Yellowstone backpacker on community that sheltered him during flooding
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Brendan Phillips, a backpacker who was stranded due to the flooding that slammed Yellowstone National Park.
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Encore: Grilling is easier than you think. Here's how to start
Intimidated by grilling? In this guide, learn the basics from which type of grill to choose, to how to maintain a fire and create different temperature zones, to tips on tools and safety.
White House pushes strategy to slow overdoses as street drugs grow more deadly
The Biden administration says it has a plan to curb fatal overdoses by 13% by 2025. But as more synthetic opioids reach the U.S., there's skepticism interdiction can slow the flow of deadly drugs.
States are slow to make Juneteenth a paid holiday
Although almost every state recognizes Juneteenth in some fashion, many have been slow to do more than issue a proclamation or resolution.
Nearly 400 car crashes in 11 months involved automated tech, companies tell regulators
There were five deaths and six serious injuries in the 392 crashes reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from July 2021 to May 2022. Two-thirds of the crashes involved Teslas.
DOJ charges Buffalo gunman with hate crimes, and says he apologized to a white victim
The federal complaint gives a new account of Payton Gendron's movements in the store. It also alleges that he said "Sorry" to at least one of his white victims.
With Roe on the precipice, Americans are having more abortions
New data from the Guttmacher Institute shows the number of abortions rose in 2020, reversing a decades-long trend toward declining numbers.
Florida's new abortion law violates religious freedom, a synagogue's lawsuit says
The suit contends the law violates Jewish teachings, which state abortion "is required if necessary to protect the health, mental or physical well-being of the woman" and for other reasons.
Southern Baptists agree to keep list of accused sex abusers
The vote on sex-abuse reforms, just weeks after the release of a report on the long-simmering scandal, fell short of what some abuse survivors in Southern Baptist churches sought.
EPA warns that even tiny amounts of chemicals found in drinking water pose risks
The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that two nonstick and stain-resistant compounds found in drinking water pose health risks even at levels so low they cannot currently be detected.