Sterlin Harjo didn’t see himself in the TV shows he watched – so he made one
When Sterlin Harjo was growing up, he didn't see many Native Americans in mainstream media. But Sterlin's TV show, Reservation Dogs, changed that, depicting the lives of four Native teenagers growing up in Oklahoma. Sterlin talks to Rachel about how he thinks fate has guided his life, why people should go to more funerals and how hunting feels like praying.To listen sponsor-free, access bonus episodes and support the show, sign up for Wild Card+ at plus.npr.org/wildcard
Inside the Brooklyn jail where Sean Combs is locked up: violence, squalor and death
As they fought to keep Sean "Diddy" Combs out of jail after his sex trafficking arrest, the music mogul's lawyers highlighted a litany of horrors at the Brooklyn federal lockup where he was headed.
GPB evening headlines for September 18, 2024
Prosecutors have dropped some charges against three people indicted in connection with Atlanta police training center protests. The two candidates for district attorney in Savannah's Chatham County clashed over experiences and records in a forum this week. Georgia's Supreme Court is rejecting an effort to force new Republican primary elections in northwest Georgia's Catoosa County.
Forget tedious paper applications, Americans can now renew passports online
The State Department announced Wednesday that its online renewal system is now fully operational, after testing in pilot programs, and available to adult passport holders whose passport had expired within the past five years or will expire in the coming year.
Vance says Haitian migrants with protected status are ‘illegal aliens’ to be deported
The Republican vice presidential nominee continues to rail against Haitian migrants living in Ohio, though many have Temporary Protected Status, as the GOP escalates its hardline immigration stance.
The latest on the Land Back movement, in which Native American tribes reclaim land
The Land Back Movement is an effort by native Americans to reclaim lost land. Two reporters take a look at where it’s worked and where it hasn’t at reservations in Minnesota.
