Nick Childers

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukrainians taped grenades to drones to kill the advancing invaders. In the years since, the strategy has spawned a high-tech industry critical to slowing the Kremlin's advance.

In the past year, protests calling for police reform have had a major impact on national politics, but most changes would need to be implemented on a local level. In Pittsburgh, mayoral candidates are shaping their campaigns to address the growing pressure from activists-- and it might lead to the city's first Black mayor. Alexis Johnson checks in with the mayor and his rival to see how they're preparing to sway voters ahead of the May primary.

Mekiya, who is African American and works as a social worker, says that women of colour often aren’t listened to by doctors. She had a traumatic experience giving birth to her previous children in hospital and along with the additional risk of coronavirus decided to have her daughter at home with the help of Natalie Watson, co-founder of Steel City Midwives

The city of Lviv in western Ukraine is 50 miles from the Polish border. It's been the departure point for many of the 2 million refugees who have fled Ukraine. But with weapons and medic training for volunteers, it's also becoming the center of the country's resistance against Russia. Some of Lviv’s residents have turned their homes and businesses into shelters for refugees passing through the city. Chad has turned his bar into a place for people to hide during airstrikes and a depot for volunteers to gather food and supplies to send to more dangerous parts of the country.

A short documentary about Black Lives Matter activism in the Pittsburgh skate community

Underground radio stations fill the need for non-mainstream content and news that appeal to a local community. Hear the history of underground pirate radio stations in Brooklyn, and meet some of the Caribbean DJ's that are making space for local artists and musicians. Originally aired on Going In with Brian Vines. Watch the full episode on Niche Media: https://youtu.be/ycmu2SJKSJU

Follow the Monongahela River southeast from Pittsburgh to Braddock, Pennsylvania, a steel town whose residents forged America—and paid for it with their lives. The city and its surrounding area have one of the highest cancer rates in the country, and a history of health outcomes split along color lines. Braddock (population: less than 2,000) is also home to people who are determined to stick around and improve their lives and the lives of their neighbors.

American steel manufacturing is enjoying a boost to earnings and demand thanks to trade policies put in place by President Trump. These are good days for American steel. But in the heart of Steel Country, there's talk of a historic strike that could shut the whole thing down.

A church in Ohio was firebombed and threatened by extremists after it announced a Drag Queen Story Hour for children. But they did not back down.

After nearly four years of armed conflict in Ukraine, gunshots still reign and cities in the east are shells of their former selves. While many have fled the nation, the ones who stayed behind face economic insecurity, safety concerns, and an uncertain future. For a group of DJs and their fans, escape comes through music. And on the fronts lines, soldiers find comfort in the piano. Crimea was once the heart of one of Europe's oldest and largest electronic music scenes, but following its 2014 annexation to Russia, musicians fled to Kyiv. Today, there is a growing community in Kiev with musicians and fans meeting in dark clubs to dance and escape the realities of the conflict outside.

Thousands of people in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Squirrel Hill mourned as they watched the hearse carrying Jerry Rabinowitz, one of 11 worshippers killed at the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27.