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"No one understands it," says Sylvia Cunningham of how she and her husband, Brandon, holding Braxton, 2, got three of their children returned from foster care, including daughter Jordan, 17 (at left), but a court allowed one son to be placed for adoption because the Cunninghams had failed to pay part of the bill for foster care.

In some states, an unpaid foster care bill could mean parents lose their kids forever

Some states allow children to be removed from their parents if they fail to pay the cost of foster care. But that can be hundreds of dollars a month, and it's often the poorest families who must pay.

Earthquake survivors gather at a diaper distribution in Hatay, Turkey, on Feb. 7, a day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's southeast.

How to make sure your donation will do the most good for earthquake survivors

In the wake of the disaster, people around the world want to help. Here's advice from experts on how to select a charity.

Europe braces for the omicron wave

The World Health Organization said more than half of Europe will be infected with COVID in the coming weeks. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Hans Kluge of the WHO on what that means for the region.

FILE - Poll workers sort out early and absentee ballots at the Kenosha Municipal building on Election Day in Kenosha, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020. The April 4 election will determine majority control of the state Supreme Court.

Voters swipe right for Wisconsin's state Supreme Court election

In an off-year, offseason election, it all comes down to turnout. That's why ahead of Wisconsin's April 4 state Supreme Court election, organizers are getting out the vote in some creative ways.

San Diego County supervisors take first step toward marijuana ballot initiative

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 Wednesday to take an early step toward placing a marijuana business tax proposal on the November ballot.

Dave Bartholomew's "Carnival Day" was part of a wave of 1950s Mardi Gras recordings that give us a window into the forces that influence the soundtrack of Carnival to this day.

The soundtrack to Mardi Gras, from its first wave to its golden age

After Louis Armstrong reigned as King Zulu in 1949, musicians began writing music specifically for and about Mardi Gras. These early songs paved the way for the sounds of Carnival for decades to come.

In this image from video broadcast by RTB state television, coup spokesman Capt. Kiswendsida Farouk Azaria Sorgho reads a statement in a studio in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso, on Friday evening.

Gunfire erupts in Burkina Faso a day after the second coup in nine months

Gunshots rang out in Burkina Faso's capital amid signs of lingering tensions a day after a group of military officers overthrew the man who had seized power in a coup in January.

Pam Holland holds a photo of her late son Shane Earl Holland in her living room in Tehachapi on April 20, 2023.

Families of men shot by California cops lose faith in new accountability law as reviews drag on

A 2021 state law took investigations into California police shootings out of the hands of local cops. Now, some families say the new system is agonizing in its own way.

Tyrone Ferrens, a plant electrician at Under Armour, sits for a portrait in his house in Aberdeen, Md.

A Black family in Maryland navigates the pandemic and inflation with some success

Tyrone and Michelle Ferrens build some successes out of their complex story.

Caucusgoers are seen here in Carpenter, Iowa, on Feb. 3, 2020. If the Democratic National Convention revamps the presidential nominating process, Iowa could lose its "first in the nation" status.

Iowa and New Hampshire are not guaranteed to be first contests for Democrats in 2024

The Democratic National Committee approved a resolution that will likely upend the party's traditional presidential primary calendar.

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