sure they have a list of every home address for next year's head count. Getting left out could lead to an inaccurate 2020 census.

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