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Gulfport Takes Stock of Disaster

Melissa Block reports from Gulfport, Miss., on the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and on the efforts to help those whose homes have been destroyed.

People who identify with the political right are less likely to be vaccinated and more likely to believe misinformation about vaccines.

Pro-Trump counties continue to suffer far higher COVID death tolls

As Americans commemorate a million deaths due to COVID-19, the partisan divide of who has gotten sick and died continues to grow, mostly due to disinformation about the vaccines.

Fallujah: After the Counter-Insurgency

Ten months after U.S. Marines effectively leveled Fallujah in a major counter-insurgency offensive, NPR's Anne Garrels visits the city and has this report.

Katy Tur chronicled her experience covering Donald Trump's first presidential campaign on her previous book, <em>Unbelievable.</em>

Anchor Katy Tur revisits her high-flying childhood — and the hurt that lingers

Tur's parents ran a helicopter news service in LA in the '80s and '90s. While she loved the rush of flight, her family dynamic was a volatile one. Her memoir is Rough Draft.

A woman makes a phone call in front of police officers blocking access to Red Square in central Moscow on March 2, 2022

Russia is restricting social media. Here's what we know

Russians face a confusing patchwork of online restrictions as the Kremlin cracks down on the free flow of information on social media.

The intersection of Hendry Street and Main Street on February 24, 2022. This may be home to a new project, the Hendry Street Pedestrian Mall, that will link Midtown to Downtown Fort Myers.

The Hendry Street Pedestrian Mall could link Midtown to Downtown Fort Myers

The City of Fort Myers has been trying to link Midtown to Downtown since 2018.Matthew Leger presented the Hendry Street Pedestrian Mall as a possible way to bring together the two communities. He did so at a recent Fort Myers City Council meeting.

Angelina Voychenko (left) and her children and Yuliya Bortnik (right) and her son fled Mariupol after hiding for weeks in the basement of Voychenko's parents' home, with no electricity, phone service or heat, as the building shook from fighter jets and explosions. When they emerged to buy food, what they saw made them decide to leave: destroyed buildings, looted stores, no food in sight.

Ukrainians navigate a perilous route to safety out of besieged Mariupol

"It is either die or leave. We had no other way," says one woman who arrived in Zaporizhzhia after three attempts at escape. Officials say nearly 100,000 people are still trapped in the besieged city.

Pelican Landing and Bonita Bay, Bonita Springs' two largest homeowner's associations, could potentially both be part of District 4 depending on how City Council votes. Redistricting has created a socio-economic discussion between the two communities and the rest of the city.

Bonita Springs HOAs could merge into one city district

Bonita Springs is facing a controversial decision on how to make up city council districts for the next decade. Socio-economic issues are being raised about possibly combining Bonita Bay and Pelican Landing in the same district.

Traffic police wearing protective suits check on a vehicle before an underpass tunnel that has closed following the coronavirus outbreak in Shanghai, China, on Monday.

China is locking down most of Shanghai, its largest city, to fight COVID

Many areas within the city of 26 million were already under restrictions, with residents required to submit to multiple tests for COVID-19. It's the most extensive campaign since Wuhan, two years ago.

People fleeing the war in Ukraine walk towards a humanitarian train on Friday in Krakow. More than 3.4 million people have left Ukraine since Russia began its invasion almost four weeks ago.

Refugees from other wars see themselves in fleeing Ukrainians

More than 3.4 million people have fled Ukraine. As that number grows, refugees from other conflicts reflect on their experience of fleeing their home country and what life is like now.

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