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David W. Blight's opus manages to be both a celebration of a remarkable life and a sober reminder of the many ways in which our terrible times are shaped by those Douglass lived through.

"It is either die or leave. We had no other way," says one woman who arrived in Zaporizhzhia after three attempts at escape. Officials say nearly 100,000 people are still trapped in the besieged city.

Scott Weidensaul has spent decades studying bird migration. "There is a tremendous solace in watching these natural rhythms play out again and again," he says. Originally broadcast March 29, 2021.

Elections in Hungary today will determine whether Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will continue his autocratic rule for a fourth term.

It's Poetry Month and NPR's Life Kit has a guide to writing and appreciating poetry.

Pope Francis made a historic apology over members of the Catholic Church who ran residential schools in Canada, where First Nations children were abused. For Taylor Behn-Tsakoza, it's only one step.

Harris hollered her way into TV history as George Costanza's short-fused mother on "Seinfeld" and voiced Mrs. Potato Head in the "Toy Story" franchise. She was 93.

The population of Poland's second-largest city, Krakow, has grown 20% in the last month as 150,000 displaced Ukrainians have arrived seeking housing, jobs and schools.

A shooting early Sunday morning in Sacramento killed at least six people. Gunshots rang out in the busy downtown area. At least 12 people were hospitalized with injuries.

The U.S. secretary of state will meet with NATO and G-7 members to talk punitive measures following reports of Russian war crimes against Ukraine.