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South Korean author Han Kang has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
by Michel Martin
Han Kang won "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." Her novel "The Vegetarian" won the International Booker Prize in 2016.
Many New York renters are choosing to leave without reporting illegal evictions
by Jillian Forstadt
Anyone in New York with a pending application for federal aid is protected from court-ordered eviction. But some landlords are trying to force tenants out illegally.
How will new partisan redistricting maps affect this year's midterm elections?
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Michael Li, senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, about the current redistricting cycle, which he calls "one of the most aggressive in the country's history."
Beavers can teach researchers a thing or two about improving wildfire resistance
After two large wildfires swept through areas of Colorado in 2020, there were spots largely spared thanks to beavers. (This story originally aired on ATC on Oct. 16, 2021.)
How one Arizona city is preparing for a potential influx of migrants
NPR's A Martinez talks to Regina Romero, mayor of Tucson, about how her city is getting ready to handle the end of sweeping pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42.
The Kansas Jayhawks are the new men's NCAA basketball champions
by Greg Echlin
The Kansas Jayhawks had the greatest comeback in national championship history. They beat the University of North Carolina 72-69.
Sri Lanka's cabinet has resigned en masse during economic crisis
NPR's A Martinez talks to Vandana Menon, a reporter with ThePrint, an Indian online newspaper, about protesters in Sri Lanka demanding the president step down.
Russian speakers in the U.S. monitor the war in Ukraine closely
by Zach Hirsch
Russian-born rabbi in New York City sees hope in taking action.
Russia has drawn international condemnation for alleged war crimes
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks talks to Pierre-Richard Prosper, a war crimes prosecutor and a former U.S. ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes, about whether Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine.
Pianist and singer Jon Batiste was the biggest winner at the Grammy Awards
by Mandalit del Barco
Jon Batiste won five awards including album of the year for: We Are. Olivia Rodrigo was crowned this year's Best New Artist and she picked up the Best Pop Vocal Album award.
South Carolina is the women's NCAA basketball champions
The University of South Carolina beat the University of Connecticut 64-49 to become the women's NCAA basketball champions. The men's winner will be decided Monday when North Carolina faces Kansas.