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A Los Angeles community theater uses puppets to offer an escape amid wildfires
by Jonaki Mehta
Communities in Los Angeles are trying to find moments of togetherness and joy. That's included a singing and dancing puppet named Yellow Cat.
Helene leaves massive destruction and flooding in its path north
Tropical depression Helene continues causing widespread damage inland after making landfall as a hurricane in Florida’s Big Bend region. The Associated Press says at least 35 people have died.
Trump switched his focus to Haitian migrants in a small town in Pennsylvania
Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, had an overwhelming month after Donald Trump made false statements about them. Recently, he’s focused his attention on Charleroi, Penn.
Losing GPS would cost the U.S. $1 billion a day. So why is there no backup?
by Wailin Wong
A total outage of GPS could cost the country at least $1 billion a day. And there's no backup. Russia and China have backups, but the U.S. doesn’t.
Japan's new PM promises to bring continuity and changes to dealings with U.S.
by Anthony Kuhn
Japan’s ruling party has elected a new leader: former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba. He promises continuity, but has also proposed striking changes to the country's dealings with the United States.
A closer look at Eric Adams' relationship with Turkish officials
by Jordan-Marie Smith
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Politico reporter Joe Anuta about indicted Mayor Eric Adams' relationship with Turkish officials.
Maggie Smith, an acting legend of the stage and screen, has died at 89
by Bob Mondello
Oscar, Emmy and Tony winning actress Maggie Smith, who played everything from ingenues in Shakespeare to Harry Potter's Prof. McGonagall and the dowager countess in Downton Abbey, has died at 89.
The White Sox bring a dreadful season to a close
by Becky Sullivan
No team in baseball's modern history has lost more game than this year's Chicago White Sox. On Thursday, thousands of fans came out to bid the dreadful season goodbye.
VP Harris visits the southern U.S. border to propose tighter asylum rules
by Ben Giles
Vice President Kamala Harris heads to the border for the first time as the Democratic presidential nominee. She's set to propose tighter rules for asylum claims, a campaign official said.
The final, posthumous album from SOPHIE stands out among the best music out this week
by Daoud Tyler-Ameen
This week's new music includes the current king of bluegrass, electronic stylings from an RNB pioneer and a posthumous release from the iconic producer SOPHIE, who passed away in 2021.
Why book bans have been so hard to stop
by Andrew Limbong
The American Library Association's president, Cindy Hohl, is at the forefront of the fight against book censorship — a fight the ALA and other First Amendment groups have been losing.
New report looks at how U.S. history is taught in classrooms
by Juana Summers
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Nick Kryczka about the American Historical Association's new report on how U.S. history is taught in middle and high schools across America.
As Helene moves on, recovery operations are underway in Florida
by Debbie Elliott
Search and rescue operations are underway in Florida's Big Bend region where Hurricane Helene roared ashore Thursday night.