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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.
Churches in Knoxville, Tenn. are experimenting with ways to draw young people back
by John Burnett
Churches hemorrhaging members are experimenting with ways to help millennials and Gen Z find meaning. In Knoxville, Tenn., some are drawing people back with gardens, yoga mats and food giveaways.
HBCUs ponder a prime exit after football coach Deion Sanders leaves Jackson State
NPR's Juana Summers talks with LA Times Sports Culture Critic Tyler Tynes about football coach Deion Sanders' consequential departure from Jackson State University to the University of Colorado.
Poet Mary Norbert Korte died in November at age 88
Poet Mary Norbert Korte left her life as a nun in the 1960s to pursue dual passions for beat poetry and the preservation of California's redwood forests. She died in November at age 88.
TikTokers are paying with cash to deal with debt
by Stacey Vanek Smith
With credit card balances rising across the country, an age-old approach is gaining traction on TikTok: tackling debt by paying with cash.
Vaccine hesitancy may hamper China's efforts to ease COVID restrictions
by John Ruwitch
China is partly adjusting its zero COVID policy by ramping up vaccinations for senior citizens. But vaccine hesitancy may be a problem for the authorities.
Russian airstrikes cause electricity outages, but Ukraine says it shot down missiles
by Greg Myre
Russian airstrikes caused electricity outages in some Ukrainian cities. However, Ukraine says it shot down many missiles, and the damage was substantially less than in previous attacks.
CDC updates the status of the 'tripledemic'
by Rob Stein
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated the status of the "tripledemic" in the wake of Thanksgiving.
Encore: Tasman Keith didn't come here to point fingers
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with rapper Tasman Keith about his newest album, "A Colour Undone."
Gunfire damages two power substations in a North Carolina county
by Jay Price
Investigators say gunfire damaged two power substations on Saturday in Moore County, N.C., cutting off electricity for tens of thousands of people.
A Colorado web designer says a law is preventing her from doing wedding web designs
by Nina Totenberg
A Colorado web designer says the state's public accommodations law prevents her from doing web designs for weddings because she believes marriage should be between a man and a woman.
Georgia's U.S. Senate race pits the Black church against white Christian nationalism
by Sandhya Dirks
Georgia's next U.S. Senator will be the incumbent or a former NFL player. Both men are Black. The race pits the Black church's legacy of social justice against the white conservative evangelical vote.