Pilgrims and clergy gather in remote Alaska village to canonize first Yup'ik saint
The Orthodox Christian tradition is strong in the tiny village of Kwethluk, Alaska. It recently welcomed clergy and pilgrims from around the world to canonize a local midwife and healer as a saint.
Adoptees say it's been hard to express their feelings about race during social unrest
In recent years, conversations around race and social justice have come to the fore. Trans-racial and trans-national adoptees share how it can be hard to express their thoughts about these issues.
3 books our poetry reviewer Tess Taylor is excited about
Poetry reviewer Tess Taylor talks about her recommendations for some new books by poets: Generations by Lucille Clifton, Two Murals by Jesus Castillo and The Curious Thing by Sandra Lim.
Thousands of borrowers' student debt is erased with loan forgiveness program overhaul
A month after the U.S. Department of Education announced it would overhaul the troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, thousands have begun to see their student loan balances disappear.
6-year-old reunited with beloved teddy bear, 1 year later
A little girl lost her beloved teddy bear in Glacier National Park in 2020. With the help of a family friend and a bear-loving park ranger, the two reunited one year later.
Rep. Abigail Spanberger talks about the future of Build Back Better
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., about Biden's policy agenda and the future of the social spending package, Build Back Better.
Afghanistan is on the brink of a hunger catastrophe, according to a new UN report
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Richard Trenchard, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' representative in Afghanistan, about a worsening hunger crisis there.
Haiti gang leader calls a temporary truce to let gasoline trucks service stations
A gang leader in Haiti has called a week-long truce and says he will let vital gasoline trucks service stations around the country. Gas shortages have brought Haiti to a near halt.
Gazans are still coping with the trauma of the war with Israel in May
When a rocket hit their building during the war between Hamas and Israel, a Gaza therapist calmed his family with breathing exercises — one way parents there have dealt with their children's trauma.
Florida's health care providers are caught between federal and state vaccine rules
Hospitals in Florida are in a tight spot. They will soon have to choose between obeying a federal rule requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated or a state law banning vaccine mandates.
Jury in Rittenhouse trial begins deliberations
The jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial began deliberating Tuesday. They'll have to decide if he was defending himself when he shot three people or caused needless deaths by acting as a vigilante.
Courtney Barnett's new album has pep talks for the pandemic and beyond
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Australian songwriter Courtney Barnett about her new album Things Take Time, Take Time, in some ways a response to the 'anxiety and overwhelm' of the pandemic.