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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.
S.C. bill would let health care providers refuse non-emergency care based on beliefs
by Victoria Hansen
Under a bill that's poised to become law in South Carolina, doctors and nurses can refuse to provide non-emergency care, if they object to the treatment on moral or religious grounds.
Civil rights activist Xernona Clayton looks back on her life and her work
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with civil rights activist Xernona Clayton about growing up in segregation, her first racist experience and working with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Corn and soybean crops are playing an outsized role in the rising cost of food
by Frank Morris
Food prices are skyrocketing for lots of reasons, but corn and soybean crops play an outsized role. Those two touch most of the food Americans eat — and now cost double what they did two years ago.
Trump speaks to Faith and Freedom Coalition as Jan. 6 hearings continue
by Susan Davis
Former President Trump spoke to the Christian conservative group Faith and Freedom Coalition as the House Jan. 6 committee continues its hearings laying out his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Here's why customers at a handful of tiny banks in central China are up in arms
by John Ruwitch
Angry victims of a multi-million dollar banking scam in China are accusing the government of manipulating health codes to restrict their movement, raising concerns of abuse of power and technology.
Filipino archivist races to protect history of abuses ahead of Marcos presidency
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Carmelo Crisanto, executive director of the Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission, about racing to archive human rights abuses in the Philippines.
Shireen Abu Akleh's brother calls on the U.S. to investigate his sister's killing
by Daniel Estrin
In Jerusalem, the brother of slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is calling for a U.S. investigation to provide answers on how his sister was killed while covering an Israeli military raid.
'Cha Cha Real Smooth' is a great calling card for actor-writer-director Cooper Raiff
by Bob Mondello
Cooper Raiff's Cha Cha Real Smooth had to play at the Sundance Film Festival virtually because of the pandemic, so he hasn't heard the applause critics are showering on his bittersweet dramedy.
Helium prices are blowing up. Here's what is causing the increase
When it comes to the global helium supply this year, "everything that could go wrong has gone wrong," says one analyst. That affects everything from birthday balloons to superconducting magnets.
As Biden weighs loan forgiveness, Americans are more worried about college's cost
by Sequoia Carrillo
A new NPR/Ipsos poll looks at the public's feelings around federal student loan forgiveness, and what borrowers chose to do with their money when loan payments were put on hold.
The Midwest and South could see larger abortion deserts if Roe v. Wade is overturned
by Pien Huang
About a quarter of clinics that offer abortions would shut down if Roe v. Wade is overturned. Those closures would be concentrated in the Midwest and South where abortion services are already scarce.
City of Amarillo, Texas, asks for help identifying U.A.O. — Unknown Amarillo Object
Is it a human in a costume? Is it a raccoon or a coyote? A mysterious creature was spotted recently outside the Amarillo Zoo in Texas, and the city is asking the public for help identifying it.