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Agnieszka Holland's film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, centers on a refugee family trying to escape to Western Europe and the people who try to help and stop them.

On this Juneteenth, WKAR-FM celebrates Black excellence in classical music with a day of programming dedicated to composers and performers from the African diaspora.

Willie Mays, the "Say Hey Kid" who some consider the greatest player in baseball history, died Tuesday at the age of 93. Tributes are pouring in, including from Birmingham, Ala., where he grew up.

Managers are still troubleshooting a number of thruster issues and helium leaks on the capsule's first crewed flight test.

The fires are threatening the village of Ruidoso. Tribal, state and federal officials are scrambling to save homes and lives.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says recent policies secure the border and make immigration rules more fair to people already in the country.

1865: Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19th of that year, Union soldiers, under Major General Gordon Granger, arrived in Galveston, Texas, bringing the news of the end of the Civil War and the emancipation of the enslaved people. Notably, Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X, who spent her youth in Lansing, Michigan, spoke about Juneteenth during a commemoration at Manhattan's African Burial Ground in 2014.

Known as the "Say Hey Kid," Mays' career spanned more than two decades, from the 1950s to 1970s. He spent nearly all of those years with the Giants – first in New York and then in San Francisco.

This week Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pardoned 175,000 people with marijuana convictions. But some advocates say pardons might not be enough to remove the barriers faced by people with a criminal record.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Miami Chief Heat Officer Jane Gilbert about the measures she is taking to help residents during this week's heat wave.