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At the youthful age of 23, Tiffany Williams is finishing her last year in medical school. NPR's Tony Cox speaks with Williams about a program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City that accepts students directly out of high school and, in only six years, transforms them into doctors.

NPR's John Ydstie and ethicist Randy Cohen discuss the dilemma of listener Scott Williams in Palouse, Washington. Williams wants to know whether he should join the boycott of a coffee shop whose owner attends a church he finds offensive. The pastor of that church argues that the Bible justifies slavery.

"You'd better watch out for me," Squirrel Flower, aka songwriter Ella Williams, warns on "Flames and Flat Tires," a grungy, standout single off the Chicago-based artist's sophomore album, Planet (i).

The National Football League and its players’ union continue to butt heads over players kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice.…

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Renee Fleming and Vanessa Williams about performing in the Kennedy Center's first live performance since spring.

In what has been described as a revenge plot, Eric Williams and his wife are charged with the murders of a Kaufman County district attorney, his wife and an assistant prosecutor. Williams is already in custody for allegedly making a terroristic threat.

Serena Williams plans her retirement. The FBI searches Mar-a-Lago.

The Charlotte Hornets are trading center Mark Williams to the Los Angeles Lakers for Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, the right to swap first-round draft picks in 2030 and a 2031 first-round pick. Williams was averaging 16 points and almost 10 rebounds per game this year.Last night, Charlotte lost to the Milwaukee Bucks 112-102, falling to 12-36 on the season. Just one team in the NBA has fewer wins. The Washington Wizards have 9 wins this year, three of those against the Hornets. Charlotte wraps up a nine-game homestand Friday night against the San Antonio Spurs.

There can be emotional and financial strength in a close, multigenerational family, those who live with kids and grandparents say. Now they're finding ways to keep members safe and sane in a pandemic.

Eighteen people were killed in this week's mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. Authorities have identified all of the victims.

A commentary of folk singer's David Olney's third album High, Wide and Lonesome. Commentary Ann Williams syas the album is a success because of Olney's crafty blues style mixed with distinctive story telling. Tteh album is produced by Philo Records. Music reviewer Ann Williams hosts a radio program on affliate WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio. (5:00) [Philo Records....1-800-443-4727: Cambridg

New Orleans resident Trenise Williams made sure to save one thing when she fled Hurricane Katrina: her marriage license. It may not have been the wedding she'd dreamed of, but Williams did marry her fiancé, Joseph Kirsh, in a shelter in Jackson, Miss. Local businesses chipped in for everything, including food and a wedding dress.

As it tries to counter accusations of officer misconduct, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on Tuesday showed reporters video of an 18-year-old…

The ACLU has filed a complaint against the Detroit Police Department for what the group says is the first documented instance in the U.S. of someone being falsely arrested based on AI.

A new young adult novel called Blood at the Root follows a Black teen learning to harness his ancestral magic. Before it was a novel, it was a failed TV pilot. Before that, it was a tweet.

Professional Scrabble fan John D. Williams' new memoir is chock full of interesting tidbits (like lists of important words with Q, X and J) but gets bogged down in tedious biographical detail.

Journalist Lauren Williams discusses how she seeks to rebuild trust with Black audiences through Capital B, her recently launched news nonprofit born out of 2020's summer of unrest.

Historic Brattonsville's Brick House opens its doors to the public Tuesday for the first time since 1885. Two exhibits there aim to tell the story of the Reconstruction Era in York County — and it was a thoughtful decision to focus on that time period.

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were on the International Space Station more than nine months, despite launching into space in June for what was expected to be an eight-day mission.

A 1913 romantic comedy starring black actors is finally hitting the big screen, after decades in the Museum of Modern Art archives. It's paired with an exhibit called 100 Years in Post-Production.