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Israel is engaged in conflicts on 3 separate fronts: Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran
Israel is fighting Hamas in Gaza, with Hezbollah in Lebanon, and now directly with Iran. How are the conflicts linked, and how does it intend to handle all three at once?
In this economy, it's a good time to be looking for work
The Labor Department said Friday that U.S. businesses added 390,000 jobs in May as the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%. The unusually tight labor market is adding to inflation worries.
How the U.S. used a parrot and Carmen Miranda to strengthen relations with Brazil
by Philip Reeves
Relations between the U.S. and Brazil are strained by conflicting alliances in the Ukraine war. Decades ago, a Disney cartoon parrot and Carmen Miranda once played a part in U.S.-Brazilian diplomacy.
A teenager's audio account of surviving a flash flood in Waverly, Tenn.
In 2021, Zoe Turner survived a flood in which 20 of her neighbors died. With the help of Damon Mitchell, she recorded a diary about the flooding which happened during her senior year of high school.
Turkey changes its official name to Türkiye
by Peter Kenyon
The Turkish government is asking that the country be called by its Turkish name, a change which the United Nations has now adopted.
Investigators piece together the police response to the Uvalde school shooting
NPR's A Martinez talks to Alex del Carmen, associate dean at the school of criminology at Tarleton State University in Texas, about the probes into the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
In an address to the nation, Biden renews his calls for gun control
President Biden called on Congress to ban assault weapons or to raise the age to be able to buy one from 18 to 21 and other measures to curb gun violence. What's the reaction from Uvalde, Texas?
Older homeowners, who want to sell, have difficulties finding a new place to live
by Nina Keck
The hot housing market may tempt older homeowners looking to cash in, but obstacles to finding a new place to live are forcing some of them to stay put.
After her friend's death, their families were combined into one
by Eleanor Vassili
In this week's StoryCorps, a single mother of five recalls what happened when she agreed to take care of three more children after her friend died of cancer.
News brief: Biden's gun speech, Uvalde shooting probe, May unemployment
An emotional President Biden pleads with Congress on gun control. Some in Uvalde, Texas, support limits on the most lethal firearms. May's jobs report is likely to show a moderate slowdown in hiring.
'Forbes': LeBron James is the first active NBA player to become a billionaire
Following an incredibly lucrative year, LeBron James has officially become a billionaire. The breakthrough makes the 37-year-old player's nickname, King James, all the more fitting.
Has military support for Ukraine from the U.S. and NATO peaked?
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with defense policy expert Andrew Exum about whether the U.S. and its allies will continue to endure the economic cost of supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression.
Ballpark vendors are serving up wilder fare. How about a Buffalo Wing shake?
Intrigued? It's a vanilla milkshake loaded with chunks of spicy chicken, celery, carrots and hot sauce. You can choose to have your milkshake specially topped with ranch or bleu cheese.