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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.
Soon after Roe was overturned, one Mississippi woman learned she was pregnant
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bryce Covert about her report on one of the first babies born in a post-Dobbs America and the circumstances his mother is faced with.
The United States' concerns over China's activities in Cuba
by Michele Kelemen
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has raised concerns about China's military and intelligence activities in Cuba, where it allegedly has spy bases and a possible military training bass.
U.S. ambassador to China on future of the countries' complicated relationship
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns about next steps in the U.S.-China relationship following Secretary of State Antony Blinken's talk with President Xi Jinping.
Listening to high school finalists of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge
NPR's Student Podcast Challenge received more than 3,300 entries in its fifth year. We bring you some of the finalists in our high school category from students around the country.
Rescuers race against time to find the missing Titanic submersible
by Tovia Smith
The search continues for the submersible carrying five people to see the Titanic wreckage. It went missing on Sunday. Authorities say the sub's oxygen supply will likely run out by Thursday morning.
Strangers are helping finish craft projects when the original crafter can't
by Martha Bebinger
Dedicated crafters often leave projects unfinished when they die. Now, there's a group that pairs those half-knitted hats and partly-stitched quilts with new crafters who can finish them for families.
Adults should be screened for anxiety disorders, health panel recommends
by Michaeleen Doucleff
An influential health panel now recommends all adults under age 65 be screened for anxiety disorders by their primary care physicians.
Lebanon has deported hundreds of refugees back to their home country of Syria
by Ruth Sherlock
Hundreds of Syrian refugees have been forcibly deported out of Lebanon back to their home country — even though they face dangers there.
'The Brightest Star' tells Anna May Wong's life story from her imagined perspective
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Gail Tsukiyama about her new novel The Brightest Star, a fictional account of the life of actress Anna May Wong.
Jenny Xie tackles a fraught mother-daughter relationship in novel 'Holding Pattern'
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jenny Xie about her first novel, Holding Pattern. It takes a familiar story — a young adult who decides to move home — and flips it on its head.