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Ports' strike ends, as dockworkers reach agreement on wages
The International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, representing ocean carriers and port operators, agreed to extend the contract and continue bargaining over all other issues.
'We Grown Now' imbues hope in a coming-of-age story in a Chicago housing project
by Bob Mondello
A gently poetic coming-of-age story, We Grown Now chronicles an adolescent friendship in Chicago's Cabrini Green housing project in the early 1990s.
Amateur art detectives used modern tools and the law to return stolen artifacts
by Erika Beras
Thirty years ago, two copper gilded Bhairav masks were stolen from a temple in Nepal. The mask's owners thought they were gone for good – but they ended up in two American museums.
Military justice is getting an overhaul. Victims say there's a long way to go
by Steve Walsh | WHRO
Military justice is undergoing its biggest overhaul in a generation, as the services grapple with sexual assault. Victims say they have a long way to go.
Salman Rushdie tells of the violent attack that nearly killed him in memoir 'Knife'
In his new memoir, Salman Rushdie writes about the young man who leapt from the audience and stabbed and almost killed him in August of 2022. He also describes his love for his wife, Eliza.
Ukraine's prime minister on how U.S. aid could make a difference on the frontlines
by Andrew Limbong
Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal tells NPR that it's crucial for Congress to pass a $60 billion aid package to successfully defend itself against Russia.
Speaker Johnson moves forward with foreign aid package, even if it risks his job
by Deirdre Walsh
House Republicans are still at odds about moving forward with Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to vote on separate foreign aid packages, putting his leadership under threat.
What makes a good courtroom drama
by Linda Holmes
With former president Trump's real-life legal drama unfolding in New York, here are some of Hollywood's best courtroom dramas for some low-stakes intrigue.
25-year-old Nelly Korda seeks fifth LPGA win in a row
Can anyone stop Nelly Korda? The 25-year-old women's professional golfer is on an epic winning streak and trying to capture her fifth straight in Houston.
Trump's anti-abortion views helped him in 2016. That may not be the case this time
by Sarah McCammon
Opposition to abortion helped Donald Trump win the presidential election in 2016. Now that the same position could be a political liability, will Trump's position evolve again?
One man's search for his father in mass graves at Gaza's Al Shifa hospital
by Aya Batrawy
Recovery teams are exhuming bodies from mass graves at Gaza's Al Shifa hospital more than two weeks after an Israeli raid there.
Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas
by Barbara Sprunt
The Senate has rejected both articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, swiftly ending the trial triggered by the House's narrow vote to impeach in February.
Non-binary Oklahoma lawmaker reflects on year since they were censured by colleagues
by Lionel Ramos
The only non-binary member of Oklahoma's legislature looks at a year since they were censured by their colleagues - and the aftermath of the death of an Oklahoma student after a fight at school.