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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Royal Ramey, the co-founder and CEO of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, about the pathway for formerly incarcerated firefighters to build careers in the field.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The shows Three Women and Empire, the movie Girls Will Be Girls, and the book Family Style.

An Israeli radio station is broadcasting messages and songs to hostages in Gaza, and a Palestinian station in the West Bank is broadcasting families' messages to relatives recently jailed in Israel.

The floods from Helene have all but wiped out Asheville's popular arts district. Now its artists are finding other ways to make up for their losses.

Germany played a key role in the prisoner swap that brought "Wall Street Journal" reporter Evan Gershkovich home from a Russian jail.

An NPR analysis shows how immigrants' attempts to live or work legally in the U.S. are caught in a bureaucratic morass.

The world is facing a devastating array of disasters. If you want to donate to a charity to make a difference, how can you make sure your dollars will do the most good?

Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, was detained in Russia in March 2023 on espionage charges that the newspaper and U.S. government say are false. Whelan, a former U.S. Marine, has been detained in Russia since 2018.

For people in prison, the holiday season can be a painful time. Many miss their families and traditions. But it’s also a time when they get together with food and acts of kindness. During the holiday season, we're playing you a favorite episode from season one, all about making it through the holidays in prison.

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The rapper's eighth album scored his best-selling debut week ever, but the raw numbers don't tell the whole story of its success. Meanwhile, Shaboozey returns to the top of the songs chart.

"We are going to do everything we can in this round to get all the American hostages, living and dead, out," Ambassador Jacob J. Lew tells NPR. His tenure as President Biden's envoy ends this month.

The Tropicana, the third-oldest casino on the Las Vegas Strip, closed in April after welcoming guests for 67 years. An elaborate implosion reduced it to rubble on Wednesday.