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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.
An Alzheimer's drug could soon be approved, but accessing it may still be difficult
by Jon Hamilton
The Food and Drug Administration may soon grant full approval to an Alzheimer's drug. When it does, Medicare will start more widely covering the costly drug — but hurdles to access remain.
Most families of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims call for the death penalty
by Oliver Morrison
A Pittsburgh jury is considering whether the man who killed eleven worshippers at a local synagogue should be put to death.
How Florida came to be so politically important
Florida finds itself in the headlines of political stories often — recently at the center of the indictment of former President Trump. But how did the Sunshine State end up so politically important?
Canada's wildfires are part of a worrying trend — but they're not without precedent
by Nathan Rott
The massive fires in Canada's boreal forests are expected to worsen as the planet warms, but researchers say they're not unprecedented in scale and size.
What's next for Putin's rule and the war in Ukraine
The private military contractor Wagner Group launched a brief uprising this weekend, raising big questions about the Russian military and the conduct of the "special military operation" in Ukraine.
Several far right parties have unexpectedly entered the Greek parliament
by Lydia Emmanouilidou
The Greek prime minister was sworn in for a second term in Sunday's election. It wasn't much of a surprise. But the entry of several far right parties into the Greek parliament was unexpected.
Hajj pilgrimage is exected to be the biggest since COVID pandemic
by Aya Batrawy
The annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage has begun — drawing around 2 million people to Mecca. Crowd control poses a challenge as pilgrims perform the physically and spiritually demanding journey.
Parini Shroff's laugh-out-loud debut novel explores caste, domestic abuse and murder
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Parini Shroff about her debut novel The Bandit Queens, a story about a woman in an Indian village with a dangerous reputation.
The unsung hero who helped a mom understand her son
In this My Unsung Hero, Barbara Romero recalls how the words of a social worker changed her life.