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More Blacks are buying guns. Is that driving up Black suicide rates?

Gun buying among African Americans is up in recent years, and so are suicide rates among young Black men.

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, March 5, 2022. North Korea on Saturday fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea, apparently extending its streak of weapons tests this year amid a prolonged freeze in nuclear negotiations with the United States.

North Korea fires another suspected ballistic missile into sea

Saturday's launch was North Korea's ninth round of weapons launches in 2022 as it attempts to pressure the Biden administration for concessions.

What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend reading, listening and viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: new music from Drug Church, learning to knit and Judy Greer.

In President Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday night, racial justice issues were not a focus.

Racial justice activists say Biden's State of the Union address missed the mark

In one of the most high-profile speeches of Biden's presidency, he did not emphasize issues of racial justice.

'Wait Wait' for March 5, 2022: With Not My Job guest Porsha Williams

Porsha Williams is an activist, author, entrepreneur and the realest of the Real Housewives. But, what does she know about the fake housewives of classic TV sitcoms?

Women and children from Ukraine arrive at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, on Saturday.

Evacuations are halted in an area of Ukraine where Russia had pledged a cease-fire

Ukrainian officials said the work to evacuate civilians from two cities had halted amid shelling, just hours after Russia announced the deal.

Julia and Max Voloshyn, owners of a gallery in Kyiv, were in Miami to exhibit Ukrainian art when first COVID and then the Russian invasion kept them from returning home.

With the war, a Ukrainian art show gains new meaning

Gallery owners Julia and Max Voloshyn came to Miami five months ago to exhibit the work of Ukrainian artists. Now that Russia has invaded their homeland, they can't go back.

Michael Jordan, No. 23 of the Chicago Bulls, is seen in a game in 1984. An unused ticket from his first game as a Bull, Oct. 26, 1984, has sold for $468,000.

Opinion: Spending big on old game tickets

NPR's Scott Simon wonders about the money collectors paid for ticket stubs: one for the 1st game Jackie Robinson played as a Dodger, the other for the 1st game Michael Jordan played as a Chicago Bull.

Audience members sit separately for social distancing at a cinema in China's eastern Zhejiang province in July 2020.

Fresh Air Weekend: China's influence in Hollywood; Living with chronic illness

Erich Schwartzel says film studios rely upon Chinese audiences to break even. Justin Chang reviews The Batman. Meghan O'Rourke writes about chronic illnesses in The Invisible Kingdom.

Dave Bartholomew's "Carnival Day" was part of a wave of 1950s Mardi Gras recordings that give us a window into the forces that influence the soundtrack of Carnival to this day.

The soundtrack to Mardi Gras, from its first wave to its golden age

After Louis Armstrong reigned as King Zulu in 1949, musicians began writing music specifically for and about Mardi Gras. These early songs paved the way for the sounds of Carnival for decades to come.

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