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Crisis hotlines are being targeted for sexually harassing phone calls
Counselors who work at crisis hotline centers like 988 are sometimes targeted by deceitful callers, who keep them on the line and sexually harass them.
Beneath Kharkiv in Ukraine, survival has created a sense of community
by Eyder Peralta
For more than 50 days, Ukraine's second largest city has been relentlessly shelled. Above ground, parts of the city are unlivable. But below ground, life is trying to find a way.
Russia's oil drilling plans may be in jeopardy without the West's support
by Jackie Northam
Russia has long planned on expanding its oil drilling in the Arctic. But that relies on help from Western companies that are now pulling back because of the war in Ukraine.
Margo Jefferson's new memoir is like a kaleidoscope into someone's life
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Margo Jefferson about her new memoir called Constructing A Nervous System.
Screening kids for anxiety and depression early on could help stop crises, panel says
by Rhitu Chatterjee
An advisory committee has issued its draft recommendations to screen kids earlier for anxiety and depression. Experts say this will help children get help before things escalate into a crisis.
BA.2, holiday travel and you.
COVID-19 is still very much here. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Monica Gandhi about prepping for holiday travel.
Computer programming training could set former inmates up for success after prison
by Shahla Farzan
A St. Louis-based tech nonprofit is training inmates in computer programming while they're still incarcerated to give them a shot at landing jobs in the tech industry and avoid returning to prison.
What's happening in Jerusalem
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks The Washington Post's Jerusalem's bureau chief Steve Hendrix about the violence in Jerusalem.
Ukrainian climate scientist says Russia's invasion is a 'fossil fuel war'
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with leading Ukrainian climate scientist Svitlana Krakovska about how climate change relates to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine says Russia has used long-range bombers for the 1st time
by Brian Mann
Fighting continues in the besieged port city of Mariupol, where Ukraine says Russia used long-range bombers for the first time.
Twitter adopts 'poison pill' to block Elon Musk takeover bid
by Bobby Allyn
Hundreds of anti-LGBTQ bills have already been introduced this year. Here may be why
by Melissa Block
2022 is set to break records for anti-LGBTQ legislation, with hundreds of bills introduced across the U.S. Who's behind this wave of legislation, and why is this becoming such a potent wedge issue?