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In Oklahoma, Tulsa residents are doing what they can to stay cool

6:53am July 22, 2022

by Chris Polansky

It's been very hot in much of the U.S. One of the toastier areas of the state, hit 115 degrees in the town of Mangum. In Tulsa, high temperatures haven't dipped below 100 for over a week.

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The Cincinnati Zoo is home to the latest corpse flower that's ready to bloom

6:23am July 22, 2022

When blossoming, the corpse flower gives off the scent of what's it's named after. The zoo's social media followers affectionately dubbed the plant Morticia.

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A grandfather inspires his grandson to live full of honesty and love

5:10am July 22, 2022

When Jeffrey Perri was nine, his grandfather Tony Perri came out to him as gay. Later, Jeffrey also came out. What was already a close relationship became something more meaningful for both of them.

Kathy Stolz-Silvis was nine years old when her father died, making her and her siblings eligible for Social Security survivor benefits. But she didn't become aware of those benefits until decades later.

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Decades after foster care, she learned she was owed benefits. Where did the money go?

5:01am July 22, 2022

by Alexandra Arriaga

After reading an investigation by NPR and the Marshall Project, former foster youth are asking what happened to their benefits — and the government isn't helping.

Power transmission lines span toward San Antonio, Texas. More than 100 million people are currently under heat-related warnings and advisories across the United States, the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center said Tuesday.

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As a heat wave blankets much of the U.S., utilities are managing to keep up, for now

5:00am July 22, 2022

by Scott Neuman

Earlier this year, there had been warnings that supply during peak summer hours might not meet demand. But there have been no reports yet of widespread outages.

In April, Indianapolis leaders and legal representatives announced a set of coordinated lawsuits against a delinquent landlord, JPC Affordable Housing Foundation, which has failed to pay $1.7 million in water bills at four apartment complexes. The utility

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More than 1,000 may lose water — or even their homes — because a landlord didn't pay

5:00am July 22, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Officials in Indianapolis say a utility company's threat to shut off water service at four apartment complexes over the landlord's unpaid $1.7 million bill could cause a "mass-homelessness problem."

Here's what we've learned since the 1st Jan. 6 hearing

5:10pm July 21, 2022

The Jan. 6 committee is wrapping up its summer series of made-for-TV hearings Thursday night. Here's a look back at all the bombshell details and the major revelations it's shared so far.

The impact of the Jan. 6 hearings on American voters

5:10pm July 21, 2022

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Nearly six in 10 Americans say they are paying at least some attention to the Jan. 6 hearings, according to a NPR-PBS NewsHour Marist poll. But a poll can't fully capture how people are reacting.

What extreme heat means for our long term health

5:10pm July 21, 2022

With temperatures spiking across the U.S., NPR's Juana Summers talks with pediatrician Dr. Aaron Bernstein about how extreme heat affects the human body.

Rep. Adam Schiff on what to expect in the final Jan. 6 hearing

4:40pm July 21, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., about the eighth and final Jan. 6 hearing.