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Helene recovery in North Carolina is underway
by Scott Detrow
In western North Carolina, officials are struggling to rescue people following Tropical Storm Helene. Many are without power, water systems are offline and cell service is down.
A look at Amritpal Singh, the Sikh preacher on the run who has captivated India
by Lauren Frayer
Car chases in India, violent protests in the U.S. and U.K. — over a popular Sikh preacher on the run. India and its diaspora have been captivated by a manhunt for a charismatic separatist leader.
The carnage and Keanu remain elegant in 'John Wick Chapter 4'
by Bob Mondello
Keanu Reeves' reluctant assassin is a little less reluctant in his latest outing, John Wick Chapter 4.
Acknowledging layoffs at NPR
NPR is undergoing a reduction of roughly 10% of its workforce. The layoffs include members of the All Things Considered team.
The investigations and potential charges that Trump is facing
by Becky Sullivan
As a Manhattan grand jury hears evidence about former President Donald Trump's involvement in a hush-money arrangement, he also faces scrutiny in other probes that could come with potential charges.
Funeral directors in 15 states can now offer the eco-friendlier 'water cremation'
by Alex Hager
Funeral directors in 15 states can now offer "water cremation," in which bodies are dissolved in a chemical solution. Some see it as more eco-friendly and less traumatic than consumption by flame.
Virginia school district parents practice calm communication on culture war issues
by Randi B. Hagi
A school system in Virginia has engaged parents and teachers in targeted discussions over the treatment of transgender student and mistrust of public schools.
With a few 1 seeds, Cinderellas and underdogs left, this Sweet 16 has everything
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with The Athletic senior writer Nicole Auerbach about this weekend's Sweet 16 matchups in men's and women's college basketball tournaments and how Cinderella teams have fared.
Congress grills TikTok's CEO about security of user data
by Bobby Allyn
Lawmakers hear from the CEO of TikTok as the threat that the app will be banned grows larger.
A park built over over the interstate could reconnect Richmond, Va., communities
by Jahd Khalil
Richmond, Va., is one of the nearly 50 cities that has won a grant from the federal government as it tries to repair some of the damage done to neighborhoods from building highways.
Southern Turkey struggles to observe Ramadan after devastation of earthquakes
by Fatma Tanis
As the month of Ramadan starts, residents of southern Turkey are struggling to mark the holiday as they remain displaced and devastated by last month's earthquakes.
12 years after combat operations ceased, U.S Senate debates ending Iraq War
by Susan Davis
Twenty years after the first bombs dropped on Baghdad, the U.S. Senate is set to repeal the war authorization for the 2003 Iraq war.
Strikes continue in France as the public protests higher retirement age
Three days after France's president Emmanuel Macron enacted reforms to the country's pension system without the approval of parliament, nation-wide protests resumed.