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A mother is called to work as a doula after her first child died shortly after birth
Marilí Rodríguez García spent several years working as a doula in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was called to the profession after losing her first child, Adrián José, a few days after his birth in 2009.
Hate crimes in the nation's 10 largest cities spiked significantly last year
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, about hate crimes rising in those cities.
Morning news brief
Auto plants are shut amid a walkout against Big 3 automakers. Tens of thousands of people kick off a week of climate protests in New York. Drew Barrymore postpones show's return until strikes end.
Rescued American, who was seriously ill, looks forward to exploring another cave
NPR's A Martinez talks to Mark Dickey, an experienced caver, and his partner Jessica Van Ord, about Dickey's harrowing rescue from one of Turkey's deepest caves after he became ill.
Libyan government officials face harsh criticism for response to flooding
Old infrastructure and a civil war have combined in Libya to make flooding from a storm deadly. How political instability has made this climate disaster much worse than it had to be.
Federal student loan borrowers prepare to resume repaying their loans
For more than three years, no one had to pay their federal student loans. Payments are due again in October, but some borrowers are seeing their debts eliminated.
Why more Latinos need to be involved in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease
NPR's A Martinez talks to Mario Tapia, founder of the Latino Center on Aging, and Maria Aranda of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, about quality care issues once a diagnosis is made.
Illinois becomes the first state to abolish cash bail
by Chip Mitchell
The change follows more than two years of intense debate among politicians, scholars, law enforcement officials, judges and the general public.
Morocco's Amazigh, the indigenous people of North Africa, hit hard deadly quake
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Brahim el Guabli, associate professor of Arabic Studies at Williams College, about the earthquake's impacts on rural indigenous communities in Morocco.
Auction will support unionized crew members affected by Hollywood strikes
Celebrities are collaborating with the Union Solidarity Coalition to auction off their time and memorabilia to raise money to help cover health care costs for union members impacted by strikes.
The new Apple iPhone replaces the mute switch with action button
Apple is replacing the mute switch on its iPhones with a button that lets users do more things with their phones. A closer look at what Apple calls the "action button."
A historic strike against the Big 3 automakers got underway at midnight
Members of the United Auto Workers kicked off targeted strikes after talks with the automakers failed to result in a new contract. This is the first time the UAW is striking the Big 3 at one time.