Steve Bannon turns himself in to face criminal contempt charges
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has turned himself in at the FBI field office in Washington. He faces charges of contempt of Congress.
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A girl lost her teddy bear at Glacier National Park. A year later, it's back home
After 5-year-old Naomi Pascal lost her beloved stuffed animal during a hike, her family wasn't sure it would ever turn up again. One park ranger's kind heart changed that.
Purple Heart medal turns up at a Florida garage sale
The Purple Heart is a priceless honor — which is why it was weird for Jamie Bath to find one for $2. It belonged to Gus Albritton, a Vietnam War vet who had it stolen from him 38 years ago.
The national reckoning over race and history is playing out in the world of birds
The Audubon Naturalist Society is dropping the name Audubon. John James Audubon was a famous ornithologist, who was also an enslaver and a grave robber who seized the skulls of Native Americans.
When a Hyundai is also the family home
To keep their three kids in a sought-after public school district, one family sleeps in a car in the parking lot of a Pennsylvania Walmart while the parents work the overnight shift at the store.
The factors driving 'Striketober'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jasmine Kerrissey, professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, about the recent wave of strikes and what it says about labor in America.
In drought-plagued New Mexico, farmer places high hopes in infrastructure bill
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Greg Daviet, a pecan farmer in Las Cruces, N.M., about how the infrastructure plan passed by Congress may affect his business.
Pope Francis again calls for climate action. U.S. bishops have been all but silent
The pope has been insistent about the importance and urgency of climate action. But a new study finds Catholic bishops in the U.S. have generally been mum or misleading about climate change.
Flying for Thanksgiving? Expect packed planes, unruly passengers and cancellations
Millions of Americans are returning to the skies this holiday season. Crowded airports, staffing shortages, bad weather and disruptive passengers all could make the experience miserable.
Navajo Nation bans indoor smoking in public places, including casinos
Danielle Kurtzleben talks to Dr. Patricia Nez Henderson, expert on tobacco prevention in Native American communities, about the Navajo Nation's new ban on indoor smoking in public places.