These are the life lessons Geena Davis learned from 3 of her most famous movies
Geena Davis' new memoir, Dying of Politeness, looks back on her life and career. In a conversation with NPR's Morning Edition, she reflects on some of those iconic roles and how they shaped her.
Putin plans to formally annex 4 regions from Ukraine Friday
President Putin will officially annex four regions in Ukraine that have become part of Russia, after holding a referendum that the international community broadly denounced as a sham.
A court in Israel recognizes online civil marriages as valid
Israelis seeking non-religious or same-sex weddings have been going abroad for years. Lately hundreds of couples got married over Zoom from Utah. An Israeli court ruled those marriages are valid.
Moscow prepares to annex 4 Russian-occupied regions in Ukraine
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to PBS NewsHour's Simon Ostrovsky about what the earlier annexation of Crimea might suggest for what happens now for the next areas Russia is trying to annex.
Crews are out in Naples, Fla., checking for damage after Ian's wrath
Naples saw flooding, property damage and power outages while taking the force of Hurricane Ian. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Naples City Manager Jay Boodheshwar about the impact.
Even though Ian is no longer a hurricane, flooding is still a major problem
After roaring ashore as a powerful category 4 hurricane, Ian has been losing steam. People on Florida's Gulf coast are beginning to assess the damage from the storm.
The British economy is in freefall with a rare intervention by the Bank of England
Britain's currency weakened to a record low against the U.S. dollar, while government borrowing costs shot up. This happened after the new conservative government announced new economic proposals.
News brief: Hurricane Ian is downgraded, Baltic pipeline leaks, U.K. economic turmoil
Ian roared ashore in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. EU officials are concerned about explosions at Nord Stream pipelines. Britain's pound weakens to a record low against the U.S. dollar.
A new generation is posing a challenge in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
Young Palestinian men — in their teens and twenties — are taking up guns and organizing into small militias with names like the Lion's Den.
NBA star LeBron James is buying a pickleball team
Pickleball, a mix of tennis, ping-pong and badminton, has exploded in popularity. LeBron James and his business partner Maverick Carter are among the newest owners of a pro pickleball team.
Dogs really do know when we're stressed. They can smell it on us
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast collected samples of human breath and sweat from volunteers working on a math problem. The pups could detect stressed-out samples with more than 90% accuracy.
Hunger in America: Millions of Americans didn't have enough food last year
The White House hosted a conference this week to focus attention on hunger, nutrition and health. Food banks are having a tough time — dealing with the pandemic and now inflation.