Dozens still missing in wake of catastrophic South Africa floods
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with John Eligon of The New York Times about the catastrophic flooding in Durban, South Africa.
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Meet the the lottery winner who has less than a year to prove his identity
Winning over a quarter of a million dollars was easy for an undocumented 28 year-old Algerian man in Belgium. Actually getting his winnings has proven to be a challenge.
Supreme Court allows exclusion of Puerto Rican residents from disability benefits
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Congress can exclude residents of Puerto Rico from a federal program that aids low-income elderly and disabled people.
Anastasia thinks about leaving Russia. Here's what her life looks like today
Anastasia has considered leaving her home in Moscow as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues. She feels trapped, cut off from the world, and unable to speak out.
Polish women band together to give Ukrainian women car rides to safe refuge
Spooked by reports that traffickers are waiting at the Ukraine-Poland border, a Polish woman started an all-women car service to drive Ukrainian refugee women and children to homes or shelters.
Putin orders troops not to storm Mariupol's last holdout
The Russian president called it a victory, but Ukrainian soldiers maintain control of a sprawling steel plant. Putin said a blockade of the plant will save the lives of Russian fighters.
He won the lottery. Now the clock is ticking to prove his identity and claim it
Winning over a quarter million dollars was easy for an undocumented 28-year-old Algerian man in Belgium. Getting his winnings has proven to be a challenge spanning two continents.
How the late jazz great Charles Mingus is being remembered 100 years later
Regarded as one of the most important figures in jazz, tributes are planned across the world to honor the legacy of bassist, bandleader and pioneer Charles Mingus.
'Navalny' documentary spotlights the Russian who dared to take on Putin
Daniel Roher's film about Russian dissident Alexei Navalny offers intimate, sometimes amazing access to the bravery — and human cost — of opposing a despot.
Ex-Honduran President Hernández will be extradited to the U.S. on drugs charges
A plane from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is scheduled to arrive in Honduras early Thursday to take former President Juan Orlando Hernández to the U.S. to face drug and weapons charges.