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California Town Still Scarred By 1964 Tsunami

On Good Friday, March 27, 1964, the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America struck Anchorage, Alaska. It sent tsunami waves rushing down the northwest coast to Crescent City, Calif.

Hundreds of people gather near a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane at the perimeter of the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 16, 2021. SIGAR, released its interim report Wednesday detailing why Afghanistan's government and military collapsed immediately after the U.S. withdrawal.

The U.S. deal with the Taliban destroyed Afghans' military morale, a new report says

Morale across Afghanistan's military was "destroyed" when then-President Trump made a deal with the Taliban in 2020 and President Biden affirmed the U.S. exit in 2021, a new watchdog report says.

A woman shops for baby formula in Annapolis, Md., on May 16. Only a handful of companies supply baby formula in the country, a factor that has contributed to the current shortages being experienced in parts of the country.

How the U.S. got into this baby formula mess

Just a handful of formula makers dominate the industry so a single plant shutdown can lead to empty shelves.

The student loan pause has been extended until the end of August

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Mike Pierce of the Student Borrower Protection Center, about plans to extend the student loan payment pause and a reset for roughly 7 million borrowers who are in default.

Nadiya Trubchaninova, 70, cries while holding the coffin of her son Vadym, 48, who was killed by Russian soldiers last March 30 in Bucha, during his funeral in the cemetery of Mykulychi, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 16, 2022.

Russia strikes Ukraine's big cities, bears down on Mariupol

Russian forces renewed missile strikes on Kyiv and intensified shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, in preparation for what is expected to be a full-scale Russian assault in the east.

Terrence Floyd, brother of George Floyd, is working with the organization Confront Art to release 9,000 non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, on mintNFT.com on April 15 in a campaign to raise funds for various charities. Here, he speaks at the unveiling of sculptures of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and the late Rep. John Lewis in New York City on Sept. 30, 2021.

9,000 digital art NFTs are being released to raise funds in George Floyd's memory

In the fight to get justice for his brother's murder, Terrence Floyd has turned to the unlikeliest corners to do just that: NFTs — or non-fungible tokens.

How a father's gift brought sense to an uncertain life, from 'Zelda' to 'Elden Ring'

Contributor Alexander Tuerk revisits departed family and the virtual worlds that sustained him in uncertain times.

We know about long COVID. Should there be a medium COVID?

When COVID-19 symptoms linger for weeks, but not long enough to become long COVID, it's confusing and scary for patients. Doctors say this is common. Should we start talking about medium COVID?

Congresswoman Bass Talks About The Police Reform Bill That's Been Stalled Since March

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., about the progress and future of the stalled police reform bill that has been sitting in the Senate since March.

Spoon's latest album trades electronic instrumentation for raw rock and roll

Britt Daniel of Spoon tells NPR's Ailsa Chang that the band kept the blueprint simple for their 10th album: make a great rock and roll record.

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