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Lilla Lanivich, 14, of Rochester Hills, Mich., wins NPR podcast contest
by Leila Fadel
The middle school winner of NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge tells how her golden retriever, Lopez, helped restore her independence.
As StoryCorps marks 20 years, we commemorate a family's service on Sept. 11
We revisit a 2007 conversation with John Vigiano, a New York firefighter, whose sons Joseph and John Vigiano Jr., both died in the line of duty in the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001.
Minneapolis building, nearly lost to arson in George Floyd protests, is being revived
by Matt Sepic
Three years since the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the civil unrest that followed, several Black entrepreneurs are revitalizing a historic retail building that was nearly lost to arson.
Maui faces an economic crisis since vacationers have shied away since the wildfires
by Adrian Florido
Many of the victims of Lahaina's fires lost not only their homes, but also their jobs. The unemployment crisis has spread to all of Maui as tourism has plummeted following the fires.
Morning news brief
Can a summer of extreme weather be linked to climate change? Ukraine is the only country that relies on nuclear power to withstand an invasion. Unemployment lingers in Maui a month after deadly fires.
Economists challenge maxim: For inflation to go down, unemployment needs to go up
by Willa Rubin
For the past several decades, an economic rule of thumb has been that lowering the inflation rate leads to higher unemployment. But that correlation has been weakening lately.
The U.S. will send depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine as part of an aid package
The munitions are considered radioactive. The Kremlin cries foul while the U.S. says it's not a big deal. What are these weapons and what does it mean that they are being used in this war?
Woman, 92, finally gets a response to a message she wrote on an egg 72 years ago
Mary Foss Starn, who packed eggs in Iowa, wrote her name and address on an egg, put it in a carton, and hoped to hear back. Decades later the egg was rediscovered, and Mary saw the Facebook post.
It's time again for the movie competition from Film Prize Jr. New Mexico
The latest round of the Film Prize Junior New Mexico competition, which showcases the works of rural and Native American middle and high school students, launched in Albuquerque.
A baby giraffe was born with no spots and that's what inspired the calf's name
The zoo in Tennessee asked fans to pick their favorite name from four options. Forty thousand people from around the world voted, and the zoo went with Kipekee — the Swahili word for unique.
Blinken ventured out of Ukraine's capital to see how people are trying to rebuild
by Michele Kelemen
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his trip to Ukraine Thursday by visiting a school where people were held captive, and talking to frontline sappers.
How this summer's extreme heat waves are connected to flooding, hurricanes
We take a look at the role climate change might be playing in the unexpected extreme weather around the globe, including the cyclones in Brazil during the southern winter.
Biden will visit Hanoi to sign a deal bringing the 2 ex-enemies closer together
President Biden is expected in Vietnam Sunday to sign a deal elevating diplomatic relations between the two former enemies — amid concern over China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea.