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The best support for a friend with cancer? Presence, listening and space to vent
by Yuki Noguchi
People who get cancer say their friends often disappear when they hear the bad news. Don't be that person! Here's advice for what to do and say — and what not to say — when a loved one faces cancer.
Tommy Prine, son of the late John Prine, crafts his own sound
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Tommy Prine about his vivid debut album, This Far South. It is about loss, faith, and growing up.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Biden administration's immigration rules
In a major win for the Biden administration, the court ruled Texas and Louisiana lack the standing to challenge the administration's immigration enforcement guidelines.
NPR poll examines independent voters' responses to questions on social issues
As Republicans continue to stand by Donald Trump and the Supreme Court marks the first anniversary of the Dobbs decision, independent voters across the country weigh in on the top issues of the day.
3M reaches $10.3 billion settlement over 'forever chemicals' in public water systems
3M has reached a $10 billion settlement over "forever chemicals" in drinking water. NPR's Debbie Elliott talks with Scott Summy, an attorney for water systems that sued the chemical maker.
A year after the Dobbs abortion ruling, the impact nationwide has been dramatic
It's been nearly a year since the Supreme Court overturned decades of abortion-rights precedent with its Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization decision.
Ben Crump asks N.C. court to release bodycam footage of Black man killed by police
by Benjamin Schachtman
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is asking a North Carolina court for body camera footage in the fatal police shooting of a Black man, who was reportedly suffering a mental health crisis.
Lessons learned from a favorite aunt, who decades ago woke up on fire
by Halle Hewitt
Jarie Bradley sat down in a mobile StoryCorps booth in Dallas with her aunt Menaja Obinali, who recounted her survival story. When she was 17, a fire started her bedroom, and she was badly burned.
5 men who perished in the submersible implosion shared a spirit of adventure
by Willem Marx
The search for the Titan submersible was called off Thursday after debris from the vessel was found on the ocean floor close to the wreck of the Titanic. We profile the five people who died.
What can be done to prevent a submersible tragedy from happening again?
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Stephen Flynn, a former Coast Guard officer and resilience expert at Northeastern University, about implications for the submersible industry following the Titan disaster.
Days of searching turns tragic as all 5 people aboard the Titan are dead
Scrutiny mounts on U.S.-based company OceanGate Expeditions after an implosion is believed to have killed five men aboard a submersible that triggered a multinational search and rescue effort.
A fugitive pig in Pennsylvania eluded capture for days
Police in Lancaster County say the pig named Hamilton is "the fastest pig alive." Police called the Lancaster Farm Sanctuary for backup, and workers were able to corral Hamilton.
Patients at a Tenn. clinic that offers gender-affirming care receive troubling email
by Marianna Bacallao
One of the few clinics offering gender-affirming care for transgender patients in Tennessee has been forced to give medical information on all of their trans patients to the state's attorney general.