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Migrants claiming asylum can be allowed into the U.S. Here's how it works
Asylum rules in the U.S. paired with millions of cases backing up immigration courts are causing a major headache for the country.
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan calls for third House speaker vote
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan called for a third vote Friday on his nomination to be speaker of the House, telling reporters the House needs to "elect a speaker as soon as possible."
In Gaza, medical supplies, food and water are running dangerously low
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Samer Abdeljaber, the World Food Program's Palestine Country director, about the U.N. organization's efforts to get food aid into Gaza.
Officials are monitoring for sick birds at a lake in California's Central Valley
by Joshua Yeager
Officials are trying to contain an outbreak of avian botulism at Tulare Lake, which refilled this year due to California's extreme precipitation.
A Colorado single mom was already struggling — then she was hit by lightning
In 2014, Donna Salemink was solo parenting her two teenagers and often struggled to make ends meet. She came to StoryCorps with her daughter Melissa to remember the moment that changed their lives.
A Russian-American journalist is detained by Russia
by Philip Reeves
A dual U.S.-Russian citizen who works for Radio Liberty in Prague was detained by Russian authorities while visiting family in Russia.
A book delivery initiative will help people in Florida receive banned books
The banning of books across U.S. schools continuing at an alarming rate. Banned Books USA will send banned books to libraries, educational institutions or anyone living in the state of Florida.
More than 200 hostages are held in Gaza. Their families lack needed information
by Ruth Sherlock
Volunteers have stepped in to help the families of kidnapping victims, filling what they see as a leadership gap between the government and the survivors of the Oct. 7 attack.
Morning news brief
In a speech, President Biden appeals for more funding for Ukraine and Israel. Russia detains a Radio Free Europe editor. GOP states swore off a voting tool — now they're scrambling to recreate it.
Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients' lives at risk, researchers say
by Ryan Levi
Increasingly, hospitals have been the target of ransomware attacks. Researchers find that if you are unlucky enough to be in the hospital when a ransomware attack occurs, your risk of dying goes up.
A 96-year-old bottle of scotch is expected to sell for $1.4 million
Sotheby's is auctioning off the bottle of Macallan 1926, which was aged over six decades. Another bottle of Macallan sold in 2019 for $1.9 million.
A bitter truth of the war in Ukraine is that Russia's invading troops have allies
by Joanna Kakissis
After a powerful Russian missile kills a fifth of a Ukrainian village's population, survivors grapple with revelations that pro-Russian neighbors may have helped coordinate the attack.