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Remembering Rev. Cecil Williams, champion of equality in San Francisco, dead at 94
by Scott Shafer
The legendary pastor of Glide Church died this week at the age of 94. He was known as a champion of racial equality, LGBTQ rights and San Francisco's most impoverished residents.
Having filed for bankruptcy, Yellow plans to break itself up and sell itself off
Yellow stunned the trucking industry when it filed for bankruptcy this month. A specific type of loan, the debtor in possession financing, promises some rich returns to the lender in this case.
After six decades, blues legend Bobby Rush isn't slowing down
Blues legend Bobby Rush has been making music for more than six decades — now he's out with a new album, called All My Love For You.
Maui latest: Head of Emergency Management Agency resigns after deadly fire
The official in charge of the island's Emergency Management Agency has resigned from his post after the deadly fire on Maui. The agency didn't use its siren system to warn residents to evacuate.
High stakes elections lie ahead in Guatemala, Ecuador and Argentina
Latin American democracies face tests this weekend with elections in Guatemala and Ecuador — and as a far-right candidate starts getting traction for a run for Argentina's presidency this fall.
Hurricane Hilary will likely be a tropical storm by the time it hits Baja California
by Erik Anderson
Hurricane Hilary continues her march toward Baja California, and people on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are getting ready for projected heavy rains and flooding.
Life in Afghanistan two years after the Taliban's takeover
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Fazelminallah Qazizai, a journalist and NPR's producer in Afghanistan, about life in the country two years after the Taliban took over.
The effort to restore Joshua trees after Mojave wildfire faces grim odds
After flames destroyed 1.3 million Joshua trees in Mojave National Preserve, biologists began replanting seedlings. But many have died, and now another fire has torched more of the iconic succulents.
People are vacationing again on cruise ships following a COVID-19 decline
by Tom Hudson
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
by Chad Campbell
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
by Lauren Sommer
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
by Julie Depenbrock
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.