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Nicole Schoychid, left, and Rebekah Canu, co-founders of Wildwood Agile Leaning Center, embrace inside the schoolhouse, which was damaged by flooding in Hurricane Helene, as they are surrounded by debris and mud, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Boone, N.C. The school had to compete against many other organizations and businesses vying for their own space in Boone after Helene damaged the town, creating a “bottleneck” from demand, Schoychid says. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Hurricane Helene displaced thousands of students. Some struggled to get back on track with school

Blue Ridge Public Radio is collaborating with AP, Honolulu Civil Beat, CalMatters, and Centro de Periodismo Investigativo in Puerto Rico to examine how school communities are recovering from the disruption of natural disasters.

For the formerly incarcerated, voting for the first time is also about those who can't

Casting a ballot after serving in prison comes with joy and pain for the formerly incarcerated, particularly because not everyone has their rights restored after completing their sentence.

Omar Alshogre, a Syrian refugee who was tortured as a political prisoner in Syria, now lives in Sweden. He has framed photos of men who he says tortured him that he keeps upside down.

Mounting Syrian War Crime Cases Raise Hopes For Justice Against A Brutal Regime

An unprecedented legal battle against the regime is playing out in European courts, where large refugee communities and prosecutors can bring cases even for suspected crimes committed abroad.

Agalisiga Mackey reflects on writing songs in his native Cherokee language

We hear from singer Agalisiga Mackey, whose song "Tsitsutsa Tsigesv" was a standout submission to this year's Tiny Desk Contest.

Stanley Cup Finals get underway with rematch between the Panthers and the Oilers

The Stanley Cup Finals start Wednesday with a rematch of the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers. NPR talks with Sean Gentille, senior writer with "The Athletic," about the series.

New book alleges aides hid former President Biden's declining health

A new book details an alleged cover-up within the White House surrounding the declining health of former President Biden. NPR speaks with the authors, CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson.

Florida and Houston to face off in NCAA men's basketball championship

It's Florida and Houston playing in the title game of NCAA men's basketball final on Monday night. Florida has won two previous national championships and Houston is going for its first.

Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 wins big at the 25th Latin Grammys

On Thursday, Miami hosted the Latin Grammy Awards. Artist Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4.40, who won for record of the year and album of the year, plus producer Edgar Barrera, gathered the most awards of the night.

Veronica Vargas helps her children get ready for bed. The boys sleep in the back of the car while Veronica and Alex work the overnight shift.

When a Hyundai is also the family home

To keep their three kids in a sought-after public school district, one family sleeps in a car in the parking lot of a Pennsylvania Walmart while the parents work the overnight shift at the store.

Siblings Sangeeta (from left), Sunil and Ravi Tripathi. Sunil went missing weeks before the Boston Marathon, and media outlets misidentified him as one of the bombing suspects.

How Social Media Smeared A Missing Student As A Terrorism Suspect

The documentary Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi explores what happened after a tweet misidentified a Brown University student as one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

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