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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.
Those who haven't fled Ukraine hunker down in makeshift bomb shelters
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Kristina Berdynskykh, a reporter with a daily English-language news site in Kyiv, who like other Ukrainians who haven't fled the country, is sheltering underground.
A Canadian man amasses a huge collection of Hawaiian music
A nearly 10,000-piece Hawaiian music collection was donated to the state's archives by the family of Michael Scott. His will stipulated that it go someplace where it can be accessible to the public.
Ukrainian forces aren't backing down, 5 days after Russian attacks began
The Ukrainian military is continuing its defense of the capital Kyiv, while Russian and Ukrainian delegations meet on the border with Belarus to try to find a diplomatic way out of the conflict.
'Saturday Night Live' opens with the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York
SNL usually starts with a comedy sketch, but this weekend — no laughs. The open featured a Ukrainian chorus singing: "Prayer for Ukraine." Candles were arranged to spell out Kyiv.
Busy Chicago high school student gets a perfect ACT score
Mario Hoover is in debate, track and field, choir — plus he volunteers at a hospital and at a boys and girls club. He is the first student in his school's 42-year history to get a perfect ACT score.
The Putin Pub in Jerusalem is looking for a new name
by Daniel Estrin
The Putin Pub, a 22-year-old mainstay of Jerusalem's Russian-speaking immigrant community, can no longer tolerate the joke of being named after President Putin.
Why Russian military moves in Ukraine have not gone as well as expected
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jeffrey Edmonds, a research scientist focusing on Russia's military and an-ex director for Russia at the National Security Council, about Russia's moves against Ukraine.
The case of the Stephens' kangaroo rat is being called a conservation success
The nocturnal rodent, the Stephens' kangaroo rat, was on the endangered species list but this month it was reclassified as threatened.
Morning news brief
Diplomatic talks between Russia and Ukraine are scheduled for Monday. Tens of thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing the country every day. The EU and Germany announced moves to support Ukraine.
The CDC issues new masking guidance as U.S. COVID cases drop
The CDC's new guidance means most of the U.S. population is considered to be at low or medium risk for COVID-19, and the agency has given the green light to take masks off.
Transgender kids in Texas face challenges accessing gender affirming health care
by Sara Willa Ernst
The governor of Texas wants hormone therapy for transgender kids classified as child abuse. One family is nervous that they may now become targets, but they don't want to leave the state.