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A new study finds that African Americans generally tip their waiters less than white diners, often because blacks are less familiar with the custom of tipping 15 to 20 percent. And restaurant workers of all races dislike waiting on black people because they assume the tips will be less, NPR's Juan Williams reports. Read the study, and suggestions for closing the disparity.

Bill Gates says his foundation will donate $51.2 million to help start 67 small high schools in New York City. The Microsoft founder and chairman says the effort will help poor and minority students prepare for college and for jobs in today's economy. Hear Renee Montagne's extended interview with the software billionaire.

Discussions of global warming and climate change often center around anecdote and cyclical analysis. Scientist Tim Flannery seeks to clarify current — and future — conditions in The Weather Makers: How Man is Changing the Climate and What it Means for Life on Earth.

Two small villages in Kurdistan remain haunted by mustard-gas attacks that took place almost a year before those in Halabja in the late 1980s. Despite the chemical assault by Saddam Hussein's regime, the West did little to help the Kurds.

The fireworks industry was hit hard during the pandemic, and now they are struggling to meet demand for their biggest day of the year.

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on how parents have felt hard times compounding for the last several years between pandemic disruptions and inflation, and now fears over school shootings.

The team completes a historic run of claiming its fourth title in eight years and just two years after recording the worst record in the NBA. The Warriors beat the Celtics on the road 103-90.

Boris Johnson finally succumbed to political reality Thursday and resigned after the latest ethics scandal around his leadership led some 50 senior lawmakers to quit the government.

Robert Harris' new novel features a once-popular former British prime minister who becomes fiercely criticized for collaborating with the United States in war. The character's name is Adam Lang, not Tony Blair, but otherwise the similarities are unmistakable.

After leaving the Marines, George Hill became addicted to drugs and alcohol, and found himself on the streets of Los Angeles. But a handful of change from a fellow homeless man sent Hill on the path to recovery and joy.