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United Methodist Church begins reorganization over LGBTQ+ issues
by Jason DeRose
The United Methodist Church has voted to restructure itself in a way that could allow for LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex weddings.
Are you dying for new digs? A killer new property just hit the market
It's the home where Jamie Lee Curtis' character lived in the 1978 slasher film Halloween. It was in a fictional Illinois town, but it's really in South Pasadena, Calif. It's listed for $1.8 million.
The switch to electric vehicles is playing a role in UAW contract talks
by Camila Domonoske
The auto industry's transition to electric vehicles is a complicating factor in tense union talks, proving to be both a headwind for the UAW and, in some ways, a source of leverage.
How can residents in Morocco guard against the next deadly earthquake?
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Mehrdad Sasani, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University, about construction concerns in Morocco's earthquake zone.
Displaced family in Morocco will have to start over following earthquake
A young woman in a remote mountain town in Morocco describes how her family's world has been turned upside down by Friday's earthquake that destroyed their home and took their neighbors' lives.
Lost hiker uses bear cam in Alaska's Katmai National Park to get rescued
Wildlife enthusiasts love to watch the camera to see passing wildlife, and then some saw a hiker who mouthed the words, "Help me." Park rangers found the hiker within hours.
If autoworkers strike, business up and down the supply chain will be affected
If members of the UAW strike, it will affect more than automakers. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jeff Rightmer, professor of Global Supply Chain at Wayne State University in Detroit.
Why so-called boomerang CEOs are returning to their jobs
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to executive leadership expert Cindy Solomon about why CEOs of big companies are staying on the job longer — or why companies are asking them to return to the job.
DOJ's antitrust trial against Google over its search dominance is set to begin
The Justice Department is dubbing its case against Google the biggest monopoly lawsuit in more than 25 years. It says Google has been giving its search engine business preferential treatment.
CDC advisers will meet to consider who should get the new COVID booster
by Maria Godoy
The CDC is likely to recommend the shots for anyone who's at high risk for serious complications from COVID, such as older people and those with weaker immune systems or other health problems.
Climate change causes another issue: an increased need for air conditioners
by Aaron Bolton
As the climate changes, places where home air conditioning used to be rare are now seeing a need for artificial cooling. It's a new expense that's especially hard for people in low-income housing.
Wouldn't it be great if dogs could talk? This might be the next best thing
There's no longer a need to wonder what your pets would say if they could talk. A voiceover artist who calls himself The Rxck Stxr adds voices to pet videos submitted by his fans on social media.
McCarthy faces another leadership test as government funding talks heat up
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Sarah Ferris of Politico about House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who's being pressured by moderates and the far-right in his party as another government funding battle looms.