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A look at the stream of weapons the U.S. is supplying to Ukraine

Ukraine may be outgunned, but to the surprise of many, it has punched back hard against Russia. The U.S. is supplying lots of Ukraine's most effective weapons, which are coming into the country daily.

Donald Brown organizes postcards inside his home in Myerstown, Pa., on June 24, 2022.

A collector was 'bitten by the postcard bug' 80 years ago; see some of his favorites

Hundreds of thousands of postcards from all over the world have found a home in 92-year-old Donald Brown's personal collection in Myerstown, Pa.

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip walk in a United Nations Development Programme-provided tent camp in Khan Younis,Nov.15, 2023.

A communications blackout in Gaza is slowing aid as officials press for hostage deal

President Biden said he was "mildly hopeful" about a deal to free dozens of hostages, including a 3-year-old American. Israel dropped leaflets urging the evacuation of parts of southern Gaza.

The Nibok refugee settlement is seen on Nauru on Sept. 4, 2018.

Australia brings its last refugee on the Pacific island of Nauru to its mainland

Australia's government, which announced earlier this month that it would be moving refugees off of Nauru, confirmed to media that it will pay $350 million annually to keep the Nauru facility open.

U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton vacated Bowe Bergdahl's court-martial conviction that was overseen by former military judge Jeffrey Nance. Bergdahl is seen here in 2017, when his case played out in the Fort Bragg military courthouse in North Carolina.

Bowe Bergdahl's desertion conviction is voided by the appearance of bias under Trump

A U.S. judge says the reversal shows "why individuals aspiring for public office and those achieving that objective" shouldn't call for a specific verdict in criminal cases.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrives to speak to a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday morning at the Capitol in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., look on.

Israeli president focuses on 'friendship' with U.S. as progressives boycott speech

Isaac Herzog's visit to Capitol Hill came after the House passed a GOP-led resolution reaffirming support for Israel in the wake of incendiary comments made and then walked back by a leading Democrat.

A Russian serviceman patrols Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station on May 1. A series of exchanges in recent weeks has made conditions at the plant more dangerous.

Here's just how close the war in Ukraine has come to Europe's largest nuclear plant

Satellite images and social media analyzed by NPR show attacks have hit structures around the plant, coming dangerously close to causing a nuclear disaster.

The Savory Basin outside of Fresno was built two years ago to refill the aquifer with captured stormwater. The Fresno district spent millions to buy farmland and create basins for percolating water underground to help meet the requirements of state groundwater management regulations.

Ground zero: Rain brings little relief to California’s depleted groundwater

Communities, largely home to low-income Latino residents, still have dry wells. Restoring groundwater takes decades, with costly, long-term replenishment projects — and ultimately, much less pumping.

Alex Parra, 22, will run in the San Francisco marathon on July 23 using crutches to call attention to how expensive prosthetics can be for people with amputated limbs.

Prosthetics can cost up to $70,000. This influencer is running a marathon on crutches

TikToker Alex Parra (@Alex1leg) plans to compete in this weekend's San Francisco Marathon on crutches to raise awareness for athletes with disabilities.

5 books that try to help explain the unexplainable: the U.S. gun violence epidemic

The problem of American gun violence is persistent and solutions are hard to come by. But here are 5 books that help put a face to the victims, explain how we got here and how we might get out.

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