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Helene recovery in North Carolina is underway
by Scott Detrow
In western North Carolina, officials are struggling to rescue people following Tropical Storm Helene. Many are without power, water systems are offline and cell service is down.
A big group of student loan borrowers are learning their debt has been forgiven
by Cory Turner
Federal student loan borrowers are expected to resume payments this fall. But more than 800,000 borrowers are finding out that their loans have suddenly been forgiven.
Novel 'The Covenant of Water' tells of a family in India haunted by a medical mystery
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the author Abraham Verghese about his new novel The Covenant of Water in which a family in India is haunted by a medical mystery.
A neurology professor weighs in on the health questions surrounding Mitch McConnell
For a second time in a little over a month, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze up while taking questions a press conference, raising questions about his health.
Now-released forms reveal more trips gifted to Justice Clarence Thomas by Harlan Crow
by Nina Totenberg
Justice Clarence Thomas, who has been the subject of scrutiny over gifts he received from billionaire Harlan Crow, reported additional trips Crow paid for in newly released financial disclosure forms.
This French app aims to fight sexual harassment on beaches
by Rebecca Rosman
Women who are subject to unwanted attention and harassment on the beaches of southern France this summer are experimenting with a new app which summons police.
Russia is sending crude through the Arctic to China
by Jackie Northam
This summer has seen a sharp increase in the number of Russian oil tankers shuttling crude to ports in China via Polar waters. Climate change means there's less ice for the vessels to navigate.
Chicago officials are joining the effort to crack down on cases of COVID aid fraud
by Martin Kaste
COVID aid fraud was rampant countrywide, but thousands of Chicago residents appear to have taken money for bogus businesses. Officials say they may have to concentrate on only the worst cases.
Marijuana could soon be downgraded from a Schedule 1 drug
by Selena Simmons-Duffin
The federal government may soon change how marijuana is regulated. The Drug Enforcement Administration has kicked off a review of whether marijuana should remain a strictly controlled substance.
The latest from Florida's Cedar Key, one of the areas Hurricane Idalia hit hardest
by Greg Allen
Hurricane Idalia's storm surge and winds thumped the fishing community of Cedar Key on Florida's Gulf coast. Most people evacuated beforehand — but not everyone.
Millions of bees fell off a truck in Ontario. Local beekeepers jumped in to help
Millions of bees spilled onto an Ontario highway Wednesday. Beekeepers sprung into action. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with one of the beekeepers, Mike Barber of Tri-City Bee Rescue, about the effort.
Deadly Johannesburg building fire brings attention to housing operations run by gangs
by Kate Bartlett
A deadly fire in an apartment block in Johannesburg, South Africa, has raised questions about the grip of gangs who illegally occupy and sell off space in empty buildings with squalid conditions.
Texas will soon allow unlicensed chaplains to act as school counselors
by Bill Zeeble
Citing a shortage of school counselors, Texas passed a law allowing chaplains to be school counselors. Some say it's the government's responsibility, not churches', to provide mental health services.