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Noah talks with Lee Mueller, Lexington Herald Eastern Kentucky Bureau Reporter, about life in the region after one of the worst environmental disasters to hit the Southeastern U.S. A holding pond, containing sludge created in the process of coal washing, broke, sending the toxic mess into streams and rivers. Mueller says clean-up is really just beginning and it won't be easy. The A.T. Massey company is responsible for the spill, and has hired workers to do the clean up.

NPR's Margot Adler reports on the opening of The American Family Immigration History Center at Ellis Island. The records of immigrants who came through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924 are now available online. Ellis Island officials and the Mormons -- the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -- have worked together to create a searchable database containing about 70 percent of all arrivals to the Port of New York during that period. (4:30) www.ellisislandrecords.org.

Health News Florida is reporting on staffing shortages in nursing homes and assisted living facilities and we'd like to hear from you.

The last time the giant container ship Ever Given started through the canal, it got stuck. It took six days to dislodge it. The disruption delayed billions of dollars in trade.

There were signs in the second phase of the SARS epidemic in Toronto that health care workers were ready to stage walkouts. The reason - partly danger from working around contagious patients. But more basic labor issues also came into play, such as forced overtime and harsh working conditions. If an epidemic takes off and lasts a while, will workers stay on the job? NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

The United States is canceling or suspending more than $400 million in projects in the Palestinian territories and shifting some of that money to help meet basic humanitarian needs. The change was made after Hamas, which the United States considers a terrorist organization, assumed the Palestinian leadership.

Are you retired, or soon to be, but continuing to work in order to make ends meet? Tell me your story.

Many parents worry about what their kids do on the Internet, and whether they'll be contacted by criminals who want to exploit them. It turns out that the threat of online predators may be overblown, though parents should still monitor their kids' Internet use.

The Goldbergs in alternate guises, from versions for solo harp to one for a flock of viols.

The government’s plans to weaken the powers of Israel’s supreme court have been the subject of months long demonstrations and general strikes.

Some years, this annual book list falls into a pattern: like stand-out memoirs or dystopian fiction. But 2022 could not be contained, and these titles sprawl all over the place in subject and form.

The TSA says peanut butter is a liquid because its shape is dictated by its container. To pass through security, peanut butter in a carry-on needs to be 3.4 oz. or less.

Were you affected by Hurricane Ian, and what advice would you offer residents ahead of a storm? We want to tell your story.

Some bikers have found a way to celebrate 666. The Book of Revelation contains a cryptic reference to what it calls "the number of the beast." It's now associated with Satan. So today, the sixth day of the sixth month of 2006, the bikers are driving their Harleys straight to Hell. They're meeting in Hell, Mich. They say it's nothing satanic, just an excuse to drive. And when they arrive, residents will be selling 666 souvenirs.

Iselin Nybo is in charge of implementing the upcoming time change in her country. Clocks will be set back one hour on Sunday. She's apologizing for making 2020 an hour longer.

Will Poulter has successfully transitioned from a child star to an adult actor.

The Almond Windmill Cookies and Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies with certain October sell-by dates have been affected.

A recent study claimed being exposed to transgender people through friends or social media may cause gender distress among young people. But new evidence undermines the entire theory.

Hospitals in Gaza are barely running because of the Israeli air strikes, which started more than three weeks ago after the Hamas attack on southern Israel.

WUSF wants to hear about your experience with Florida's volatile insurance market.

In Pennsylvania, thousands of roles of discarded turf are piling up on farms and empty lots — which some experts say could have serious environmental and health implications.

Bat researchers in Australia noticed that when bat habitat is degraded through deforestation and food is less available, the hungry bats search for food in areas where humans and farm animals live.

The agency says it is contacting people affected through "personalized letters" that include specifics of "impacted personal data."

Wildfires, hurricanes, flash floods and heat waves contribute to deaths across the U.S. every year. Have you lost a loved one in an extreme weather event? Share your story.

A long-term study of mountain gorillas finds that when female gorillas move into a new group, they pick one that contains buddies they've lived with before.