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For Baltimore-area residents, bridge collapse means longer commutes and uncertain prospects
by Laurel Wamsley
The Key Bridge collapse is upending life for countless people in the Chesapeake region. Residents say it's not just infrastructure — it's their identity as people who live close to the water.
Italy braces for far-right victory in elections
by Joanna Kakissis
Italians head to the polls Sunday in what could be a pivotal election with far-right candidate Giorgia Meloni poised to be Italy's first female prime minister.
Fiona knocks out power in Atlantic Canada
by Emma Jacobs
With hurricane-force winds, Fiona has left hundreds of thousands of utility customers along Canada's Atlantic coast without electricity. It is one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the region.
Tyler Perry talks new film 'A Jazzman's Blues'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry about his new movie, A Jazzman's Blues.
Abigail Disney turns critical lens on her family's company in new doc
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with documentary filmmaker Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Disney co-founder Roy Disney, about her new film, The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales.
Russians against the war seek refuge in Turkey
by Fatma Tanis
Russian men are fleeing the country to avoid being forced into the military and the war in Ukraine. Many are going to Turkey, where they do not need a visa to enter.
New report finds 'shocking' levels of lead in Chicago water
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalists Taylor Moore and Erin McCormick, who analyzed thousands of Chicago water tests which yielded "shocking" results published in an investigation in The Guardian.
The world's biggest digital camera is almost ready to be installed on its telescope
by Joe Palca
Technicians are putting the final touches on the world's largest digital camera at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The camera will be sent to Chile and installed on a telescope in the Andes.
STD rates are surging. Here's why
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with David Harvey, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, about how STD rates are soaring in the U.S. — especially syphilis, which is up 26%.
'Sidney' is a look at an actor who pioneered a vision of racial equality in Hollywood
by Eric Deggans
Executive produced by Oprah Winfrey, directed by Reginald Hudlin and supported by Poitier's surviving family, Apple TV+'s documentary Sidney details the life of actor-director-activist Sidney Poitier.