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Lawmakers from both parties promise to take up Ukraine funding in the coming days

NPR's A Martinez talks with Democratic Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut about the last-minute funding deal in Congress that staved off a government shutdown and halted new U.S. aid to Ukraine.

A recent New York Times op-ed reigned the debate over whether or not America has a free speech problem.

What’s really behind America’s ‘free speech problem’

A New York Times op-ed recently reigned a debate over the right to free speech. But, critics quickly debunked the real problem happening.

Ablaye Ndiaye celebrates during a basketball game in Dakar, Senegal on March 11, 2023. His celebratory dances during games at this year's Special Olympics have become iconic enough to make the highlight reels. "Ablaye provides the team with energy, he brings joy. He's basically the face of the team," said Yoro Ndiaye, team Senegal's basketball coach.

Hoop dreams of a Senegalese b-baller come true at Special Olympics

Ablaye Ndiaye, who has Down syndrome, carried the torch in the opening ceremonies, brought energy and joy to the court and won a medal in basketball at this year's games, which concluded on Sunday.

Smoky haze from wildfires in Canada obscures New York City's Empire State Building this year. The air in the U.S. has improved over the past 50 years, but smoke pollution from growing wildfires erodes much of that progress.

How wildfire smoke is erasing years of progress toward cleaning up America's air

A new study finds that smoke from massive wildfires has eroded about a quarter of the air quality gains from the last few decades.

Fear of pregnancy: One teen's story in post-Roe America

In a state that bans abortion, anxiety about rape and getting pregnant drove this teen to start on birth control, though she's not having sex.

America boasts an estimated 200,000 drive-thrus nationwide.

America loves drive-thrus more than ever. But AI may now be taking your order.

Drive-thrus got more popular during the pandemic and they've stayed that way.

A woman tends to lentil soup at a municipal soup kitchen in Gaziantep, Turkey. On the first day after the quake, the kitchen's director says they distributed soup to more than 200,000 people.

Lentil soup comes to the rescue in quake-ravaged Turkey

It's a supersoup during this humanitarian crisis. Easy to make, it warms the displaced, fuels rescue crews and comforts residents traumatized by the disaster.

How animals could be the solution to America’s organ problem

The need for organ donations in the U.S. is dire. Scientists hope animal organs can fix that.

Biden wants to reshape the economy by investing in America, not unlike Trump

President Biden has embraced the idea of subsidies for key industries and measures to shut out Chinese competitors. Reviving manufacturing is a theme he's expected to run on in 2024.

For more than decade, members of the Chumash tribe have led a campaign to create a new marine sanctuary on the central California coast. It could include waters off Point Conception, a sacred site for the Chumash people.

After decades, a tribe's vision for a new marine sanctuary could be coming true

The Biden administration is moving ahead with what could be the largest national marine sanctuary in the continental U.S. A Native American tribe is hoping to be partners in managing it.

Rajeshwari, 44, grades the chiles she has picked in the fields. Her sharp eyes spot the pale white pods in the sea of red: "The ones with the rich red color are the best, but even though the paler ones are of poorer quality, we can still sell these at the market."

Why nearly every farmer who grows these chile peppers is a woman

Chile peppers are a traditional part of Indian cuisine — and a key crop for women farmers. They say it's too demanding for men. "In spite of the challenges," says one, "we've found freedom."

Tents of unhoused people line a street in Hollywood, California.

Clearing Camps: The Pandemic, America’s Cities, And Homelessness

Encampments are cleared nearly weekly across the U.S. What's the best way to handle a growing number of unhoused people?

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