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Russia may turn to destroying eastern cities instead of capturing Kyiv

And the city of Dnipro, Ukraine, has become a place where the wounded arrive from the front lines and displaced people come as they flee cities subjected to Russian attacks.

Some Ukrainians fled with their pets. Others are stepping in to care for the rest

Wherever you find fleeing civilians in Ukraine, you also find beloved dogs, cats and rabbits in tow. But some pets are being left behind, and people are stepping in to care for them.

2 recent incidents have put a spotlight on Brazil's relationship with race

An American music producer was attacked as he waited to check in to a hotel in Rio de Janeiro. He is Black, the attackers are white. It is another example of Brazil's fraught relationship with race.

Located between Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon and Zion national parks, the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument has become a big tourist draw since its designation in 1996.

When Everybody Wants A Piece Of 'God's Country'

The Trump administration plans to open up parts of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to more mining and grazing. It's become a flash point in the grab for public lands.

<strong>Clockwise from top left:</strong> Marlon Brando in the film The Godfather (1972); Emily Meggett, the author of <em>Gullah Geechee Home Cooking; </em>illustration from Kate Beaton's graphic memoir <em>Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands; </em>America Ferrera (clockwise from top left), Eva Longoria, Rosie Perez, Ivette Rodriguez, Rosario Dawson and Christy Haubegger.

The NPR Culture Desk shares our favorite stories of 2022

This year, our reporting took us to museums, libraries and symphonies; to Edisto Island, Hollywood, New York and beyond. Culture Desk reporters say these are the stories that will stick with them.

Desmond Tutu, an icon who helped end apartheid in South Africa, dies at 90

The Nobel Peace laureate and archbishop emeritus campaigned against a system he called evil and, after apartheid, helped the nation heal as head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Samuel L. Jackson accepts his first Oscar, an honorary lifetime achievement award, during the 2022 Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom last month in Hollywood, Calif.

Samuel L. Jackson gets personal about dementia in 'The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey'

Jackson stars as a 91-year-old man who reclaims his memory to solve a crime in the new TV series. NPR spoke with the actor about his new Oscar, what it means to be a legend and more.

International Rescue Committee head on Ukrainian refugee crisis and what we can learn

More people are now crossing the border into Ukraine than are fleeing the war. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the head of the International Rescue Committee about the Ukrainian refugee crisis.

Henry Jones, who kept getting sicker after 11 years of homelessness, was admitted in 1991 into Christ House, one of the first medical respite programs in the country.

Medical respite offers refuge for homeless people recovering from illness

A growing number of private insurance companies are starting to invest in medical respite — a decades-old way of caring for homeless people. Here's what's driving the trend.

Father Joe's Villages president & CEO Deacon Jim Vargas makes remarks at the opening of the new Saint Teresa of Calcutta Villa on February 10, 2022.

Father Joe's Villages' new 14-story building will take 550 people off the street

It's called the Saint Teresa of Calcutta Villa, a 14-story building with 407 units and many amenities.

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