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For those who struggle with their weight and body image, the focus on food around the holidays may create anxiety. Guest host Farai Chideya talks with Robyn McGee about her sister, who died from complications following gastric bypass surgery.

President Biden returned to Washington after a summit with Russia's leader. Texas Gov. Abbott wants the state to build its own border wall. And, where things stand after 50 years of the war on drugs.

Even with generous health coverage, sizable health disparities persist between Hamburg's wealthier and poorer neighborhoods. Crowding, poor air quality and fewer physicians plague poorer areas.

Phoenix gets more triple-digit temperatures than any other major U.S. city, and heat deaths have more than quadrupled since 2015, records show. Officials say it's because of homelessness.

“We made the mistake of crossing illegally… But that’s the desperation of a person who fears for the safety of his loved ones,” says one migrant deported days after crossing U.S.-Mexico border.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jill Tokuda, who represents Hawaii in the U.S. House of Representatives about the search and rescue efforts continue in Maui after wildfires.

The aircraft carrier USS George Washington is on its way to the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln has been at the center of concerns over crew mental health and a lack of fresh food and supplies.

The U.S. Department of Justice's report found the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department routinely practices "unconstitutional policing."

After a year and a half of pandemic life, many people are nervous about in-person socialization. Experts explain the factors influencing our awkwardness and exhaustion, and the best path forward.

Since the U.S. opened its doors to Iraqi refugees in 2007, more have ended up in California than any other state — nearly 20,000. They're facing big challenges once they arrive. In addition to the language barrier, many have trouble adapting to living in California because they suffer from depression or PTSD.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Angela Stent, director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies, who has met with Putin throughout his presidency, about what moves he might make next.

In the second of a series of conversations on the topic, Scott Simon talks with James Zogby, president of the Arab-American Institute, about finding a balance between civil liberties and security in the use of racial profiling.

After the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, Washington sent a team of researchers to interview eyewitnesses. Only one interview was conducted in English. A Russian woman living near the destroyed city tells her tale of seeing people caught by the blast. Hear a part of her story.

The People's Power Party, which backs former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, wins nearly half the seats in Thailand's parliamentary election, rebuking the military generals who ousted Shinawatra from power 15 months ago.

Worries have increased since Facebook's CEO testified on Capitol Hill. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Om Malik, a partner at a capital firm in Silicon Valley, about what it means for the tech industry.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to professor Tracey Meares at Yale Law School about how the Derek Chauvin trial may reflect the changing nature of police prosecution.

The New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox are playing the first Major League Baseball game in Iowa on Thursday — in the small town of Dyersville, where the 1989 movie Field of Dreams was shot.

Many gamers are spending big money on retro-games and their consoles, even as new games and consoles are released. What's with this craze to keep the past alive?

Residents of tiny Conklin, New York, are surprised the teen accused of a mass shooting in Buffalo came from their community. People of color in the nearby city of Binghamton have a different view.

President Bush strongly defended his Iraq strategy, saying Congress has no business micromanaging the war. Even so, he was more restrained with the press during a White House news conference.

Policymakers and scientists are strongly criticizing comments by Michael Griffin, the head of NASA. In an earlier interview with NPR, he said that he's not sure global warming is an issue that the space agency — or humans — need to "wrestle with."

President Trump once boasted of a great relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Now Trump is criticizing him for failing to strike a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

Triste Belmont was struggling with depression and found herself considering suicide while standing on a high bridge. She says a comment from a stranger in a passing car kept her from jumping.

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating an oil spill at Port Manatee that caused over 19,000 gallons of polluted water. With a lot of unknowns, environmentalists are calling for more transparency into details of the spill.