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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.
Chicago Voters Elect Their First African-American Female Mayor
by Cheryl Corley
Former prosecutor Lori Lightfoot also made history by becoming the city's first openly gay mayor. Lightfoot will succeed Rahm Emanuel who has served in that office since 2011.
Freedom From ISIS Means Yazidi Women Must Abandon Their Children
by Jane Arraf
Many women freed from ISIS slavery in Syria are facing heart-wrenching decisions as they attempt to return to their families, who are part of a religious minority.
'Native Son' Is Reborn, In 'Still Kind Of The Same America'
by Mandalit del Barco
U.S. Stops F-35 Parts Delivery After Turkey Decides To Buy Russian Missile System
by David Welna
Turkey is helping the U.S. build the F-35 jet fighter. It also insists on buying a Russian air defense missile system that could shoot that warplane down. The U.S. says the NATO ally can't have both.
Illegal Immigration Must Be Addressed At The Source, Johnson Says
Rachel Martin talks to Jeh Johnson, former Homeland Security secretary, about the surge of migrants trying to cross into the U.S. from the border with Mexico. NPR's Joel Rose comments on the topic.
Attack Victim Presses U.S. To Suspend Military Sales To Egypt
by Michele Kelemen
More than three years ago, the Egyptian military, using U.S.-made helicopters, mistakenly attacked a group of tourists — killing 12 people and wounding an American woman.
White House Overturned 25 Denied Security Clearances, Whistleblower Says
Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Gerald Connolly of Virginia about whistleblower allegations that administration officials intervened in the security clearance process. NPR's Tim Mak weighs in.
U.S. Diplomat Recounts Time In Russia In 'The Back Channel'
Steve Inskeep talks to former ambassador William Burns about diplomacy in the Trump era. Burns is the author of: The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal.
Ahead Of NATO's 70th Anniversary, Alliance Chief To Meet With Trump
President Trump often beats up on NATO allies for not living up to defense spending obligations. That's just one point of friction when the NATO secretary-general visits the White House Tuesday.