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NPR speaks with Ukrainian journalist and activist Maksym Butkevych, who volunteered for the Ukrainian armed forces after Russia's full-scale invasion and became a Russian prisoner of war.

Psychologist and neuroscientist Ethan Kross busts common assumptions about how to manage feelings in his book Shift — and explains why it's OK sometimes to avoid them for a while.

The FDA's top vaccine regulator says he was forced out by the Trump administration and criticizes HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "misinformation and lies" about vaccines.

This story most recently aired in the July 17, 2024 episode of Crosscurrents.July is Disability Pride month, so we are bringing back this conversation…

Thousands of miles away from Ukraine, Taiwan is wondering whether it will be the next casualty of the changing moods in Washington, D.C. — and about what they can do to avoid a similar fate.

There are many places outside of Washington DC that will suffer from an abrupt cut in the size of the federal government. We look at one of those places, the Kansas city metro area.

The first Biden-Trump presidential debate is tonight. President Biden pardons troops expelled from the military for their sexuality. A general in Bolivia attempted to overthrow the government.

Florida lawmakers are working on a proposal to loosen child labor laws that includes making it easier for 14-year-olds to enter the labor force.

The vocalist uses the genre of Portuguese fado as a base to explore other musical worlds.

When the California biotech firm filed for bankruptcy, there was one looming question for customers: What's going to happen to my data?

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele heads to the White House to discuss further cooperation with the U.S., including the continued use of El Salvador's supermax prison for deported migrants.

Chinese electric car sales to Latin America are booming, especially in Brazil. And China is also building EVs there, investing nearly a billion dollars at one car plant. But there have been troubles.