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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.
Author Ann Patchett on writing about family secrets in new novel 'Tom Lake'
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Ann Patchett on her latest novel Tom Lake, which tackles family, maternal love and the secrets a mother may choose not to share with her children.
With an '80s revival upon us, these classic songs deserve a comeback
by Stephen Thompson
On the heels of revivals of songs from Tracy Chapman, Kate Bush and the Indigo Girls, here are some more 1980s songs ripe for a comeback.
Festival in Ellenville, N.Y., celebrates resort area once known as the Borscht Belt
by Jim Zarroli
NPR revisits the Borscht Belt, a place where Jewish families from New York escaped for the summer at a time when they weren't welcomed elsewhere.
NYC has seen an influx of 90,000 migrants and asylum seekers since last spring
by Jasmine Garsd
New York City is grappling with an influx of immigrants. The Manhattan shelter that has long been a beacon for asylum seekers is now at capacity.
U.S. takes the helm of the UN Security Council
by Michele Kelemen
The United States takes over the UN Security Council at a time when the international community is struggling to revive a grain deal with Russia and Ukraine and agree on a security force for Haiti.
Indiana's abortion ban has been halted by another lawsuit
by Brandon Smith
A near total ban on abortion in Indiana to go into effect Tuesday is on hold again after abortion providers filed another lawsuit in a last-ditch effort to halt it.
Bilingual maps in Colorado help to get Latinos onto Roaring Fork Valley's trails
Some Latinos in Colorado say one barrier to enjoying outdoor recreation is a lack of maps and signage in Spanish. An organization near Aspen is trying to fix that.
A new summer reality: hospitals and ERs see more patients with heat-related illness
by Drew Hawkins
With dangerously high temperatures across the country, hospitals are seeing more people with potentially deadly heat illness. A southern city is coping with what may be the new summer medical reality.
Demand for cheap shrimp is driving U.S. shrimpers out of business
by John Burnett
More U.S. shrimpers have sold their boats. Most Americans don't realize that the cheap, plentiful shrimp they buy in the market and order on pad thai is driving domestic shrimpers out of business.
White House hopeful and former Congressman Will Hurd on the race to dethrone Trump
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd talks with NPR Politics Podcast co-hosts about why he thinks Trump is vulnerable.