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Palestinian computer entrepreneur Hadi Abushahla is determined to run his businesses and lead a normal life. But the realities of daily life in Gaza intrude on his optimistic outlook.

The Bell family has been trying to adopt Vanya and Serogzha from Ukraine for about two years.

Liz Cheney lost her House seat, but her fight against ex-President Donald Trump continues. A water crisis on the Colorado River is worsening. Millions of children are beginning a new school year.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Telemarketers docuseries, Celebrity Book Club and the novel Once More with Feeling.

A new cookbook pays tribute to a master chef, the late Martin Ginsburg, husband of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Frozen lime souffle, anyone?

Standing atop the podium where no Filipino had stood before, a tearful Hidilyn Diaz, who serves in the Philippine air force, snapped off a salute.

As a member of the hip-hop group UTFO, he was part of a pioneering era of New York City rap in the early 1980s. The Brooklyn group was best known for their 1984 hit song "Roxanne, Roxanne."

In the midst of a pandemic that's wreaking havoc on prisons and disproportionately affects older people, activists known as the Kings Bay Plowshares have been sentenced to up to 33 months in prison.

White evangelical Christians are one of the most vaccine-hesitant groups in the United States. They're also among the largest religious groups, and their reluctance poses a public health challenge.

The breadth of what it means to be a Black American is widening, according to new analysis of the latest migration statistics.

NPR's A Martinez talks with "All Things Considered" colleague Juana Summers about her reporting on the catastrophic floods in Texas that has left more than 100 people dead and more than 160 missing.

The vehicle-rental measure sets insurance and other requirements for people who take part in peer-to-peer car-sharing programs.

Poet J. Ivy is a nominee for the Grammys' Best Spoken Word Poetry Album award — a new category he helped create, after petitioning the Recording Academy.

Plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against the manufacturer of the sleeping pill Ambien say the drug caused them to unknowingly binge eat and sleepwalk. Some doctors say not following prescription instructions might have caused the unusual side effects.

The Justice Department says it will release a redacted version of the Mueller report on Thursday. The release should shed light on many open questions surrounding the special counsel's investigation.

Audie Cornish talks with Dr. Angelito Umali, maternal health officer for UNFPA Philippines, who's on the island province of Bohol. The UNFPA is addressing maternal health concerns following the Oct. 15 earthquake that destroyed much of Bohol, and added complications brought on by Typhoon Haiyan.

Floridians voted in 2020 to raise the minimum wage gradually, but SB 676 would allow those in apprenticeship programs, work-studies and internships to opt out of those requirements.

The PROTOTYPE festival, now in its 10th year, presents new operas and music-theater works in smaller settings. "We were trying to create a black box opera movement," says co-founder Beth Morrison.

If you made a New Year's resolution but are struggling to get started or are already wavering, you may need to refine your goal and nail down a plan to get there. Try this evidence-based approach.

Founded by three LGBTQ Muslims, Chicago's Masjid al-Rabia is one of very few spaces in America welcoming Muslims who feel marginalized by the larger Muslim community.

The book centers around Cassandra, a young woman who discovers she can travel through time. Cassandra, like her creator Holly Smale, is autistic.

Eating healthier and paying attention to your diet does not mean you have to skimp on flavor.

Noah talks with Susan Mulcahy, producer of a two-CD collection of Ruth Draper's performances. Draper was a character actress who would appear alone onstage, playing scenes in different voices. We hear excerpts from On the Porch in a Maine Coast Village, and The Private Secretary. Susan Mulcahy describes Draper as an inventive writer, a master of voices, and as a private person whose work has long been admired by other actors, including Uta Hagen. (9:30) The CD is Ruth Draper and Her Company of Characters: Selected Monologues on BMG, catalog number DRC22685, available from Web site http://www.drapermonologues.com

Sheraton, who died April 6, was the first woman to review restaurants for The New York Times. Her opinions were reputed to have the power to make or break new restaurants. Originally broadcast in '87.

NPR's Noel King speaks to Dr. Ali Khan, dean of the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, about the growing hesitancy concerning getting a COVID-19 vaccine.