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Idaho's biggest hospital says emergency flights for pregnant patients up sharply
by Julie Luchetta/Boise State Public Radio
Idaho's biggest hospital system says the number of people needing flights out of Idaho for emergency abortions is up sharply since the state's abortion ban took effect.
Novelist Steph Cha on her favorite novel, 'The Long Goodbye' by Raymond Chandler
All Things Considered hosts are asking their favorite writers about their favorite writers. Ailsa Chang talks with novelist Steph Cha about her favorite novel, "The Long Goodbye" by Raymond Chandler.
Parents memorialize Sandy Hook shooting victims ten years later
by Davis Dunavin
After the Sandy Hook shooting, gifts poured into the community — from art to teddy bears. Officials shared what they could, and now the rest has become part of the town's memorial to victims.
Congress races to avert a government shutdown
by Claudia Grisales
Congress is racing to pass a funding measure to avert a government shutdown.
House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on anti-LGBTQ extremism and violence
by Caitlyn Kim
Survivors of the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs testify as the House Oversight Committee examines anti-LGBTQ violence and extremism.
Remembering Sandy Hook shooting victims ten years later
NPR remembers the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting ten years later.
One year after a tornado ripped through Mayfield, Ky., residents are healing
by Derek Operle
A tornado leveled the town of Mayfield, Ky., and killed dozens of people one year ago. Since then, residents have banded together to recover and are working to make this holiday season brighter.
How close are we actually to fusion energy powering society?
by Geoff Brumfiel
Fusion energy has remained a distant dream for decades, but scientists announced they got more energy back than they put in to create the reaction. How close are we to fusion energy powering society?
Brittney Griner's agent on what it took to get Griner back to the U.S.
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Brittney Griner's agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, about clearing hurdles to get Griner back to the U.S. and what's next for the "We Are BG" movement.
Alex Ovechkin makes hockey history with his 800th goal
Ice hockey player Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitols made history Tuesday when he scored his 800th goal.
Iran is suspended from the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women
by Michele Kelemen
Iran has been suspended from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. This came as a reaction by the U.S. and other countries to Iran's crackdown on women's rights protesters.
The 2022 Ohio Turnpike Name-A-Snowplow Contest announces its winners
The 2022 Ohio Turnpike Name-A-Snowplow Contest winners include "Ctrl-Salt-Delete," "Clearopathtra" and six others.
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer parents face scrutiny
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Justin Baer about former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's parents, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried.