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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.
Why transforming concrete schoolyards into parks could make for healthier cities
by Maria Godoy
Living near parks can boost health. But low-income communities of color often have less access than their wealthier, white counterparts. One project aims to change that by revamping schoolyards.
Science news: Elements of life on a Saturn moon and how spaceflight affects the brain
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with hosts of NPR's science podcast, Short Wave about Saturn's moon Enceladus, a tiny 'quasi-moon' near Earth's orbit, and how spaceflight affects astronauts' brains.
A dangerous chemical Xylazine is being added to U.S. street drugs, killing thousands
by Brian Mann
Public health and law enforcement agencies around the U.S. are scrambling to blunt the impact of xylazine, a deadly new threat to Americans who use street drugs.
Wes Anderson's sci-fi 'Asteroid City' stays true to his look and feel
by Bob Mondello
A Junior Stargazer convention is hit by world-changing events in Wes Anderson's Asteroid City, a comedy with an all-star cast including Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton and Bryan Cranston.
Editor to many great authors, Robert Gottlieb has died at 92
by Chloe Veltman
Robert Gottlieb was the editor of powerful authors like Robert Caro, Toni Morrison, Joseph Heller and Nora Ephron. Gottlieb has died at age 92.
Wind and solar projects are growing, but many can't actually connect to the grid
by Dan Charles
Tons of green energy projects, both wind and solar, want to connect to the grid. But they're running into a surprising obstacle.
NATO has gone into high gear as the war in Ukraine continues
by Eleanor Beardsley
As the war in Ukraine intensifies, NATO is stepping up training to increase readiness among its members, including maneuvers this month on NATO's eastern flank in Romania.
An FDA panel meets about which COVID strains the U.S. will target with vaccines
by Pien Huang
An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration meets to discuss the COVID strains that vaccines in the U.S. will target this fall.
A turning point for Southern Baptists? Convention ousts churches with women pastors
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Monique Moultrie, Georgia State University associate professor of religious and gender studies, about the Southern Baptist Convention ousting churches with women pastors.
Can a playlist of fish music save the world's coral reefs?
by Nurith Aizenman
Afghans arrive at the south border of the U.S. to find immigration system challenges
by Paul Flahive
Two years after an American exit and Taliban takeover, Afghans are making the arduous journey across central and south America to reach the U.S. — only to find uncertainty in the immigration system.
The unemployment for young people in China hits a record high in May
by John Ruwitch
The latest figures in China show that the unemployment rate for young people ages 16 to 24 hit a record high at 20.8%. That is more then one in five without a job. What's behind it?