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Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference on Sept. 7, 2022, in Miami, FL.

Gov. Ron DeSantis expects more migrant flights out of Florida; state Democrats seek to block funding

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he expects more flights to transport undocumented immigrants to out-of-state “sanctuary” communities, as questions swirl around two flights last week that sent about 50 people from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts.

In January 2022, a woman walks toward what was the only crossing between the rest of Ukraine and the northernmost occupied territory, manned by guards on both sides who check documents in Stanytsia Luhanska, in eastern Ukraine.

Photographing a year of war and resilience in Ukraine

NPR photographer Claire Harbage shares her experiences of documenting life in Ukraine for the past year, amid the ongoing Russian invasion.

Members of a search and rescue operation work Sunday on an area that collapsed during the earthquake in Antakya, in southeastern Turkey. Disaster recovery experts say ordinary people are crucial to saving lives.

The earthquake in Turkey and Syria offers lessons and reminders for disaster response

Even as rescuers rush to arrive, it's often locals who can best offer immediate help, experts say. And they say governments in devastated areas often fail to realize the scope and respond immediately.

Brian Feldman set out to document Twitter trending topics descriptions at the start of 2022, not knowing they would be gone by the end of the year.

Brian Feldman has long been fascinated by Twitter's efforts to contextualize trending topics with short descriptions. So he documented more than 450 from this year and put them in a public archive.

Phoebe Plummer, pictured at a demonstration in London's Piccadilly Circus in early October, spoke to Morning Edition about the tactics Just Stop Oil is using to draw attention to the urgency of climate change.

The activist who threw soup on a van Gogh says it's the planet that's being destroyed

Phoebe Plummer, a climate activist with Just Stop Oil, speaks with NPR's Morning Edition about what the group wants, and why they're turning to controversial tactics to get it.

Starting May 11 most people will have to pay for those at-home test kits for COVID-19, as the federal government's declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency officially ends.

COVID test kits, treatments and vaccines won't be free to many consumers much longer

Insurers, employers, taxpayers and other consumers will all be affected as drugmakers move these products to the commercial market in May. How much you'll pay depends on your health insurance.

First gentleman Doug Emhoff is using his political platform to help fight hate. But he stresses that tackling antisemitism is not a partisan effort.

Doug Emhoff has made antisemitism his issue, but says it's everyone's job to fight it

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Harris, is increasingly focused on combating antisemitism at home and abroad. He spoke to NPR about his historic role.

Synthetic opioids threaten communities including the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma

The fentanyl-opioid crisis is hitting young people hard and some of the highest death rates are in Native American communities. The Cherokee Nation is working to help families recover.

This Holocaust-era boxcar is on display in the recess field at De LaSalle Academy in South Fort Myers. Students have toured the boxcar, which is similar to those that transported Jews and others to concentration camps during the Nazi regime in the 1930's and 40's.

A lesson in genocide: Holocaust artifact displayed in the backyard of a South Fort Myers school

A Holocaust-era boxcar is on display at a South Fort Myers private school and will be there through thewhole month of November.

People visit a makeshift memorial near the Club Q nightclub on Monday in Colorado Springs, Colorado. On Saturday evening, a 22-year-old gunman entered the LGBTQ nightclub opened fire, killing five people and injuring others.

What we know so far about the Colorado Springs shooting

A gunman killed five people and injured 18 others at an LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs, Colo. The district attorney's office said the investigation is ongoing.

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