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Tens of thousands of dockworkers are striking from Boston to Houston
The port of Mobile, Ala., is one of 14 along the Gulf and East Coasts where dockworkers went on strike at midnight. The union is demanding a 77% wage increase.
Russia is losing the edge in Ukraine, but Putin still seems ready to double down
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Michael McFaul, a former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, about Putin's mindset as the war in Ukraine shifts out of Russia's favor.
In 'Thistlefoot,' GennaRose Nethercott explores painful history through folklore
by Mallory Yu
In her debut book Thistlefoot, author GennaRose Nethercott reimagines the centuries-old character Baba Yaga as a Jewish woman living in a shtetl in 1919 Russia, in a time of civil war and pogroms.
EPA creates new office to advance environmental justice initiatives
by Leoneda Inge
Forty years after Warren County, N.C., residents marched to a landfill to try to stop dump trucks, the EPA is creating a new office charged with advancing environmental justice.
Lawsuits involving Florida Gov. DeSantis' migrant relocation flights move forward
by Joel Rose
More details about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's migrant relocation flights are coming to light. Meanwhile, lawsuits are moving forward alleging people on those flights were misled.
Residents in Fort Myers, Fla., are preparing for a hard recovery after Hurricane Ian
by Martin Kaste
Hurricane Ian destroyed Fort Myers Beach in Florida, but the city of Fort Myers was damaged, too. In the historically Black neighborhood of Dunbar, people are living without drinkable water and power.
Biden visits Puerto Rico to assess damage from Hurricane Fiona
by Adrian Florido
President Biden was in Puerto Rico on Monday to assess damage from Hurricane Fiona. Biden landed in the southern city of Ponce, one of the hardest-hit communities.
A 23-year megadrought is endangering the agricultural economy in the Southwest
by Kirk Siegler
Drought is pushing Arizona farmers to the brink as they've been cut off from the shrinking Colorado River. The crisis is also renewing questions about the viability of growing crops in a desert.
A group of angry library patrons in Texas has gone to court over book removals
by John Burnett
A group of library patrons in Llano, Texas, has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against county officials for removing or restricting a range of books. It's a rare example of readers pushing back.
Emmy-Award winning puppeteer David Bizzaro goes on the road with Mochi
by Michel Martin
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Bizzaro, the voice of Mochi from Netflix's Waffles and Mochi.
Ernest Robles started the Hispanic Scholarship Fund with a $30,000 mortgage
by Michel Martin
NPR's Michel Marin talks with The Los Angeles Times' Gustavo Arellano about the legacy of Robles, who died in September at 92. We also hear from scholarship recipients.