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Hurricane Helene is downgraded to a tropical storm but it will still cause problems
by Leila Fadel
The eye of Helene crashed into Florida's Big Bend region as a major hurricane. It brought punishing winds, a worrying storm surge and concern for those far inland as the storm moves north.
Acclaimed rock and roll guitarist Jeff Beck dies at 78
Jeff Beck, know as a "guitarist's guitarist," had contracted bacterial meningitis. Beck first came to prominence playing in The Yardbirds, where he replaced Eric Clapton.
Flights were grounded across the U.S. as the FAA scrambled to fix a system outage
President Biden ordered an investigation into what happened. NPR's Dwane Brown talks to Leslie Josephs, an airline reporter with CNBC, about theissue with a pre-flight safety notification system.
Extreme weather, fueled by climate change, cost the U.S. $165 billion in 2022
by Nathan Rott
The U.S. suffered 18 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2022, highlighting the growing cost of climate change. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 10, 2023.)
Planes are back in the sky but what is going on with U.S. aviation?
What does the FAA's system outage say about the resiliency of America's aviation system? NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former FAA Deputy Administrator Michael Whitaker.
A Massachusetts woman got a Hollywood surprise during her morning coffee run
Lisa Mackay pulled into a Dunkin' Donuts drive-thru outside Boston to find movie star Ben Affleck behind the window. Dressed in the company's uniform, he handed Lisa her order.
Thousands of nurses end strikes at 2 New York City hospitals
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Fran Cartwright, chief nursing officer at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City, one of two hospitals where nurses walked off the job on Monday.
The Army Corps of Engineers has a new way to sell calendars: cats
The corps' 2023 calendar features giant cats superimposed onto some of their most impressive civil works programs The felines are pictured using cranes and turning famous landmarks into chew toys.
Empty Soyuz capsule will be sent to the space station to replace a damaged one
by Brendan Byrne
NASA and Russia's space agency said Wednesday that they're planning to send up an uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station to replace the one that sprung a leak in December.
Deadly antigovernment protests are spreading across Peru
Anti-government protests have killed at least 47 people in Peru over the past month. Just this week, 17 civilians and a police officer died in clashes and the unrest is spreading.
Goldman Sachs announces the largest round of layoffs since 2008's financial crisis
Goldman Sachs, one of the most venerable banks on Wall Street, has announced it is laying off as many as 3,200 employees — as the bank tries to navigate a challenging economic environment.
Addiction treatments in pharmacies could help combat the opioid crisis
by Martha Bebinger
A small study shows pharmacists could play a key role in getting addiction medication directly into the hands of more people who need it. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 11, 2023.)