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Water supplies are dwindling in Asheville after Helene's devastation
Getting water has been a struggle for people in Asheville, N.C., where the water system was heavily damaged by Tropical Storm Helene.
They were there on D-Day, on the beaches and in the skies. This is what they saw
by Jack Mitchell
More than 150,000 U.S., British and Canadian troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944 — 80 years ago this week. A small handful told NPR about their experience.
Indiana is building an electrified highway to charge EVs as they drive over it
Researchers and Indiana's transportation department are turning a strip of highway into an electric charging road and will use semi-trucks to test its viability.
They loved magnet fishing. Now they caught stacks of $100 bills
A couple from New York recently caught a safe full of $100 bills while magnet fishing.
The arguments for swapping lawns for more natural landscaping
by Teresa Homsi
It’s lawnmower season but some homeowners and others say it’s time to shift from well-trimmed lawns to more environmentally friendly landscaping.
Hunter Biden’s ex wife and his former girlfriend testified in gun trial
by Ryan Lucas
Hunter Biden’s ex wife and his former girlfriend testified Wednesday in a Delaware courtroom about his drug use. His defense asked a FBI special agent about the contents of his infamous laptop.
Checking in with a couple advocating for ALS patients and caregivers
NPR's Juana Summers checks in with Brian Wallach, who has been living with ALS for seven years, and his wife Sandra Abrevaya on their ongoing advocacy for ALS patients, families and caregivers.
A priest recalls what it meant went a nun traveled 5 hours to visit his dying father
On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, when Father Jim Martin's father was dying, a nun, Sister Janice Farnham, took a 5-hour train ride to visit him.
Gaza's sick and malnourished children die as hospitals collapse from Israel's war
by Aya Batrawy
A lethal combination of displacement, disease and malnutrition are killing Gaza's children as they wither away without healthcare.
What to expect from Biden’s border plan
by Jasmine Garsd
Can the recent Biden’s executive order restricting asylum have a significant long-term impact in reducing the number of illegal crossings in the U.S. Southern border? We’re asking analysts and people following immigration trends. Jasmine Garsd.