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Hurricane Milton is poised to hit Florida's Gulf Coast. It's expected to be historic
by A Martínez
Sarasota is still cleaning up from Hurricane Helene which hit less than two weeks ago. Mayor Liz Alpert tells NPR's A Martinez the city is likely to take a direct hit from Milton, a stronger storm.
With an increase in funds to Ukraine, the U.S. aims to help it hold off Russia
The White House sent a $33 billion request to Congress for Ukraine. NPR's A Martinez talks to deputy national security adviser Jonathan Finer about the largest single funding proposal for the war.
Russian missile hits Kyiv just after the head of the U.N. spoke there
Attacks on Ukraine's capital had mostly stopped until Thursday's missile strike. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Kyiv trying to negotiate humanitarian corridors for civilians.
One of the dresses from 'The Wizard of Oz' is up for auction
For decades, a version of the dress Judy Garland wore in the movie was assumed lost at Catholic University of America, where it had been given to someone in the drama department in the early 1970s.
Despite losing a leg to cancer, Jacky Hunt-Broersma chases marathon record
She claimed a record: 102 marathons in as many days. Her goal was 100 marathons, but then somebody did 100. So she did 102, and is celebrating by running two extra marathons to cool off.
A review of the pandemic suggests Americans have lost interest in public health
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ed Yong, a staff writer for The Atlantic who won a Pulitzer for his pandemic coverage, about the failed public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some Democrats are joining with Republicans lobbying to keep Title 42
NPR's A Martinez asks Democratic analyst Maria Cardona about moderate Democrats, who have broken with the White House over plans to lift Title 42 restrictions on migrant border crossings.
A family in Kharkiv refuses to leave, even as the Russians shell their city.
by Eyder Peralta
Millions have fled the war in Ukraine and left the country, but some refuse to leave. For one family in Kharkiv, their fight to simply staying alive has become their biggest act of resistance.
As more states restrict reproductive rights, abortion options dwindle
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to legal historian Mary Ziegler about red state abortion restrictions ahead of an upcoming Supreme Court ruling that could erode the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
The Biden administration more than doubles funding request to respond for Ukraine
The Biden administration is asking Congress for $33 billion in funding to respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than double the $14 billion in support for Ukraine authorized so far.