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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.
Disney flexes its legal muscle in latest feud with DeSantis
NPR's Melissa Block talks with New York Times reporter Brooks Barnes about the feud between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis and the power that Disney holds in the state of Florida.
Turkey's Erdogan cancels election appearances after falling ill
by Peter Kenyon
The Turkish president's campaign for another term after two decades in power hit a bump this week when he fell ill.
At least two dozen people in Ukraine were killed in Russian missile strikes
by Joanna Kakissis
At least 24 people were killed in the central Ukrainian city of Uman Friday, as Russia fired missiles and drones at Ukraine.
How martial arts and sisterhood inspired the new movie 'Polite Society'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nida Manzoor, director of the new movie Polite Society, which is about a British-Pakistani high schooler who wants to be a stuntwoman.
For this poet, working on her garden is exploring history, race and sustainability
Poet Camille Dungy made her lawn into an eco-friendly pollinator's paradise of native plants. Her memoir links diversifying the landscape and diversifying the voices who write about the natural world.
Transgender lawmaker speaks out on her banishment from Montana House floor
NPR's Melissa Block talks with Rep. Zooey Zephyr about her ban from attending or speaking in the Montana State House for the rest of the year.
Trump's lawyers conclude cross examination of E. Jean Carroll in civil rape case trial
by Andrea Bernstein
Former columnist E. Jean Carroll continued her testimony on Thursday in her lawsuit sexual assault case trial against Donald Trump. Carroll sued Trump after an alleged rape in the mid-1990s.
51 years later, Germany has a panel to review the Munich Olympics hostage massacre
NPR's Melissa Block talks with Michael Brenner, professor at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, about the review the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack that killed 11 Israeli athletes.
Families grapple with rising college costs
by Elissa Nadworny
As college tuition continues to rise, families are trying to figure out where their kids will go to college and how they'll pay for it.
With pandemic border restrictions ending, White House discourages illegal crossings
by Joel Rose
The Biden administration announced a host of changes designed to discourage illegal border crossings. Numbers of people trying to cross are expected to increase when pandemic restrictions lift.
Grimes has welcomed the use of her voice in AI music, sparking legal questions
by Chloe Veltman
The pop star Grimes said she would welcome songs created using AI-generated versions of her voice, and now creators are responding. While exciting, the experimentation raises many legal questions.