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3 days ago | wabe.org | Patrick Saunders

ROME — Pope Francis, the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a millennium, died at age 88. He died Monday at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta, according to a statement from the Vatican. Francis was one of the most popular popes in decades and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.

5 days ago | wabe.org | Christopher D. Alston

A Georgia non-profit that provides medically appropriate meals to Atlantans in need could be among the many organizations feeling the pinch of the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to public health spending. Such funding could drop by as much as a third, according to a proposed budget circulating among federal officials. The effects of cuts that large would extend well beyond the government agencies they directly target.

1 week ago | wabe.org | Summer Evans

It’s been almost a decade and a half since Youth Lagoon first emerged from Boise, Idaho, with The Year of Hibernation, a dream pop debut that earned cult status for its raw intimacy and bedroom mystique. A lot has changed since Trevor Powers, the artist behind Youth Lagoon, retired in 2016, but he revived the project in 2022. Powers’ latest album, “Rarely Do I Dream,” is a playful, slightly Americana-inspired album, drawn from a box of old home movies in his parents’ basement.

1 week ago | wabe.org | Summer Evans

An unsung hero of the San Francisco folk music scene sings the story of her life in an intimate new documentary, “Singing for Justice.” Ten years in the making, the film pays tribute to the extraordinary life and music of Faith Petric, an activist, organizer and folk singer who inspired generations of disciples while earning the suspicion of the FBI. She remained active until her death at age 98. “Singing for Justice” will screen on April 19 at the Tara Theatre.

1 week ago | wabe.org | Jim Burress |Christopher D. Alston

Small businesses across metro Atlanta are raising concerns about the Trump administration’s new and rapidly-changing tariffs. Democratic U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson of DeKalb County said he’s been meeting with local business owners and his constituents are worried about staying in business. “All of that is heightened by how we don’t know what’s going to happen.