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Portland residents wait inside the Oregon Convention Center, which was repurposed as an emergency cooling center during a heat wave in June 2021. Hundreds of people died in the Pacific Northwest due to the heat wave.

Climate change is killing people, but there's still time to reverse the damage

Some ecosystems have already been irreversibly altered, scientists say. And climate change is wreaking havoc on human health.

Ukrainians continue to flee to neighboring countries

Sarah McCammon talks to writer Kateryna Babkina about making her way to the Polish border from her home in Kyiv after Russia's attack.

Ukrainian-Americans value their identity — one Putin is trying to erase

Ukrainian-Americans are protesting, worrying about family members, and resisting Russian propaganda efforts to minimize Ukraine's history and national identity.

Actor Zero Mostel, center, who portrays Tevye in the musical "Fiddler on the Roof," poses backstage with cast members after the play's opening performance at the Imperial Theatre in New York on Sept. 22, 1964. Maria Karnilova, who plays Tevye's wife, Golde, is at far left. Playing Tevye's daughters, from left, are, Tanya Everett, as Chava; Julia Migenes, as Hodel; and Joanna Merlin, as Tzeitel.

If Russia's invasion of Ukraine feels familiar, look to Broadway in the '60s

Why should Americans care about Ukraine? An answer from 1960s Broadway.

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Northern Nevada's economic diversification helped soften the impact of the pandemic. Can Southern Nevada further diversify its economy?

Residents of Northern and Southern Nevada often discuss the differences between the two regions. It’s generally hotter in Las Vegas. For decades, state…

The latest NPR/<em>PBS NewsHour</em>/Marist survey, which was conducted before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has stark numbers for President Biden.

A majority says Biden's first year was a failure, a new poll finds

President Biden is at just 39% approval. "These are sort of rock-bottom numbers," said the director of the survey, which was conducted before Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

4 U.S. companies will pay $26 billion to settle claims they fueled the opioid crisis

The companies, including Johnson & Johnson and McKesson, will admit no wrongdoing. Billions of dollars in payouts will fund drug treatment and harm reduction programs.

Composer, conductor and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey leads a rehearsal of his <em>Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) </em>at the Rothko Chapel in Houston on Feb. 18.

At the Rothko Chapel, Tyshawn Sorey explores sound — and silence

Invited to write a new work for Houston's Rothko Chapel, the composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey created a work that is both intimate and vast, like those Mark Rothko paintings.

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is part of a group of Democrats up for reelection in 2022 pushing for eliminating the gas tax for the rest of the year to address higher prices at the pump.

Senate Democrats want to fight inflation, but there are limits to what they can do

Some are looking to a gas tax holiday to bring relief to consumers faced with skyrocketing prices.

February 24, 2022

New host of 'Nevada Week' is ready for prime time | Remembering The Amazing Johnathan | My, what a cinematic chin you have! ON FEBRUARY 4, Kipp…

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