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MAPS officials to debate changing district logo

MARQUETTE, MI-- The Marquette Area Public Schools Board of Education will deliberate on whether or not to respectfully retire the “Native Chief” logo at its monthly meeting Monday night. The chief head was used to represent the district from the early 1940s until the early 2000s. Officials say while MAPS has reverted back to the original block “M,” no action has been taken to determine the official logo. If approved by the Board, the retirement of the Native logo and re-adoption of the block ...

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Encore: On 'BUBBA,' Kaytranada Captures Dance Music's Central Tenet

By Miguel Perez • 1 hour ago

The new album BUBBA from Haitian-born artist Kaytranada is a throwback to the black roots of dance music, says reviewer Miguel Perez.

Jeff Bezos Pledges $10 Billion To Fight Climate Change, Planet's 'Biggest Threat'

By Amy Held • 3 hours ago

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Monday he is committing $10 billion to fight climate change, which he calls "the biggest threat to our planet."

Bezos says the funds will go toward the creation of the Bezos Earth Fund.

Refugee Docents Help Bring A Museum's Global Collection To Life

By Neda Ulaby • 3 hours ago

The museum faced a docent dilemma.

When Ellen Owens, director of learning and public engagement at the Penn Museum, looked at her pool of docents, she saw a wonderful — and aging — group of largely white people. Docents explain exhibits to visitors and show them around the galleries. Owens thought that having docents from a range of ages and backgrounds might be a good way to connect with more diverse communities who might not otherwise be drawn to the Penn Museum.

'Stable Genius' Authors Describe Trump Presidency As A 'Den Of Destruction'

By Dave Davies • 5 hours ago

DAVE DAVIES, HOST:

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies, in for Terry Gross. It's President's Day, and today, we take a look at the Trump presidency through the eyes of two Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters from The Washington Post, Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig. I spoke with them in January when their new book was published, but our interview was preempted on most stations by special coverage of the impeachment trial in the Senate. Today, we'll air that interview along with an update on events since it was recorded.

Author Brandon Taylor On His Coming-Of-Age Novel 'Real Life'

By editor • 5 hours ago

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with author Brandon Taylor about his debut novel Real Life, inspired by his own experience as a black, queer student in a graduate science program.

Israeli Settlers And Palestinians In Occupied West Bank Grapple With U.S. Peace Plan

By Naomi Zeveloff • 5 hours ago

Israeli settlers and Palestinians take a look at what it could mean to them if the U.S. peace proposal ends up making settlements in the occupied West Bank permanent.

The Challenges Of Prosecuting The Case Against Harvey Weinstein

By editor • 5 hours ago

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Aya Gruber, a former defense lawyer who teaches at the University of Colorado, about why the criminal case against Harvey Weinstein in New York is risky for prosecutors.

Virginia Governor's Bill To Ban Assault Weapons Fails, With Help From His Own Party

By Brakkton Booker • 6 hours ago

Updated at 5:11 p.m. ET

Virginia's Democratic governor seemed poised to make broad changes to his state's gun control laws, but was dealt a stinging blow by his own party Monday when a state Senate committee blocked a bill that would have, among other things, banned sales of assault weapons.

Four Democrats on Virginia's Senate Judiciary Committee broke ranks with their party handing the Republican minority a victory in tabling the bill for the remainder of the year. It also sent the measure to the state's Crime Commission for further review.

Klages found guilty of lying

By Scott Pohl • 11 hours ago

LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- Former MSU gymnastics coach Kathie Klages was found guilty of two counts of lying to police during their investigation into sexual assaults committed by Larry Nassar.

Klages testified in her own defense Friday, sticking with her claim that she was unaware of sexual assault allegations against Nassar until 2016.

In closing arguments prosecutors for the Attorney General’s office said the testimony of the two athletes matched, and Klages had reasons to lie about such an encounter.

MI Supreme Court will hear ballot case

By Rick Pluta • 11 hours ago

LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether a law that makes it more difficult for petition drives to qualify for the ballot is constitutional.

The lawsuit challenges an official opinion from state Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat. The opinion addresses a law that sets new standards for petition drives to succeed. One of the rules says no more than 15 percent of the signatures can come from one congressional district.