Sarah Handel

Some people who fled Kyiv because of the war in Ukraine are starting to return. At the train station, they share their reasons for returning and fears about the future.

Once war began in Ukraine, COVID ceased being the top-level medical concern. NPR's Scott Detrow spent 24 hours with a doctor doing everything he can to help with a whole new overwhelming crisis.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Yulia Gorbunova, a researcher with Humans Rights Watch, about her reporting of alleged human rights violations in Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine.

The Wave of Lviv is a radio station known for pop music and banter. Since the war began in Ukraine, though, they've been working to balance their irreverent tone with news from the front lines.

Attorney and father Chris Gegwich died from COVID-19 in 2020. He is remembered by his wife, Michele Gegwich, for his brilliance, love of ska music and keen interest in dinosaurs.

Reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee has announced his retirement from music at the age of 45. But it's unclear whether that means he'll never perform or release music again.

NPR's Kelsey Snell speaks with Brooke Neubauer, who owns a non-profit that works to end hunger in Las Vegas, about how inflation and rising food prices have impacted food insecurity in her community.

The few Muslim women in American television shows or movies tend to be portrayed in contexts of oppression. A new test seeks assess the onscreen representation of Muslim women.

NPR's Juana Summers revisits Petee Talley, a supporter of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, to discuss the Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

Charles Flaum died of COVID-19 in September 2021 in Springboro, Ohio. To his granddaughter, Michelle, he was larger than life.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, as the first day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson wraps up.

The film Flee opens with a question: "What does the word 'home' mean to you?" For Amin Nawabi, the answer is complicated.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman nominated to the court. For many activists, her confirmation hearings bring pride and inspiration — and resolve against conservative attacks.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with CNN journalist Amara Walker about the persistence of violence against Asian American women, a year after the Atlanta area spa shootings.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Melissa Fu about her debut novel Peach Blossom Spring, a multigenerational story of war and migration inspired by her father's life.

A group of archaeologists and paleontologists noticed the women of their field were being forgotten. So they made the Trowelblazers, an archive featuring female achievement in the "digging sciences."

Payments from the child tax credit were closing the gaps on child hunger and poverty. But Congress failed to renew it. Now families who need it most have already slipped back into financial trouble.

All over Ukraine, the attacks from Russia are taking a toll on the people. The Jewish community is turning to their rabbis for shelter and security.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kaina about her new album, It Was A Home. Much of it serves as a tribute to her family and the home she grew up in in Chicago.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Cass Condray, Johnnie Jae and Charis Hill about being immunocompromised as states across the country loosen COVID safety precautions.