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These missionaries have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year
by Jeff Brady
Volunteers from across the country are in southern Appalachia to help with recovery from Hurricane Helene. Among them are a Texas couple who have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year.
More Blacks are buying guns. Is that driving up Black suicide rates?
by Alex Smith
Gun buying among African Americans is up in recent years, and so are suicide rates among young Black men.
News brief: Russia-Ukraine latest, Ukrainian refugees, Bill Barr book
Russian forces are moving toward a third Ukrainian nuclear power plant. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has generated a refugee crisis. Ex-Attorney General Barr defends his record in a new book.
In Selma, Ala., Kamala Harris reflects on the current fight for voting rights
by Scott Detrow
Vice President Harris joined the march across the Edmund Pettus bridge on the 57th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when Black voting rights activists were beaten by state troopers.
Russian forces are advancing on a 3rd power plant, Ukraine's president says
NPR's Leila Fadel talks Mariana Budjeryn, a Ukrainian and a nuclear expert at Harvard's Belfer Center, about the dangers of Russia seizing control of Ukraine's nuclear power plants.
Russia's military is now encircling several Ukrainian cities
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to retired Admiral James Foggo, who commanded U.S. Naval forces for Europe and Africa, about what Russian forces have been doing, and what their next moves might be.
A Ukrainian-owned bakery in Texas raises money for Ukraine
Thousands of people came to Laika Cheesecakes and Espresso in San Antonio. The bakery pledged to donate all its sales late last month to those impacted by the invasion. It raised more than $72,000.
A California woman had a huge bell taking up space in her garage
It resembled the Liberty Bell without the crack. She did some research and found its connection to Paul Revere, who had a foundry. His son made the bell. It's been returned to its original location.
Russia has reasserted state control over the country's major media companies
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a measure criminalizing reporting that contradicts the government's version of events.
If you watched TV recently, you might be wondering what decade it is
The 90s are all over our screens. Most recently there is Hulu's s Pam & Tommy. It is one example of the shows and movies that are revisiting people — and scandals — of the decade.
The U.S.-Russia space partnership historically has transcended political tension
Amid the Russia-Ukraine war, rising tensions between Russia and the U.S. could have implications for the two nations' partnerships in space — particularly aboard the International Space Station.
Brandon Jackson aims to help others who were convicted with split decisions
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Brandon Jackson, who spent 25 years in prison in Louisiana after being convicted by a non-unanimous jury, which is now an unconstitutional practice.
As the U.S. emerges from 2 pandemic winters, it's time to reboot some habits
The pandemic changed our daily habits. Early on people drink more, moved less and ate more. And many of these habits linger. Health experts say it's time to take stock of our daily habits.