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Clockwise from upper left: Holly Sox, Catarino Escobar, Frank Thompson, Bill Breeden, Craig Baxley and Ron McAndrew have all been affected by work related to executions.

Carrying out executions took a secret toll on workers — then changed their politics

NPR spoke with 26 people who were involved with more than 200 executions across the country. Most said their health suffered and they had little support to help them cope with their unusual jobs.

Christina Lusk is a transgender woman and inmate at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Moose Lake. Lusk was denied a request to be sent to a women's prison at intake and is now suing, demanding to be moved and also citing serious harassment and assault at this facility.

Minnesota recognizes she's a woman. She's locked in a men's prison anyway

When transgender people are incarcerated, they're often put in prisons that don't align with their gender identity. Some are taking legal action to try to get moved to prisons that match their gender.

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San Diego Rescue Mission partners with Little Italy to help unsheltered population there

San Diego Rescue Mission has been able to send two outreach members into Little Italy every day since the beginning of October.

Volunteers serving Thanksgiving lunch at the Paul Mirabile Center hosted by Father Joe's Villages on Nov. 27, 2019.

Father Joe's Villages Therapeutic Childcare center helps homeless children and families with services

The Father Joe's Villages Therapeutic Childcare center provides services to homeless children and families to help pave the way for brighter futures.

Family members of farmer Dattu Narayan Shewal, who committed suicide after a hailstorm hit his village in Marathwada, India, in 2014. Farmers there were planting single cash crops, so a climate-related disaster would wipe out their livelihoods and leave them unable to buy food. Swayam Shikshan Prayog would seek out their families, particularly the women, and help them get back on their feet.

Climate prize winner empowers women in India to become farmers and entrepreneurs

The group Swayam Shikshan Prayog, which will be recognized today at the U.N. COP27 summit, focuses on the restoration of livelihoods, especially for women, amid the negative impacts of climate change.

Prescribed burns, like this one in Humboldt County, Calif., reduce the underbrush without destroying trees.

Why The South Is Decades Ahead Of The West In Wildfire Prevention

Another destructive fire season has Western states searching for ways to prevent it. The Southeast just might have the answers: setting controlled fires before the wildfires come.

Why The South Is Decades Ahead Of The West In Wildfire Prevention

Another destructive fire season has Western states searching for ways to prevent it. The Southeast just might have the answers: setting controlled fires before the wildfires come.

Rosalind Johnson holds a bowl of pasta she made in her kitchen, Jan. 18, 2022.

San Diego business owners optimistic about upcoming home kitchen business law

Micro-enterprise home kitchens could soon be legal in San Diego County, but some local entrepreneurs have already been shut down.

Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies Friday in an Atlanta court for a hearing in a challenge filed by voters who say she shouldn't be allowed to seek reelection because of her role prior to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies as part of a legal challenge to her candidacy

Voters and a supporting legal group are seeking to knock the controversial Republican off the ballot for her role prior to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Rural communities with struggling hospitals often turn to outside investors willing to take over their health care centers. Some are willing to sell the hospitals for next to nothing to companies that promise to keep them running.

Buy a rural hospital for $100? Investors pick up struggling institutions for pennies

Some rural hospitals are in such bad shape, they're selling for next to nothing. One company is snapping several distressed or closed hospitals in rural Tennessee, hoping to turn a profit.

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