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New York City Mayor Eric Adams indicted on federal charges
by Michel Martin
Federal prosecutors are charging New York Mayor Eric Adams with bribery and fraud. Adams is alleged to have accepted bribes from wealthy foreign businesspeople and at least one Turkish government official.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz accepts his defense minister's resignation
The resignation of Germany's defense minister has renewed the debate on the country's lackluster support of Ukraine in the war with Russia.
Author George M. Johnson on the need to tell all people's stories
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to George M. Johnson about the memoir, All Boys Aren't Blue, which has become one of the most banned books in the U.S. (Story aired on Morning Edition on Oct. 25, 2022.)
End-of-life doulas are working to make conversations about death easier
by Sara Wittmeyer
The profession of end-of-life doulas has been growing since the pandemic. They are like birth doulas — except rather than helping someone with a birth, they guide people through the process of dying.
'Washington Post': Santos is linked to a cousin of a sanctioned Russian oligarch
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Washington Post reporter Isaac Stanley-Becker who helped uncover links between Rep. George Santos of New York, and a businessman with ties to a sanctioned Russian oligarch.
Europeans accuse Putin of weaponizing energy but a mild winter has helped
by Eleanor Beardsley
Predictions of rolling blackouts across Europe this month have not come to pass — so far. It's not only because of the mild winter.
Author Chris Whipple on his inside look at the Biden White House
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with author Chris Whipple about his upcoming book on Joe Biden, "The Fight of His Life," after classified documents were found at the president's residence and former office.
Onions now cost more than meat in the Philippines
by Julie McCarthy
In the Philippines, a surge in the price of onions has left people rationing the vegetable. The president, the weather and shady business dealings are all being blamed for the shortage.
Sweden to end a decades old dance ban
The current law requires venues to apply for a special permit before allowing patrons to boogie down on their floor.
Treasure hunters look for mammoth bones in NYC river
A legend has spread tha artifacts found in Alaska were donated in the 1940s to the American Museum of Natural History, and the lower quality bones were allegedly dumped in the river.
Residents in Selma, Ala., commemorate MLK day while recovering from tornadoes
People in Selma, Alabama, are celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy — even as they clean up after a series of large tornadoes roared across the state last week killing six people.
More classified documents have been found at Biden's residence
The discovery of more classified documents in President Biden's Delaware home has come at an inconvenient time for the president who was seeing an increase in his approval ratings.
Haiti has lost its last few democratically elected officials
Haiti is a country without a single democratically elected official. NPR's A Martinez talks to Cecile Accilien, a scholar of Haitian studies, about what this means for the country and its people.