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As a kid, Robert Logan lived right down the street from a fire station. He would watch the fire engine pass by his house, and dream of riding that truck one day. Now, he is a decorated firefighter and he talks with a friend and colleague about what it took to make his childhood dream come true, as a Black firefighter.

South Korea has been one of the top countries sending babies abroad for adoption for decades. Now, after an investigation triggered by hundreds of complaints from adoptees, the country has admitted its agencies mishandled adoptions.

Yolanda Saldívar, the woman convicted of killing Selena Quintanilla-Perez, has been denied parole after spending decades behind bars for fatally shooting the young singer at a Texas motel in 1995.

The federal student loan system is a mess right now, as the courts consider what's legal and what's not. Meanwhile, the office that oversees the student loan program has had its staff cut by half.

The Trump administration says it hopes to save $11.4 billion by freezing and revoking COVID-era grants. Addiction experts say clawing back the federal funding is risky and could put patients at risk.

Ahmed al-Sharaa founded the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda, but is now advocating unity. The Atlantic's Robert Worth discusses al-Sharaa's leadership and the Trump administration's group chat on Signal.

Andrew Hoyt is an Iowa musician on the rise. With a buzzy new EP on the way, playing an unexpected opening slot at Wells Fargo Arena last year and a seemingly endless amount of gigging, Hoyt shows no signs of slowing down.

NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with director Trương Minh Quý about his new film Việt and Nam. It follows the journey of two young miners as they search for intimacy and escape.

Into their fourth year of war, Ukrainians living in or near front-line regions of their country grapple with their losses and contemplate an uncertain future.

John Green's new book Everything Is Tuberculosis shares the same goal as his other work: to make the world "suck less." In this week's Wild Card, he shares how he battles despair.