3 white men are found guilty of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery Merrit Kennedy , Travis McMichael; his father, Greg; and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan all faced nine criminal counts in Georgia state court, including felony murder, aggravated assault and false imprisonment. Illinois Statewide: Big Ag U Sean Crawford , Listen 50:29 New congressional maps signed into law Peter Hancock , TRENDING STORIES A famously far-ranging gray wolf is found dead in Southern California Nathan Rott , The Oregon-born gray wolf gained a following this year when it became the first to travel to Southern California in a century. Wildlife officials say it appears to have been struck by a vehicle. Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno / Soccer star Karim Benzema is found guilty of attempting to blackmail a teammate Merrit Kennedy , Hit hard by COVID, Native Americans come together to protect families and elders Rhitu Chatterjee , COMMUNITY VOICES - WEEKDAYS AT NOON, SATURDAYS AT 5 PM UNI 101 class analyzes logos in MLKs Letter from Birmingham Jail | Community Voices The University of Illinois Springfield UNI 101 class worked with the Community Voices team in the fall of 2021 to put together podcasts examining Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter From Birmingham Jail" from an ethos, logos and pathos perspective. Each podcast is posted on our Community Voices page. Listen 13:07 Community Voices UNI 101 class analyzes pathos in MLKs Letter from Birmingham Jail | Community Voices Listen 8:39 Community Voices UNI 101 class analyzes ethos in MLKs Letter from Birmingham Jail | Community Voices Listen 13:16 SOCIAL ACTION - THANKS FOR SHARING! Lanphier High School/Facebook / Illinois Police make arrest in fatal Lanphier High School stabbing Sean Crawford , A 15 year old female was taken into custody Friday morning. 18 year old Pierre Scott Jr. died and a 16 year old male was wounded. Statehouse Pritzker signs law banning dark money, out-of-state contributions in judicial campaigns Hannah Meisel , Listen 0:53 Arlen Miller / Equity Justice AIDS At 40: A tribute to a partner lost Arlen Miller , Listen 10:29 Biden nominates 2 women of color to lead the OMB Franco Ordoñez , If confirmed, Shalanda Young will be the first Black female director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Nani Coloretti would serve as its deputy director. Dave Grohl retraces his life-affirming path from Nirvana to Foo Fighters Terry Gross , After Nirvana ended, Grohl wasn't sure he wanted to continue making music. But, he says, "I realized that music was the one thing that had healed me my entire life." His memoir is The Storyteller. Listen 44:26 Yoko Onos Plastic Ono Band Made Me Rethink What It Means To Be An Expert Marissa Lorusso , What does it take to really know a record? To overcome feeling alienated by a challenging album, it sometimes takes abandoning preconceived ideas of expertise and looking for something more personal. Here are the Books We Love: 360+ great 2021 reads recommended by NPR Tayla Burney , Books We Love (formerly known as NPR's Book Concierge) is back with a new name and 360+ new books handpicked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics. A public mental health model in Italy earns global praise. Now it faces its demise Sylvia Poggioli , Trieste has a reputed approach to bringing people with mental illnesses out of hospitals and into the community. Now the region's hard-right politicians are breaking the system apart. Listen 7:21 Biden hits a new low in the NPR/Marist poll as inflation concerns rise Domenico Montanaro , Americans' most pressing economic concern is inflation, and it's contributing to a decline in how they view President Biden. His approval is down to 42%, the survey's lowest since Biden took office. The biggest problem facing the U.S. electric grid isnt demand. Its climate change Vincent Acovino , The infrastructure package sets aside billions for the power grid. That may not be enough to reshape a system not designed for the extreme weather brought about by a warming planet. Listen 10:26 The Waukesha death toll rises to 6, and the suspect faces homicide charges Jonathan Franklin , A child who was injured in the attack on a Christmas parade in the Wisconsin city has died, prosecutors said as they filed five counts of first-degree intentional homicide against Darrell Brooks Jr. Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes takes the witness stand in her fraud trial Bobby Allyn , Holmes admitted Tuesday that she put Pfizer letterhead on a document for potential business partners and investors without the pharma giant's consent. She's charged with duping investors and patients. Listen 4:05 Jury finds rally organizers liable for the violence that broke out in Charlottesville James Doubek , The plaintiffs alleged that the organizers and participants of the 2017 Unite the Right rally conspired to commit violence and interfered with their right to be free from racially motivated violence. Load More Marie Hickman / 3 of Americas biggest pharmacy chains have been found liable for the opioid crisis Brian Mann , Tuesday's verdict comes as CVS, Walgreens and Walmart face thousands of lawsuits filed by communities across the U.S. The companies say they did nothing wrong dispensing huge quantities of opioids. Listen 3:43 Jon Cherry / Proud Boys, Oath Keepers receive subpoenas in congressional Jan. 6 probe Claudia Grisales , Scott Olson / Passing the buck: Dollar Tree raises prices to $1.25 Alina Selyukh , THE X FROM NPR ILLINOIS (91.9-3 HD and streaming) Sex, Drugs And Rock Photography Claire ONeill , Ever wonder who took that album cover of Queen? Mick Rock is his real name, and that's not his only iconic photo. Think Lou Reed of the Velvet Underground, Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd — and more. 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