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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 woman wary of thieves in India finds a legion of helpers instead
Before going to India, Sri Pisharody warned her daughter to watch out for people trying to steal from them. But when they got there, the opposite happened.
Two halves of a 17th-century family portrait have been reunited
Art history sleuths in Europe have determined that two separate portraits by a 17th-century Flemish artist actually belong together — and the two works of art have been reunited in a Danish museum.
Get your bracket cards ready — March Madness tips off today
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nicole Auerbach, senior writer for The Athletic, about this year's NCAA Men's and Women's 68-team tournaments.
6 early entries we love from the 2023 NPR Student Podcast Challenge
by Janet W. Lee
Here are six early entries we love, selected from student podcasts submitted on or before March 3.
'Chang Can Dunk' is the coming-of-age sports film Jingyi Shao wished for as a kid
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with filmmaker Jingyi Shao about Chang Can Dunk, a coming-of-age sports film about an Asian American teen's quest to reinvent himself — by learning to dunk.
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates on re-imagining public diplomacy
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Robert Gates, former defense secretary and founder of the Gates Global Policy Center, about the center's new report focused on re-imagining public diplomacy.
This Girl Scout is a vocal critic of the Girl Scout cookies and is making her own
by Todd Bookman
A Girl Scout, distressed that the cookies she was selling contained palm oil, went rogue and baked her own to raise money for her troop.
Activists spread misleading information to fight solar
by Michael Copley
Citizens for Responsible Solar is part of a growing backlash against renewable energy in rural communities across the United States.
Markey calls Biden's decision to back the Willow Project 'an environmental injustice'
The Biden administration approved a major oil extraction project in Alaska, a decision that has divided Democrats. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Sen. Ed Markey, who opposes the project.