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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.
Encore: Home generator sales spike with mass outages, climate change and COVID
by Jeff Brady
Climate change is bringing more extreme weather that often leads to mass power outages. That has more Americans installing home generators. (Story originally aired on ATC on Jan. 31, 2022.)
Communities are divided over Rhode Island's plan for safe drug injection sites
by Lynn Arditi
Rhode Island was the first state to legalize sites where people can bring illegal drugs and use them while being monitored for overdose. Local communities still need to be convinced to host one.
We meet one of the first Ukrainian families to arrive in the U.S.
by A Martínez
A few hundred Ukrainian refugees have made it to the U.S. A family in Arlington, Va., has been hosting a Ukrainian refugee and her two children since March 8.
Welcome.US helps refugees, such as Afghans and Ukrainians, settle in the U.S.
A year after President Biden announced plans to withdraw from Afghanistan, NPR's A Martinez talks to Cecilia Muñoz, a former Obama White House official, about how Afghan refugees are faring.
Jan. 6 panel must invite Trump to testify, committee member Rep. Lofgren says
The House investigation of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol is in its final stages. NPR's A Martinez talks to Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a member of the Jan. 6 panel, about what's next.
What happens when insurance companies decline to cover losses due to a pandemic?
Throughout the pandemic, music venues have had to close across the country. Many owners believed their business insurance would help. But, it turns out, their policies weren't designed for COVID-19.
Ukraine's probe into Russian war crimes will get help from the U.S. and others
The U.S. and European allies have accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine. The Biden administration says it's helping Ukraine investigate. The Justice Department and State Department are assisting.
NYC authorities identify suspect in Brooklyn subway shooting
by Gwynne Hogan
New York City authorities have identified a suspect in a subway shooting Tuesday morning in Brooklyn that left 23 people wounded.
NYPD releases information about a person of interest in a subway shooting
by Caroline Lewis
New York City authorities have identified 62-year-old Frank R. James as a "person of interest" in a subway shooting Tuesday morning in Brooklyn that left 23 people wounded.
Spike in inflation presents further challenges for the Biden administration
NPR's A Martinez speaks to Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, about inflation's economic and political challenges, and the Biden administration's plans to curb price hikes.
Oklahoma's new abortion law could create a domino effect across the region
by Catherine Sweeney
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill creating the nation's most stringent abortion restriction. It makes performing the procedure a felony, punishable by up to a decade in prison.
People Kharkiv suffer daily Russian attacks in a war Biden now calls a genocide
The eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv is the country's largest Russian-speaking city. It's been attacked by Russia for weeks. President Biden is accusing Russian President Putin of genocide.