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  • EIS officer Arran Hamlet walks into the Government Meadows site to conduct environmental sampling for norovirus.
    Norovirus in the wilderness? How an outbreak spread on the Pacific Crest Trail
    Having this virus is bad enough at home, where you might spend hours hugging the toilet. Imagine having it out camping. Investigators wanted to find out how backpackers were getting and spreading it.
  • Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead serves as Maryland's 31st adjutant general — making her the only Black woman who leads a state military in the U.S. Here, Birckhead sits inside NPR's studios for an interview with NPR's Jonathan Franklin.
    She's currently the only Black woman leading a state military. Here's how it happened
    Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead of Maryland only became a soldier to help pay for college. Three decades later, she's risen to the top military position in Maryland, leading a force of 4,600 soldiers.
  • Palestinians inspect a damaged building following an Israeli army raid in Nour Shams refugee camp in the northern West Bank, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2022. Palestinians said at least two people were killed in the raid, which the army said was carried out to destroy a militant command center and bomb-storage facility in the building.
    Israel strikes Gaza for the third straight day as West Bank violence escalates
    A series of violent escalations on the border between Israel and Gaza over the past week during a sensitive Jewish holiday period raised the specter of an escalation for the first time since May.
  • Ling Ma's first novel predicted the pandemic. Her new collection goes one step beyond
    Nothing is just one thing in Bliss Montage: Satire swirls into savagery; a gimmicky premise into poignancy. Ma writes with such authority that readers are simply swept along.
  • Light shines through new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice during an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the windows on Saturday, Sept. 23 in Washington.
    National Cathedral unveils racial justice-themed windows, replacing Confederate ones
    The windows, titled "Now and Forever," were created by artist Kerry James Marshall. They show a group of protesters holding up large signs that read "Fairness" and "No Foul Play."
  • Día de los Muertos community ofrenda at You Belong Here
    From You Belong Here: This Sunday, Oct. 31, You Belong Here is opening a socially distanced and safe Community Ofrenda in honor of Día de los Muertos. The altar will be on display from Sunday, Oct. 31 through Tuesday, Nov. 2 and will be viewable on the exterior of You Belong Here for 24 hours and scheduled hours indoors to allow attendees to make offerings to those they loved. Attendees are invited to submit photos of loved ones they want to honor via an online form (Google form). All images will be printed and displayed on the ofrenda. Attendees have the option to bring their photos, trinkets, and treats during indoor viewing hours: Sunday, Oct. 31 from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, November 1 - 2 from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. This is a family friendly event. All ages are invited to attend. PLEASE NOTE: Unvaccinated attendees will be required to wear a mask Attendees will be able to participate in multiple ways: Butterfly origami letters that they can write and fold via an instructional video that they can keep or place on the ofrenda Light candles to be placed on the ofrenda Decorate wooden frames to hold pictures of their loved ones and place on the ofrenda (photo printing will be available) Artist Katie Ruiz (@katieruizart) is a contributor to this community ofrenda. She hosted a free PomPom making workshop at You Belong Here. The Women's Alliance Club of Mesa Community College (@womensalliancemesa) were major contributors in helping to make pom pom garlands, as well as building a monarch butterfly installation that will be part of the ofrenda. Details can also be found on the You Belong Here website. You Belong Here on Instagram
  • Help Wanted: Fire Fighters
    Wildfires are burning across California while local fire departments are facing a shortage in recruits for firefighter positions. Meanwhile, local Afghan families are speaking out about their recent escape from Afghanistan. Also, Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss died from injuries suffered in the Kabul Airport bombing. He was likely the final U.S. service member to die in a war that killed more than 2,400.
  • A string quartet played for a Barcelona opera house full of houseplants in the early days of the COVID pandemic. The houseplants that "attended" the Barcelona performance were donated afterward to hospital workers. The event has inspired a children's book called The Enchanted Symphony.
    A concert audience of houseplants? A new kids' book tells the surprisingly true tale
    The latest children's book from Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton and illustrator Elly McKay is about the power of nature and music. They discussed their creative process in an interview with NPR.
  • Despite efforts of 3 U.S. administrations, migrant families keep crossing the border
    Immigration authorities arrested more families in August than in any month on record. U.S. officials have long grappled with discouraging families from coming — and found there are no easy solutions.
  • Horseshoe crabs are bled alive at a facility in Charleston, S.C., in June 2014.
    Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab blood. The industry is finally changing
    The horseshoe crab bleeding industry is in transition. One biomedical company agreed to more oversight, and a regulatory group is paving the way for drug companies to use animal-free alternatives.
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