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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.
Three stories from the hottest month ever
The U.N. estimates that July was the hottest month — in terms of the average global temperature-- in recorded history. That's leading to climate-driven disasters around the world.
'Waiting To Be Arrested At Night' is the story of a Uyghur poet's escape
by Emily Feng
Poet Tahir Hamut Izgil left the Chinese region of Xinjiang amid a government crackdown on the Uyghur people. He writes about that in his book, Waiting to be Arrested at Night.
Smithsonian releases an unheard treasure trove of blues music
NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Smithsonian curator John Troutman and blues musician Dom Flemons about a new folk album, Playing for the Man at the Door, from late chronicler Mack McCormick's collection.
Hikers take an ice cream break on the Appalachian Trail
by Rachel McDevitt
At the halfway point of the more than 2,000-mile long Appalachian Trail, hikers stop to refresh with a half gallon of ice cream.
2 of Sen. Murkowski's interns complete quest for selfies with all 100 U.S. senators
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Lillian Yang and Claire Moreland, two interns for Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, about their quest to take selfies with all 100 sitting U.S. senators.
Russell Moore on 'altar call for Evangelical America'
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Russell Moore, editor-in-chief of the Christianity Today magazine about his new book Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call For Evangelical America.
World Cup: Round of 16 preview
Japan and Spain advance as the Women's World Cup enters the knockout rounds.
50 years of hip-hop: A genre born from a backyard party
by Juana Summers
Fifty years ago this month, some teenagers threw a back-to-school party in the Bronx. Today that party is considered by many "the birth of hip-hop."
Heat waves haven't stopped Americans from getting outside this summer
by Lisa Lambert
This summer's extreme weather can't and won't stop Americans from having fun.
Re-elected Tenn. lawmaker says you can't expel the gun control movement
by Blaise Gainey
Two Tennessee lawmakers who were expelled after participating in a gun control demonstration in the statehouse won reelection. Where does that leave the gun control debate?
Ben Purkert tackles masculinity and ego within the advertising industry in new novel
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with author Ben Purkert about his new novel The Men Can't Be Saved.