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Fire towers in New York are illuminated to honor fire watchers who kept communities safe
by Brian Mann
Every year at summer's end, volunteers in New York illuminate historic fire towers on mountain summits, honoring fire watchers who keep communities safe in the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains.
McCarthy indicates he would serve again as House speaker if he could get the votes
House Republicans plan to hold a forum Tuesday to vet candidates for speaker of the House. A vote for speaker is set for Wednesday. How likely is that Kevin McCarthy could serve as speaker again?
Security vacuum in the Sahel leaves Timbuktu blockaded by Islamist militants
by Emmanuel Akinwotu
The ancient city of Timbuktu in Mali is suffering under a months long blockade by Islamist militants as instability grows in the region. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 5, 2023.)
Israeli hostages seized by a Hamas include a mother and her children
NPR's Michel Martin talks to the cousin of a woman presumed to have been kidnapped by Hamas, along with her children, during the weekend's attack on Israel.
After 8 days of peaceful protests in Guatemala, demonstrations turn violent
by Eyder Peralta
After more than a week of civil disobedience across Guatemala, the capital city came to a standstill Monday as protestors vowed to resist an apparent attempt to overturn the presidential election.
U.S. universities and colleges face a huge demand for on-campus housing
by Maya Fawaz
The housing crisis has prompted many schools to get creative. For example: turning single-occupancy rooms into doubles and doubles into triples, or study rooms into bedrooms.
Study finds the school absenteeism rate is double what it was before COVID
by Grant Blankenship
Schools across the country lost track of students at alarming rates during the pandemic. Almost two years into the return of in-person education, schools still struggle with chronic absenteeism.
Can we combat our sedentary lives? New podcast series 'Body Electric' investigates
Our bodies aren't designed for spending hours in a chair. Body Electric examines how we can change the relationship between technology and our bodies to sit less, get off our screens and feel better.
The struggles faced by the siblings of cancer survivors are often overlooked
by Claire Murashima
One woman who supported her sister through cancer wants siblings of cancer survivors to know that they are not alone.
Morning news brief
Israel's military strikes back after Hamas' incursion into Israel. Several U.S. cities have seen marches in support of Palestinians. The House is paralyzed until Republicans can elect a new speaker.
Israel, even with superior intelligence abilities, fails to anticipate Hamas attack
Michel Martin talks to Daniel Levy, head of the U.S. Middle East Project and onetime adviser in the government of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, about the fighting between Hamas and Israel.
Israel's military is trying to push back militants who attacked multiple towns
The Israeli military said Monday it was still battling Hamas militants in several locations inside Israel's borders — on the third day after the attack from Gaza by hundreds of Hamas fighters.
Israel responds to Hamas' weekend assault with airstrikes in Gaza
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Israel's Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer about Israel's response to the surprise incursion of Hamas over the weekend.