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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.
Secretary of State Blinken on Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal and Russia's war in Ukraine
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Aspen Security Forum on a wide range of the most pressing diplomatic questions.
Longtime 'NYT' food critic reflects on 12 years at the table
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to the New York Times' food critic Pete Wells about his retirement after 12 years at the critic's table.
This week's new albums, including the 'Twisters' soundtrack
NPR's Music team breaks down this week's new music, plus how the impact of movie soundtracks has changed.
Russian court sentences ‘Wall Street Journal’ reporter to 16 years in prison colony
by Jackie Northam
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been sentenced to 16 years for alleged espionage in a trial that his newspaper and the U.S. government calls a sham.
Scientists may have discovered a rare spade-toothed whale
Scientists in New Zealand have discovered what they believe may be a rare spade-toothed whale - a creature that's never been spotted alive at sea.
A deadly explosion hit Tel Aviv's oceanfront before dawn
by Greg Myre
Much of Israel’s commercial capital Tel Aviv has returned to business-as-usual. But this sense of normality was shattered in a deadly predawn explosion Friday that rocked the city’s oceanfront.
Trump talks about national unity in RNC speech
by Franco Ordoñez
Trump showed some vulnerability while recounting what happened during the assassination attempt on his life. But he quickly moved on from any message of unity to a litany of familiar grievances.
A worldwide IT outage disrupted airlines, banks, hospitals and businesses today
One of the biggest IT outages ever caused mayhem around the world today, hobbling airlines, businesses and government agencies. A faulty update from the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike is to blame.
Director Lee Isaac Chung shares the inspirations behind 'Twisters'
by Scott Detrow
Director Lee Isaac Chung talks to NPR's Scott Detrow about his latest film, Twisters. He shot it on location in Oklahoma, using local extras on set who know what it’s like to face a tornado.
250+ workers have died in preventable trench cave-ins over a decade, probe finds
by Robert Benincasa
A joint investigation by NPR, Texas Public Radio and the program 1A finds that more than 250 workers have died in trench cave-ins over the last decade. Deaths that were preventable, experts say.