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A Florida family figures out what comes next after losing everything in Helene
A family escaped drowning during Helene with six people and 20 cats on a roof. The storm took everything but their lives. They have no insurance or savings and scant income.
Movie review: 'Air'
by Bob Mondello
Ben Affleck directs the story of how a small athletic shoe maker cracked the big time in 1984 by introducing a shoe for an untested rookie named Michael Jordan.
The slither of a deadly Cobra in a cockpit prompted an emergency landing
by Kate Bartlett
Of all the things to go wrong midair in the cockpit of a plane, finding an unwanted poisonous snake under the pilot's seat must surely be one of the worst scenarios.
The Fed's 'discount window' saw a huge uptick in demand amid financial turmoil
by Mary Childs
When banks are under financial stress, where do they turn for help? Many go to the Federal Reserve, which, through its discount window, serves as a "lender of last resort" for banks.
Musk asks basic facts about NPR after labeling it 'state-affiliated media' on Twitter
by Bobby Allyn
Elon Musk said Twitter's recent labeling of NPR as "state-affiliated media" may not have been accurate during a series of email exchanges that offered a glimpse into the billionaire's thought process.
SNAP responds to Maryland AG report on decades of sex abuse by the Catholic church
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with David Lorenz, director of the Maryland chapter of the Survivors Network of those abused by Priests, after the report on decades-long sex abuse in the Baltimore Diocese.
What the expulsion of Black lawmakers in Tennessee reveals about race and democracy
by Sandhya Dirks
Tennessee's Republican-led House voted to expel the two Black Democratic lawmakers who led a raucous protest from the House floor calling for gun law reforms. Their one White colleague was saved.
Months of a doomed pregnancy: What can happen in a state with strict abortion laws
by Selena Simmons-Duffin
When she gave birth to her baby with a fatal condition two months early, Samantha Casiano scrambled to raise funds for the funeral. Anti-abortion advocates say Texas laws are "working as designed."
Manufacturing, price gauging are among the concerns about new U.S. military arms race
by Frank Morris
The U.S. is low on rockets and artillery shells. Congress is funding a huge arms buying spree, but U.S. factories can't produce munitions fast enough. Price gauging is also a concern.
Clarence Thomas says he was told he needn't disclose trips paid for by GOP donor
by Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has responded to a news report about his failure to disclose lavish trips paid for by a conservative billionaire — trips with a value in the millions of dollars.
Tennessee GOP Rep. Barrett on why he voted to expel two colleagues but not the third
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Republican Tennessee Rep. Jody Barrett about his vote to expel two Democratic colleagues over leading a gun control protest on the House floor.
Steven Yeun talks about 'Beef,' his new hate-fueled Netflix series with Ali Wong
by Brittany Luse
NPR's Brittany Luse, host of It's Been a Minute, talks with actor Steven Yeun about his new Netflix series, a hate-fueled romp called Beef.