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Fletcher on healing, her new album and being back on tour
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Cari Fletcher, who goes by the stage name FLETCHER, about her newest album "In Search Of The Antidote" and what it's like to be back on tour.
Henrietta Lacks' family settles with a biotech company that used her cells
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with science journalist and author Rebecca Skloot about Henrietta Lacks, whose family just settled with a biotech company that used her cancer cells without consent.
New CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen on her vision for the agency
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Dr. Mandy Cohen, the new director of the CDC, about her vision for the agency in the wake of COVID and how to prepare for fall surges of flu and COVID.
Bed Bath & Beyond is back from the dead with Overstock.com relaunch
by Alina Selyukh
Online discount retailer Overstock.com has become Bed Bath & Beyond after buying the bankrupt home-goods brand. But don't expect brick-and-mortar stores to reopen or big blue coupons in the mail.
Mere miles apart, a family in one city have been separated for years due to Yemen war
by Fatma Tanis
A family lives on the government side of Taiz, Yemen, while their parents and siblings are on the Houthi side. They haven't seen each other in eight years despite being a close drive away.
Veterans are encouraged to enroll for Pact Act benefits by Aug. 9
by Quil Lawrence
A long political campaign for veterans hurt by toxic exposures resulted in the largest expansion of VA care in decades. Advocates are urging veterans to access retroactive benefits.
When Yellow Freight closed down, nearly 30,000 union jobs for truckers went with it
by Marianna Bacallao
Truckers who worked for Yellow Freight suddenly have found themselves jobless after the company shut down. While they may find other jobs amidst a driver shortage, they're unlikely to be union jobs.
Author Ann Patchett on writing about family secrets in new novel 'Tom Lake'
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Ann Patchett on her latest novel Tom Lake, which tackles family, maternal love and the secrets a mother may choose not to share with her children.
With an '80s revival upon us, these classic songs deserve a comeback
by Stephen Thompson
On the heels of revivals of songs from Tracy Chapman, Kate Bush and the Indigo Girls, here are some more 1980s songs ripe for a comeback.
Festival in Ellenville, N.Y., celebrates resort area once known as the Borscht Belt
by Jim Zarroli
NPR revisits the Borscht Belt, a place where Jewish families from New York escaped for the summer at a time when they weren't welcomed elsewhere.
NYC has seen an influx of 90,000 migrants and asylum seekers since last spring
by Jasmine Garsd
New York City is grappling with an influx of immigrants. The Manhattan shelter that has long been a beacon for asylum seekers is now at capacity.
U.S. takes the helm of the UN Security Council
by Michele Kelemen
The United States takes over the UN Security Council at a time when the international community is struggling to revive a grain deal with Russia and Ukraine and agree on a security force for Haiti.
Indiana's abortion ban has been halted by another lawsuit
by Brandon Smith
A near total ban on abortion in Indiana to go into effect Tuesday is on hold again after abortion providers filed another lawsuit in a last-ditch effort to halt it.