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Five years after Hurricane Maria, PRoTechos, a local nonprofit, helps repair damaged roofs the government overlooked or that were fixed poorly. It also trains people to make future repairs themselves.

The U.S. and Russia worked out a complex prisoner exchange involving more than 20 people, including three Americans and 10 Russians. In the past, many such deals involved spies for spies.

Being hit, locked in a dark room and forced to hold a stress position — two small Uyghur children recount abusive experiences in boarding school in Xinjiang, where they also lost their mother tongues.

The LA-based group was, naturally, waylaid by the pandemic — just enough to write a new record, Radiate Like This.

Residents held vigils to commemorate people who have died in lockdown. Several have been arrested.

The fentanyl crisis is hitting young people hard, and the highest death rates are in Native American communities. The Cherokee Nation is working to help young families recover.

The number of Black-owned businesses is currently more than 30% above pre-pandemic levels. A Brooklyn street nicknamed "Black Girl Magic Row," exemplifies women helping one another succeed.

The former president has ramped up the statements he's putting on his website. And what's the focus of many of the posts? Relitigating his election loss.

Think of the best songs of 2021 as a playlist catering to the most basic human urges. Within it, booties were called, muffins were buttered and bloody revenge was contemplated. It was quite a year.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with NPR music critic Ann Powers and music scholar Shana Redmond about how old and new protest music reflects political moments, following the Supreme Court overturning Roe.

The election system shuddered in 2020 as Donald Trump sought to overturn the result. Now, election deniers and defenders have eyes on the nuts and bolts of the process itself.

A destroyed Sanibel Causeway, eroded beaches and piled up boats are just some of the scenes of devastation that were captured.