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Nastia Stefanovich, a volunteer at the distribution center in Lviv for goods donated for Ukrainians in need, points out the piles of clothes that have been arriving.

Donated clothes help in Ukraine. But there's one thing aid experts like better

While welcome, some donations don't address the needs of displaced and homeless Ukrainians who've lost nearly everything they own. Several aid groups are turning to a new tactic: cash aid.

‘Kamala Harris Is My Fairy Godmother’: A VP Super Fan Says She Saved His Life

Billy Lemon has been sober for eight years and now runs the Castro Country Club, helping other gay men get off drugs. Billy says it’s all because of Kamala Harris.

Jasmine, age 23, waits to receive an abortion at a Planned Parenthood clinic in West Palm Beach, Fla., on July 14, 2022.

How has your state's abortion law affected your life? Share your story

New laws restricting abortion are affecting people's lives in ways large and small. If they've had an impact and you and your family, NPR wants to hear from you.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are still working to pass legislation to fund federal agencies and avoid a potential government shutdown.

A government funding bill is introduced as Congress races to avoid an Oct. 1 shutdown

The stopgap bill keeps federal agencies funded at current levels through mid-December. But a fight over reforming the permitting process for energy projects is bumping against a Friday deadline.

We asked how you are finding joy in the pandemic. Here are 12 surprising ideas

It's been two long years of COVID gloom. But NPR's readers didn't let it keep them down. From cicada tracking to open-water swimming to roller-skating squads, you share how you bring the fun.

Zara Rutherford, 19, carries the Belgian and British flags on the tarmac after landing her Shark ultralight plane at the Kortrijk airport in Belgium, on Thursday at the completion of a record-breaking solo circumnavigation.

19-year-old lands in Belgium, becoming youngest woman to fly solo around the world

Zara Rutherford set off from Belgium in August to circle the globe in her Shark UL plane. Five months later, she landed back home, having landed in 41 countries on five continents.

Tom Cruise And NASA Could Be A Match Made In The Heavens

NASA confirmed that actor Tom Cruise and private spaceflight company Space X are considering a feature film shot on board the International Space Station.

A sign advising visitors to wear a facial covering in Del Mar, Calif. Aug. 14, 2020.

Expert: CDC rollback of COVID safety measures 'premature'

Following the CDC's decision to scale back recommended safety measures for COVID-19, some are wondering whether the shift in policy has come too soon.

James F. Holmes, the first-ever person of color to oversee the U.S. head count, stands inside his office at the Census Bureau's former headquarters in Suitland, Md., in 1998, when Holmes served as acting director for about nine months.

U.S. Census Directors Were All White Until James F. Holmes Stepped In

For more than 200 years, the census was overseen by white leaders. Holmes' 1998 stint as acting director blazed a trail for Biden's pick, who may become the count's first permanent director of color.

The House Select Committee has used TV news techniques and documentary evidence to argue that then President Donald Trump knowingly pressured public officials to commit illegal acts. In this case, the panel displayed a transcript of his call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as it played excerpts of the audio.

Jan. 6 hearings use TV tricks to great effect even as critics call them show biz

It's an extraordinary show of discipline for a congressional committee, with a minimum of showboating, yielding hearings that resemble Dateline NBC or investigative podcasts.

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