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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.
The IRS commissioner faced tough questions from Senate Finance Committee
by Scott Horsley
Senators quizzed IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel about the just-finished tax-filing season and what's ahead for the government's tax collector.
Supreme Court hears challenge to a statute used to try hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters
by Nina Totenberg
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided, with conservatives expressing various degrees of skepticism about the statute used to prosecute more than 350 of the Jan. 6th rioters who invaded the capitol.
Electronic warfare is interfering with GPS in areas of Gaza
by Jane Arraf
Electronic warfare connected to the conflict in Gaza is interfering with the global positioning system in a large part of the region.
What happened at WNBA draft — and what the future of the sport could hold
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jemele Hill, contributing writer for The Atlantic, about the 36 new players who were drafted into the WNBA and the future of the sport.
In Arizona, political candidates walk a fine line on abortion rights
by Ben Giles
Arizona's ban on abortions has affected political races. Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Kari Lake is figuring out how to balance her opposition to abortion rights without embracing a near-total ban.
Japanese-American baseball players will bring the game back to a WWII camp
by Adrian Florido
Volunteers are restoring the Manzanar War Reloctation Center's baseball field. In the fall, Japanese-American baseball players play where many of their families were held during World War II.
The push to have seniors age in their homes, not hospitals
More than 10 thousand older adults turn 65 every day. There's growing efforts to make sure they stay in their homes and out of hospitals and nursing homes as they age.
A church offers asylum seekers a loan
by Gwynne Hogan
A church rents apartments for asylum seekers, who pay the church back after an initial buffer period.
Climate change in Catan? New board game version forces players to consider pollution
by Nathan Rott
The newest version of the popular board game Catan will make players wrestle with a society-wide problem: How do you build, develop and expand without overly polluting the world?
New HBO series looks at Vietnam War from Vietnamese perspective
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with actor Hoa Xuande about the new HBO show 'The Sympathizer' — a rare piece of Hollywood entertainment that tells the story of the Vietnam War from a Vietnamese perspective.
Technology and disinformation places U.S. in multiple cold wars, author argues
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to journalist David Sanger about his new book, New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, And America's Struggle To Defend The West.
Visually impaired Boston Marathon runner and his guide give an update on race
Nafij Ahmed and Josh Bard ran the Boston Marathon on Monday. Nafij is visually impaired and Josh was his guide for the run. We ran a story about the lead up to the run. This is what happened since.