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Fred Gray and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., break into laughter at a joke told by a speaker at a political rally in Tuskegee, Ala., on April 29, 1966. King once called Gray the "chief counsel" of the civil rights movement.

Fred Gray was 'chief counsel' of the civil rights era. At 91, he's still in the fight

As a young attorney, Gray helped defend some of the biggest names of the civil rights movement. If his life had a motto, it would be, as he often says, "To destroy everything segregated I could find."

Independence Hall in Philadelphia, May 4, 2022. The National Park Service plans to install gas-fired boilers at Independence National Historical Park, despite a 2007 law mandating new and remodeled federal buildings be 100% free of fossil fuels by 2030.

A 15-year-old law would end fossil fuels in federal buildings, but it's on hold

A 2007 law could help the country meet its climate change goals by barring fossil fuels from new and remodeled federal buildings. But the law has been on hold and gas utilities want to repeal it.

100-plus cities in the U.S. banned homeless camping this year. But will it work?

The burst of new laws follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness. But advocates say fines and jail time will only make the problem worse.

An image from the cover of the first issue of <em>Superman</em>.

Book News: Anger Over 'Superman' Author Who Condemns Homosexuality

Also: A school will be named after Maurice Sendak; poetic parking regulations; and Amish romance novels.

A native of Maine, Stephen King has used the state as the backdrop for many of his novels and short stories. In <em>Joyland</em>, however, he sets his scene in North Carolina.

Fresh Air Weekend: Stephen King, Daft Punk And Cannes

King's new book, Joyland is set in a North Carolina amusement park. The book is part horror novel, part supernatural thriller. Random Access Memories finds the French duo trying to sound more human. John Powers returns from the Cannes Film Festival with tales of the good, the bad and the parties.

Outside the office of Utah Gov. Herbert Friday, Betsy Ogden lays paper chains on a pile symbolizing uninsured state residents who would be covered by a Medicaid expansion.

A Costly Catch-22 In States Forgoing Medicaid Expansion

In states that don't go along with an expansion of Medicaid under the health overhaul law, many low-income adults will be caught in the gap between federal and state standards for eligibility.

Mickey Mouse waves to fans during a parade at Walt Disney World Resort on March 03, 2022 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

DeSantis wants to end Disney World's special status in Florida

Florida's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, has asked lawmakers to consider a bill that would halt Disney World's exemptions to state regulations that were established more than 50 years ago.

Janete's Midnight Cabyard Kitchen

The revelation that Brazilian cab drivers in San Francisco were getting a taste of home at an off-the-radar restaurant sparked the interest of radio producers The Kitchen Sisters. Soon, they were making midnight runs to Janete's Cabyard Kitchen.

On a conference call last week, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company's ongoing dispute with Gov. Ron DeSantis raised questions about Disney's continued investment in Florida.

Disney cancels plans for $1 billion Florida campus

Disney says it's not moving ahead with a planned office park in Orlando because of "new leadership and changing business conditions." Its dispute with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be a factor.

Clinton's Ex-Pastor Weighs In on Her Exit, Next Step

The Rev. Don Jones is the former youth pastor at First United Methodist Church in Park Ridge, Ill., the childhood church of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY). A spiritual adviser to Clinton in the 1960s, he says he's deeply saddened by her loss but will follow her lead in supporting Barack Obama for the presidency.

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