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Small bookstores are popping up across the country. What's behind the boom

Small bookstores are opening up around the country and finding new ways to bring people in.

Greetings from Jerusalem, whose holy sites host some of the oldest colonies of nesting swifts

The scythe-winged birds have nested in the cracks of the Western Wall and other holy sites in Jerusalem for thousands of years.

Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp becomes a UNESCO World Heritage site

The Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia has joined the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Zubedah Hassan, 32, at home in Kibera. She works as a champion for the Stop Sex for Water program, encouraging women and girls to speak out if they face sexual violence from water vendors or are groped or peeped on in public bathrooms. "The main problem is poverty," she says. "A girl tries to save money on water by doing favors for a vendor. Another challenge is drought. You find schoolchildren waking up very early to go and look for water and being raped along the small paths they take."

Some women who can't afford water are often pressured to provide sex for it

Water is often a scarce commodity in Nairobi's largest slum. The only source may be a local cartel — and with that comes the risk of sexual threats and attacks.

The high cost of summer child care

Summer activities now run about $2,400 to $6,000 per kid per summer, on average.

Adrian McElwee, son of the filmmaker Ross McElwee.

'Remake' will wreck you: A filmmaker faces his own family footage

Ross McElwee's documentaries have always been personal. After his son died, he wondered if it was all worth it.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears at his confirmation hearing on July 15 in Washington, D.C.

Trump says he 'may' pull Blanche AG nomination temporarily

The news comes as two key Republicans are withholding their support over concerns about the Justice Department's deal with President Trump.

How China gets around the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to get Iranian oil

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Austin Ramzy of the Wall Street Journal about how China is able to import oil from Iran despite blockades on the Strait of Hormuz.

An aerial view of historic row houses in the Riverside neighborhood of Baltimore, Md.

Baltimore will turn 911 into more than just an emergency number

Baltimore is rethinking what it means to call 911, and who responds. Callers who don't need police will get help finding social services and healthcare before they actually fall into crisis.

Neelum Chaturvedi holding a picture of her 18-year-old daughter Akanksha, who took her own life in May, soon after authorities cancelled the results of a high-pressure medical exam Akanksha had taken, saying the results had been leaked.

From a mother's grief to a nation's fury: How an exam leak became a political storm

Akanksha's parents gave their all for her education. The pressure from Indian society to succeed was too high. Students blame the government.

Najib Ayyad checks his apartment in Nabatiyeh, Lebanon, which was heavily damaged and likely to be demolished. The apartment overlooks Beaufort Castle, a national symbol of deep personal meaning for him, now occupied by Israeli forces.

Lebanese who fled the Israeli invasion visit to see what's left

Residents of the ancient town of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon have endured wars in the past, but the latest conflict with Israel is testing the limits of their endurance.

Timothy Herman leaves a senior center in Curtis, Neb. The state is the first in the nation to roll out work requirements for Medicaid, which President Trump created in his 2025 big budget law.

In Nebraska, Americans begin to lose Medicaid under Trump's work rules

Nebraska's Medicaid director, in an exclusive interview with nonprofit news organization Tradeoffs, said roughly 200 people will lose health coverage on Aug. 1.

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