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These Alaska moms couldn’t find a Yup’ik children’s book. So they made one themselves
Yup’ik is the most spoken Native language in Alaska, but finding Yup’ik books for young children can be almost impossible. These moms created their own – and now they’re fielding nearly 1,000 orders.
Putin arrives in Beijing to celebrate 10th anniversary of infrastructure initiative
Russian President Vladimir Putin is in China to mark the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road infrastructure initiative. But there's a lot more going on behind the visit than just that.
'Roman Stories' is Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jhumpa Lahiri's latest collection
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to author Jhumpa Lahiri, who turns Rome into a central character in her new story collection.
Funeral held for 6-year-old boy killed in an apparent anti-Muslim attack
NPR's A Martinez talks to Illinois state Representative Abdelnasser Rashid about the killing of a six-year-old Palestinian American boy in what prosecutors call a hate crime.
Federal court allows Albuquerque gun ban to stand while lawsuits proceed
by Martin Kaste
A federal court in New Mexico has let stand, for the time being, a controversial gun ban in Albuquerque's parks and playgrounds. The governor frames the ban as a response to a public health emergency.
Separated at the border: U.S. government agrees to settlement with migrant families
The U.S. government has agreed to reunite and compensate thousands of migrant families who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border during the Trump administration.
Morning news brief
President Biden will travel to Israel and Jordan as the Israel-Hamas war intensifies, and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens. The House is set to vote Tuesday to elect a new speaker.
A name that pops up in October is Santa Muerte. Who is the death saint?
Believers in the figure known as "Saint Death" are paying homage, even as the Catholic church in Mexico rejects her.
People in Gaza are said to be in need of shelter, food, water and medicine
Aid groups in the Gaza Strip are warning that the enclave is near complete collapse. Gaza is under an Israeli siege that is blocking basic humanitarian needs from getting in.
There's renewed pressure on the FDA to ban synthetic food dye Red No. 3
by Allison Aubrey
Last week California became the first state to ban the synthetic food dye. Public health advocates want the dye removed from the food supply nationwide.
Poland's populist, right-wing government appears to be on its way out after 8 years
Exit polling shows the ruling Law and Justice party, which has steadily chipped away at democratic institutions, is suffering a dramatic upset.