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Florida's governor has signed what critics call the "Don't Say Gay" bill. Teachers share how they plan to comply and how it will affect classroom discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity.

When Gene Roddenberry was putting Star Trek together, NBC execs had some advice: "Lose the Martian." We all know how that turned out: Mr. Spock (a Vulcan) ranks among the most fascinating characters in TV history.

A new survey shows that museum collections are deteriorating. More than 3,000 institutions participated in the study by ranking their own preservation practices, and the results were alarming.

Terence Blanchard made history last season when his opera Fire Shut Up in My Bones was the first work by a Black composer staged by the Metropolitan Opera. And the Met has asked for more.

Ninety years after the Bolshevik revolution and 16 years after the end of communism, Russians look back at the Soviet era. Some recall the horrors of gulags and executions, while others look wistfully at the strong hand of the Soviet government.

On Friday, two of baseball's oldest rivals meet in the playoffs for the first time. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Evan Drellich of The Athletic about the history of the Giants and the Dodgers.

Gov. Steve Sisolak apologized on behalf of his state and promised to cooperate with an investigation of the federal government's past policies and oversight of Native American boarding schools.

Racial tensions between blacks and Latinos have developed recently in Los Angeles high schools. Youth Radio reporter Jennifer Obakhume visits a South Los Angeles high school to find out how Martin Luther King's legacy is taught there, and how those lessons are received.

Commentator John McWhorter says he doesn't need a DNA mouth swab to know where he came from. He's content with his family history the way it is: He's a black American, he admires his ancestors and that's all he needs to know.

Reporter Audie Cornish of member station WBUR tours the city of Boston with a cell phone guide directing her steps. The "Talking Street" tour incorporates the voice of famous Bostonian and Aerosmith rock 'n' roll frontman Steven Tyler, who gives a guided journey through famous city spots.