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Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit Parkland next week to discuss the prevalence of gun violence in the U.S.

President Biden's speech on the passage of bipartisan gun legislation was interrupted by Manuel Oliver who lost his son in the Parkland shooting.

Israel complained about the umpires after losing to Puerto Rico by mercy rule and giving up a perfect game in the World Baseball Classic.

Though half a decade has passed since 14 students and 3 teachers were gunned down at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the battle to recover from the consequences of this tragedy continues. Small steps signal major victories among thousands who grapple with grief, and triumphs can be as simple as making it to a therapist’s office.

In the five years since the Parkland mass shooting, many of the survivors have shrugged off the adult pressure to “fix” gun violence, acknowledged their struggles with delayed grief, and found new ways to effect change.

Parkland survivor Jaclyn Corin ’23 says her March for Our Lives group to demand federal curbs at June 11 protests in D.C., hundreds of cities, towns.

The shooting last Valentine’s Day at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, prompted a wave of student and parent activism for stricter...

The Parkland students who created an international movement to raise awareness for gun violence after a deadly school shooting were awarded the International...

Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Edwin Perez, Elisapie, Nora Brown, Rokia Traoré Featuring salsa, First Nations music, Appalachian folk and a West African star. NPR The Tiny Desk is teaming up with globalFEST this year for a thrilling virtual music festival: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST. The online fest includes four nights of concerts featuring 16 bands from all over the world. From Monday, Jan. 11, through Thursday, Jan. 14, well be streaming new performances at 8 p.m. ET on NPR Musics YouTube chan...

The Tiny Desk is teaming up with globalFEST this year for a thrilling virtual music festival: Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST. The online fest includes four nights of concerts featuring 16 bands from all over the world. From Monday, Jan. 11, through Thursday, Jan. 14, well be streaming new performances at 8 p.m. ET on NPR Musics YouTube channel and NPR.org. Every January, I attend globalFEST at a New York City nightclub and see some of the most fantastic music Ill experience all year. Now, given the...