Los Angeles immigration raid protests update
Members of the California National Guard have arrived in downtown Los Angeles. President Trump ordered 2,000 Guard troops to be deployed following protests in the LA area over raids by ICE.
People are vacationing again on cruise ships following a COVID-19 decline
People are cruising again on big ships following a COVID-19 decline, but it's a tough comeback for the industry.
Visiting sea lion rehab in California
Sea lions are part of the landscape and soundscape on the California coast. And when one of them is found sick or injured, it often ends up at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito.
How a grassroots network helped reunite a family separated in the Maui fires
The toll of the Maui wildfires is still growing, but amid the destruction, there have been moments of lightness. One separated family reunited thanks to the grassroots supply network that's sprung up.
The book 'The Quickening' looks at bringing a child into a world with climate change
In the new book The Quickening, author Elizabeth Rush charts a journey to Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" — and muses about contemplating parenthood in a time of climate change.
Legendary Baltimore jazz performances are brought back through unearthed recordings
Recordings of old jazz performances at Baltimore's now-closed Famous Ballroom were released earlier in 2023.
Native American grassroots leader Ada Deer dies at 88
Ada Deer, the former United States assistant secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs and Native American leader in Wisconsin, has died at age 88.
A politically divided rural area of New York has united to preserve its wilderness
In New York's Adirondack Mountains a bipartisan group has reduced political polarization and boosted civility while helping preserve hundreds of thousands of acres of wilderness.
The resurgence of 'Suits' shows how the strikes are driving viewers to stream
Suits is finding a popular second life on Netflix. It may be showing us some unintended consequences of the strikes – that they're intensifying the flow of viewers to streaming services.
Yellowknife mayor provides the latest update on evacuations in the Canadian city
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rebecca Atly, the mayor of Yellowknife, Canada, which has issued an evacuation for all of the city's 20,000 residents due to wildfires.
U.S. highlighted North Korea's human rights violations in Security Council meeting
North Korea is likely to be a major topic when President Biden hosts his Japanese and South Korean counterparts at Camp David Friday. The U.S. put a spotlight on North Korea's human rights violations.
A trip to the newly-discovered undersea spa, where humpback whales go for skin care
For our series Weekly Dose of Wonder, NPR's Carrie Feibel relays a new discovery involving humpback whales going to the undersea spa for some skin care.