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Native American people face a higher rate of type 2 diabetes than the general population. Several regional tribes are offering diabetes management programs to help patients fight those odds.
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The Lewiston Tribune
This application cycle, way more students reported test scores, up 10% compared with last year. That's despite many colleges having "test-optional" admissions policies.
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that put characters in difficult situations. The first is “I Swear,” the based-on-real-events story of a man with Tourette’s Syndrome. The other is “Mother Mary,” a film starring Anne Hathaway as a pop star attempting a comeback who is forced to face secrets from her past. -
Movie Reviews“I Swear” is a look at the life and struggles of a man with Tourette’s Syndrome and the ignorance surrounding it, Dan Webster says. -
A hangout comedy set in 2011 Montreal, Chandler Levack’s Mile End Kicks follows a burgeoning music writer in a community of wannabe rock stars and artists. Nathan Weinbender says it uncannily captures its time and place, like a millennial version of Almost Famous.
Events
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EventsSpokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2026. -
Join SPR as we welcome NPR's David Folkenflik to The Bing Crosby Theater on April 14, 2026
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Tiny Desk Contest judge Robin Hilton introduces us to finalist Lauren Frihauf from Denver, Colo.
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The U.S. says it will guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz to break the deadlock.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jeff Rathke, president of the American-German Institute, about U.S. troops stationed in Germany, and what happens if President Trump moves some of them elsewhere.
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A man who says he is only foraging for food for a year recently taught a group of people in Charlotte, N.C., about the plants that you can find and eat on a walk.
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Usually, 2/3 of U.S. ambassadors come from the career foreign service. But the Trump administration has named mostly political ambassadors, leaving senior career diplomats with few prospects.
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New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling has died at age 87. He started as the team's play-by-play announcer in 1989, and he called every game until he missed his first one in 2019.
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Israeli settlers continue to push Palestinians from their homes and land where many have lived for generations. In East Jerusalem, the government uses archaeological claims to justify its orders.
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In Portland, Ore., an intergenerational group has started a joyful weekly mall walking tradition, complete with colorful costumes.
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Award winners include authors Daniel Kraus, Jill Lepore and Yiyun Li, opinion writer M. Gessen and staffers and contributors at The Washington Post, Reuters and AP. -
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Stanford education economist Thomas Dee about the latest study on schools banning cellphones.
