Black History Month often invokes the past, but Black history is made every day. We asked NPR listeners to tell us about local Black figures making a difference in their communities.

When the first spring training games begin this week, something new will be in use: an automated ball-strike umpiring system. After years of trials in the minor leagues, it gets a major league test.

A 26-years-old had just started her first federal job at the Department of Energy. But she became one of the thousands swept up in the Trump administration's mass terminations of government workers.

Mahmoud Muna told NPR's Leila Fadel that the police took any book with a Palestinian flag on it. They were also looking for books that mention the word "occupation" or had any kind of map on it.

FADEL: NPR's Carrie Johnson is following the story, and she's here now to talk about it. Good morning, Carrie. CARRIE JOHNSON, BYLINE: Good morning, Leila. FADEL: OK, so who exactly quit their ...

Season 3 of "Yellowjackets" starts streaming tomorrow, and fans have waited nearly two years. So it begins with a recap, as told by some of its characters. A plane transporting a high school girls ...

Here's the full interview with Gertner, edited for length and clarity. Leila Fadel: What happens if a president decides to just ignore court rulings? Nancy Gertner: The court, a judge has said ...

No, I'm just kidding (laughter). ELHADY: I love it. You're single? What? FADEL: No (laughter). ELHADY: Leila. FADEL: I mean, I am. ELHADY: What? Let's talk about you, girl. FADEL: So let's talk in ...

LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: On the day I'm supposed to speak to Lara Marlowe and the Ukrainian soldier she profiles in her new book, Lt. Yulia Mykytenko can't make the interview. LARA MARLOWE ...