NPRflipped into World News5 hours agoNorth Korea fires a ballistic missile over Japanverified_publisherNPR - The Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, its neighbors said, escalating tests of weapons designed to strike key targets in regional U.S. allies. It is the most significant missile test by North Korea since January, when it fired the …
NPRflipped into All Things Considered7 hours agoMy Unsung Hero: A therapist remembers someone who comforted her on a bad dayverified_publisherNPRIn Hidden Brain's "My Unsung Hero" series, a therapist remembers someone who was there for her on a bad day.
NPRflipped into World News9 hours agoSince the Taliban takeover, Afghans hoping to leave Afghanistan have few ways outverified_publisherNPR - D. ParvazSanaullah worked for two years as a combat interpreter for the U.S. military in Afghanistan — which, even on quiet days, meant risking his life. Almost as soon as he started the job in 2018, Sanaullah says he was watched and followed by the Taliban, and even heard of a plan that same year to kidnap …
NPRflipped into U.S. News9 hours agoWhat cities can do better to protect themselves from hurricanes and other floodsverified_publisherNPR - Ailsa Chang , Linah Mohammad , Patrick JarenwattananonNPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with civil engineering professor Brett Sanders about what's needed in terms of infrastructure planning to make communities more resilient to serious floods and storms.
NPRflipped into All Things Considered9 hours agoBrazil has another month of campaigning after presidential election goes to runoffverified_publisherNPR - Carrie KahnBrazil faces a tense month ahead as the two divisive presidential candidates face each other in a runoff election.
NPRflipped into All Things Considered9 hours agoA 23-year megadrought is endangering the agricultural economy in the Southwestverified_publisherNPR - Kirk SieglerDrought is pushing Arizona farmers to the brink as they've been cut off from the shrinking Colorado River. The crisis is also renewing questions about the viability of growing crops in a desert.
