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Idaho's biggest hospital says emergency flights for pregnant patients up sharply
by Julie Luchetta/Boise State Public Radio
Idaho's biggest hospital system says the number of people needing flights out of Idaho for emergency abortions is up sharply since the state's abortion ban took effect.
The ongoing quest for accountability two years after the Jan. 6 riot
Two years ago, rioters who supported Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in order to overturn the 2020 presidential election. It has taken time to hold people accountable.
Heavier, curvy stones can give surprising results in skipping, physicists say
A new study suggests larger, curvy rocks can yield impressive throws when skipping stones on water.
Damar Hamlin's home community is rallying for their 'role model'
by Julia Zenkevich
Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin grew up in suburban Pittsburgh and played there through college. His community is celebrating him as a person who has an impact on and off the field.
The latest on the storm that has knocked out power to tens of thousands in California
by Eric Westervelt
An atmospheric river, bringing heavy rain and winds, hit California. The large storm is also causing flooding in both the northern and southern parts of the state.
Biden shares his border security plan ahead of trip to Mexico
by Tamara Keith
President Biden laid out his vision on border security ahead of a trip next week to the southern U.S. border and talks with Mexico.
Former Pope Benedict XVI's funeral was held at the Vatican
by Sylvia Poggioli
Former Pope Benedict XVI was buried at the Vatican Thursday after his funeral, bringing an end to an unprecedented decade in which a reigning pope lived side by side with his predecessor.
Son of drug lord El Chapo Guzman has been captured in Mexico, sparking major violence
by Eyder Peralta
The son of notorious drug lord El Chapo Guzman has been captured in Mexico, after an overnight raid in the town of Culiacan.
Soccer drama: The Berhalter allegation came from player Gio Reyna's upset parents
by Becky Sullivan
Information about a 1991 incident between Gregg Berhalter and his now-wife were shared with U.S. Soccer by Danielle and Claudio Reyna, whose son had limited playing time at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The current state of China-U.S. relations
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Yun Sun, director of the Stimson Center's China program, about the state of relations between the U.S. and China as economic competition ramps up between the two.
Remembering pioneering rapper Gangsta Boo, dead at 43
by Kiana Fitzgerald
The rapper known as Gangsta Boo died this week at age 43. Born Lola Mitchell, she was known as one of the South's premier crunk emcees and she got her start in the group Three 6 Mafia.
Why South Asians are the most politically liberal of all Asian Americans
by Sandhya Dirks
South Asians are one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the U.S., especially in battleground states. And out of all Asian Americans groups, they are the most politically liberal.
Many glaciers are set to vanish more quickly than previously thought, study says
by Rebecca Hersher
A new study suggests that mid-latitude glaciers, including those in western Canada, the Rocky Mountains and central Europe, will be gone by the end of the century.