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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.
Warmer temperatures may be linked to a rise in baseball home runs, study finds
by Ari Daniel
A new study finds a link to warming temperatures and a rise in baseball home runs.
Earthquake survivors in southern Turkey struggle with mental health two months later
by Fatma Tanis
Two months after the deadly earthquakes in southern Turkey, millions of survivors are coping with the mental health toll of the horrific disaster.
March's jobs report is a sign the Fed's efforts to curb inflation are working
by Scott Horsley
Hiring slowed a bit in March, as U.S. employers added 236,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.5%, even as nearly half-a-million new people joined the workforce.
Heist thriller 'How to Blow Up a Pipeline' explores the case for destructive protest
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with director Daniel Goldhaber and actor and cowriter Ariela Barer about environmental activism through sabotage in their heist film How To Blow Up a Pipeline.
A hundred years later, a Welsh women's peace petition returns home
A Welsh petition for world peace sat forgotten in the Smithsonian for nearly 100 years. This week, it finally returned to Wales for its signatures to be digitized and its history remembered.
After six decades, a water treaty between India and Pakistan is in trouble
by Diaa Hadid
There's trouble facing a six-decade-old treaty that divides six rivers between bitter rivals India and Pakistan. Experts fear conflict if it unravels.
NBA's Patty Mills gives young Indigenous Australians a league of their own
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with NBA player Patty Mills, point guard now of the Brooklyn Nets, about his work in organizing the Indigenous Basketball Association in his native Australia.
Violence ignites after raids at Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem
by Daniel Estrin
After two days of Israeli police raids in the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, militants fired rockets into Israel from Gaza and Lebanon — raising fears of an escalating conflict.
The truth and half-truths of George Soros' relationship to Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg
Conservative politicians often use liberal philanthropist George Soros as the bogeyman. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist and author Emily Tamkin about why.
Employees who are laid off while already on leave face extra challenges
by Andrea Hsu
With mass layoffs across the tech and media industries, some employees are losing their jobs while they're on paid leave, making an unfortunate situation even more difficult.
White House defends Afghanistan pullout, blames Trump administration for lack of prep
by Franco Ordoñez
The Biden administration issued an analysis of the U.S. pulling military presence from Afghanistan. The White House defends withdrawing but blames the Trump administration for a lack of preparedness.