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  • Gio Reyna of the United States is dejected after the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the Netherlands and the United States, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. Netherlands won 3-1.
    US almost sent Reyna home from World Cup for lack of hustle
    American midfielder Gio Reyna almost was sent home from the World Cup because of a lack of hustle in training, for which he later apologized
  • Nadia (center) prays at the grave of her son Oleg Kunynets, a Ukrainian military serviceman who was killed in the east of the country, during his funeral in Lviv, Ukraine, on Feb. 7.
    How Russia's war galvanized Ukraine and still threatens the world order
    It's been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Host Leila Fadel takes stock of the war and where it stands. We'll also look back at NPR's reporting from Ukraine over the past year.
  • Firefighters rescue people from under a collapsed walkway in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., on July 17, 1981. The collapse killed 114 people and injured more than 200.
    One Of The Deadliest U.S. Accidental Structural Collapses Happened 40 Years Ago Today
    The condo building failure in Surfside, Fla., is reminiscent of the July 17, 1981, collapse of two elevated walkways at the Kansas City, Mo., Hyatt Regency that killed 114 people and injured over 200.
  • U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona appeared alongside President Biden when he announced his student loan relief plan on Aug. 24. On Thursday, the administration quietly changed its guidance around which borrowers qualify for this relief.
    In a reversal, the Education Dept. is excluding many from student loan relief
    The Biden administration has quietly changed its guidance to disqualify borrowers who have privately-held FFEL and Perkins loans.
  • In August 2017, the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston was over capacity after floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey inundated the city. This hurricane season, congregate shelters — from school gyms to vast convention centers — risk becoming infection hot spots if evacuees pack into them as they have in the past.
    U.S. Disaster Response Scrambles To Protect People From Both Hurricanes And COVID-19
    Hotel rooms would be "ideal" for housing an overflow of evacuees from shelters practicing social distancing, but few towns have them lined up in the southeast, where coronavirus infections are raging.
  • Beds fill a homeless shelter inside the San Diego Convention Center Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in San Diego.
    Mayor Urges City To Buy Hotels To House San Diego’s Homeless Residents
    Mayor Kevin Faulconer urged city council officials on Monday to approve the purchase of two hotels that will serve as permanent housing for people phasing out of the shelter.
  • Gaslight Steampunk Expo
    Join us for a weekend celebrating imagination and maker ingenuity with a time traveling Victorian twist! Enjoy live music, vendors, themed workshops, dancing, tea dueling, Maker displays, teapot racing, dancing, formal Saturday Night Ball, and so much more. Also, showcased will be a variety of special presentations as we explore the 1889 Paris Universelle Expo (World Fair) and the construction of the iconic Eiffel Tower, one of the great modern engineering marvels. Costumes are welcomed and encouraged. The San Diego Maker's Guild will be doing hands on maker projects throughout the weekend. Strap your dancing shoes on as we will have the Mad Hat Hucksters swinging on Friday evening. Slip into something more formal as the High Society Jazz Band of San Diego returns for our Saturday Night Ball! Dates and times • Thursday, September 30 from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. • Friday, October 1 from 9:30 a.m. to midnight • Saturday, October 2 from 9 a.m. to midnight • Sunday, October 3 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Location | Mission Valley Marriott Hotel, San Diego. Get tickets here! Regular full-weekend adult ticket: $60 Discount full-weekend ticket: $50, only available for educators, military, seniors (55+ years old), students, and young adults (13-17 years old). Proof of status must be presented on-site. Single day regular admission - Friday: $25 Single day discounted admission - Friday: $20 Single day regular admission - Saturday: $35 Single day discounted admission - Saturday: $30 Single day regular admission - Sunday: $20 Single day discounted admission - Sunday: $15 Children 12 and under are free with any paid adult ticket.Please visit our website for more event details!
  • Activists and community members march into the Minnesota State Capitol building during a Trans Day of Visibility rally on March 31, 2023. Minnesota is one of at least 12 states that has restricted gender-affirming care for minors this year.
    Minnesota to join at least 4 other states in protecting transgender care this year
    In 2023, a record number of states have passed rules or legislation to eliminate youth gender-affirming care, but a record number of states have also moved to protect care for trans youth and adults.
  • A homeless encampment along a street in Skid Row on Dec. 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Two days earlier, LA Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency regarding homelessness in the city, where an estimated 40,000 residents are unhoused.
    When homelessness and mental illness overlap, is forced treatment compassionate?
    Democratic leaders in California and Oregon are becoming more open to using involuntary psychiatric commitment to combat homelessness, drug abuse and untreated mental illness.
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