Sarah Handel

Mamadou Niang at his home in Gandiol, Senegal, on Oct. 6. Mamadou's father worked their family farmland until he died in 2006, and Mamadou would have liked to follow in his footsteps. But he can't, he says, because rising seas are pushing salt water into the fields.

He has attempted the journey to Europe three times, and refuses to give up

Ari Shapiro

Mamadou Niang has decided he has no choice but to leave his native Senegal. Salinization has made it impossible to farm his family's land.

Mamadou Thiam in Saint-Louis, Senegal on October 5.

Saint-Louis is being swallowed by the sea. Residents are bracing for a new reality

Ari Shapiro

The problem is as simple as it is devastating: the Atlantic Ocean is expanding into Senegal, and Saint-Louis is ground zero. Every year, the island loses a little bit of land to the sea.

A Jackson, Miss., resident receives a Pfizer booster shot from a nurse at a vaccination site Feb. 8.

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Are the new boosters that target omicron better than the previous shots?

Rob Stein

Even if the boosters aren't any better than the original vaccine, health experts say they should be effective at helping restore some of the immunity that has faded since people got their last shots or infections.

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Why Biden gave a speech about abortion rights

Mara Liasson

President Biden gave a speech about abortion rights Tuesday, billed as a political event ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

Former President Donald Trump faces a subpoena regarding his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

The Jan. 6 committee voted to subpoena Donald Trump. Here's what may come next

Mary Louise Kelly

Trump is not known for cooperating with investigations that target him. So now that the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack has voted to subpoena him, what next?

Football fans watch the Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins at the Hamilton Sports Bar and Grill in Baltimore on Sept. 18.

Scandals? What scandals? Here's why fans are still watching the NFL

Juana Summers

No matter the scandal, fans cannot quit the NFL. NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kevin Draper, sports reporter for The New York Times about why.

New Orleans, Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina, as seen in the new documentary <em>Katrina Babies</em>.

Years after Hurricane Katrina, a new documentary asks: What happened to the children?

Mallory Yu

Edward Buckles, Jr. was just 13 when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and changed his home forever. His new documentary is his attempt to unpack the trauma of that childhood experience.

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Postpartum care falls short for Black women. One mother is trying to fix that

Juana Summers

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Jade Kearney, CEO and cofounder of She Matters, a digital platform aimed at addressing disparities in postpartum healthcare for Black mothers.

Maori Party co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer speak to media during the opening of New Zealand's 53rd Parliament.

New Zealand considers changing its name to confront its troubled colonial past

Ailsa Chang

As the people of New Zealand confront their nation's troubled past with colonization, a return to the Maori name of Aotearoa is being presented to a parliamentary committee.

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Missouri OBGYN testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee about abortion

Ailsa Chang

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Colleen McNicholas, who works for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, following her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.