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Karr is on a mission to hike every peak in the state. Some are easy to find — others are not. He's had to rent kayaks, take private ferries and even ask people if he can stand on their lawn.

The Black Opry Revue show emerged from a simple directory of Black country and Americana artists and blossomed into a full-blown community of artists and fans.

Aaron and Natali Johnston travel the world to compete in beard contests. Natali creates fake beards, while Aaron uses his goatee to impress the judges. They've both placed first in competitions.

After a recent trip to some of the company's facilities in Guangzhou, China, young tastemakers fawned over happy employees and sweat-free working conditions. Now the influencers are facing a backlash.

With the Supreme Court having ruled against affirmative action policies in higher education, some legal experts worry about the future of workplace diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

The state has extended a pandemic-era housing program that provides motel rooms to homeless people for another year. The 800 people who were evicted likely won't be able to get their rooms back.

Ten years after 19 wildland firefighters died in Arizona, the profession has changed practices to improve safety and care for crews' mental health.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to sociology professor Crystal Fleming of Stony Brook University about the protests in France following the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old during a traffic stop.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to B.A. Parker, co-host of NPR's podcast Code Switch, about a question shared by many people whose ancestors were enslaved: How can descendants best honor their family's past?

With a heat wave hitting the South, people dealing with high temperatures there and in other parts of the world, offer tips on how to stay cool.