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For author Echo Brown 'The Chosen One' is a memoir infused with elements of magical realism

The new young adult novel centers around Echo, a Black woman from Cleveland who becomes the first in her family to attend college.

COVID-19 rapid antigen self-tests. (Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images)

'Our lives can look like they did back in 2019' says pandemic expert, but only by taking steps today

COVID-19 experts and former presidential health advisors have outlined their vision of how to create a life where we're no longer scrambling to react to the pandemic but instead puts us out in front of it.

People gather Tuesday evening for a candlelight vigil outside the Bronx apartment building which was the scene of the city's deadliest fire in decades.

Many of those who died in the Bronx apartment fire were from West Africa

The 17 victims of Sunday's blaze ranged from 2 to 50 years old. The dead included 11 people from Gambia. Many families are now struggling to prepare for their loved ones' funerals.

The milk shelf is mostly empty at a Giant grocery store on Tuesday in Washington.

Grocery store shortages are back. Here are some of the reasons why

Bare shelves at supermarkets are attributed to omicron, a labor shortage, climate change and other reasons. "We're really seeing the perfect storm," one industry expert told NPR.

A protester holds a sign outside of Parliament in London after the weekly Prime Minister's Questions session, in which Boris Johnson said he joined staff for an outdoor party at 10 Downing Street in May 2020.

Boris Johnson apologizes for a BYOB party held as the U.K. was in COVID lockdown

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer called Prime Minister Boris Johnson's apology worthless, adding that his defense is that "he didn't realize he was at a party."

Mon Laferte: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The Chilean vocalist and her orchestra's combination of Mexican folkloric and European chamber music make for a musical and visual treat.

Consumer prices are even higher as businesses try to keep up with people eager to buy

Consumer prices were 7% higher in December than the year prior — the sharpest increase in nearly four decades. Many expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to try to bring inflation down.

Meet the Indian ski racer heading to the Beijing Olympics

India isn't famous for snow sports. Kashmiri ski racer Arif Khan hopes to change that.

Doctors Without Borders coordinator on humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

The United Nations recently asked the international community for $5 billion in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan.

Clyde Bellecourt, co-founder or the American Indian Movement, is shown speaking in 2018 at Minneapolis City Hall. Bellecourt, a leader in the Native American struggle for civil rights and a founder of the American Indian Movement died at 85 on Tuesday night from cancer.

Clyde Bellecourt, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, dies of cancer at 85

Bellecourt died on Tuesday night in Minneapolis, where more than 50 years ago he helped launch the American Indian Movement.

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