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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.
Israel tells northern Gaza to evacuate, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee
Israel's retaliation against Hamas for deadly attack on southern Israel has upended life for all of Gaza's 2.3 million residents. Bombardment by air and sea has killed more than 2,700 Palestinians.
A man in Georgia had sticker shock after he was stopped for speeding
The motorist got a ticket for $1.4 million, and was told it wasn't a clerical error. The court said the number is a placeholder until the real fine is decided after a court appearance.
Suzanne Somers died on Sunday — the eve of her 77th birthday
Suzanne Somers, an actor, business woman and author of more than two dozen books, has died at age 76. Her big break came in 1977 when she landed a role on TVs Three's Company.
Gaza's border with Egypt is closed. Why won't Egypt let Palestinians in?
NPR's A Martinez talks to former Egyptian diplomat Abderahman Salaheldin about Egypt's role in the war between Israel and Hamas.
How do you explain to children about the bloodshed in Gaza and Israel?
by Brian Mann
Grieving Jewish American parents in upstate New York struggle to explain the violence in Israel and Gaza to their young children.
It was 100 years ago that Walt Disney founded The Walt Disney Company
The company has become a pop culture empire — with movies such as Fantasia and Frozen. To celebrate the milestone anniversary, Disney is releasing a restored 4k version of the 1937 film Snow White.
New president has a vision for Howard University at a time of major divides
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ben Vinson lll, the new president of Howard University, a historically Black institution, about his vision for his tenure.
Morning news brief
Humanitarian crisis deepens as Israel-Hamas war continues. President Biden will ask Congress for more funding for Ukraine and Israel. Poland's right-wing government appears to be on its way out.
Heir to banana fortune, Daniel Noboa, wins Ecuador's presidential runoff election
by Carrie Kahn
Ecuadorians have elected a new president amid unprecedented violence in the country, and the assassination of one of the candidates.
Food and water in Gaza are scarce. U.N. is limited in what it can do for civilians
NPR's A Martinez talks to Adnan Abu-Hasna of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, about the worsening humanitarian conditions in Gaza.
Israelis question Netanyahu's future in office after Hamas' surprise incursion
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Guy Ziv of American University's Center for Israel Studies, about how the surprise attack by Hamas may change Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's political future.
Western Afghanistan has been hit once more by an earthquake
by Diaa Hadid
It's the seventh earthquake to roil this area in the past 10 days, and there have been several aftershocks. The U.N. has struggled to raise money for Afghans.