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Children reach for food handouts in the aftermath of the catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, which has destroyed rice, corn and wheat crops and left over a third of the country under water.

The number of hungry people has doubled in 10 countries. A new report explains why

The charity Oxfam has issued a new report on hunger and climate change. In countries most severely affected, the number of people experiencing acute hunger has doubled in just 6 years.

Mike Johansen stands by the door of the camping trailer where the couple is living while they wait for construction on their new home to be finished.

With mortgage rates near 7%, the housing party is over. Now it's hangover time

The highest rates in 20 years are dashing the dreams of some would-be homebuyers. Others stretch to buy but spend close to $1,000 a month more in monthly payments for a typical house.

A RIDE minivan parks across the street from City Hall in Wilson, N.C.

This small city ditched its buses. Its public Uber-like service has been a big hit

Called microtransit, the system allows passengers to order a shuttle ride over the phone, much as they would do with Uber or Lyft. Rides cost $1.50.

InfoWars founder Alex Jones speaks to the media outside Waterbury Superior Court during his trial last month in Waterbury, Conn.

Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $1 billion over his Sandy Hook lies. Will he?

Conspiracy theory provocateur Alex Jones has been ordered to pay nearly a billion dollars to the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims. But will they ever see that money?

What to expect in the 2022 midterm elections

Polls, races to watch and vote counting: here's what to expect in the 2022 midterm elections.

Residents hold a remembrance ceremony during the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor at a Museum of the 'Stryiska Death Camp Prison' in Drohobych, Ukraine on November 26, 2022.

Ukraine remembers a famine under Stalin, and points to parallels with Putin

Ukraine marked 90 years since a terrible famine that killed at least 4 million of its people. The event was especially poignant this year as Ukraine deals with its present crisis.

Abortion was once common practice in America. A small group of doctors changed that

The 50th anniversary of the Roe V. Wade decision is Jan. 22. NPR's podcast Throughline examines the debate about abortion, which wasn't always controversial. (Story aired on ATC on June 6, 2022.)

Afghan women protest a new Taliban ban to keep women from studying in university. This demonstration took place on Dec. 22 in Kabul. Now there is added concern about the future of education for girls of all ages, with reports that the Taliban has sent home women who teach in primary schools.

Taliban expels female teachers from some schools. So who will teach the girls?

Early this week, the leaders of Afghanistan declared that women could not attend university. Now there are fears the any education for girls is in jeopardy as some female teachers are sent home.

A soldier stares up at a gaping hole in an apartment building in Dnipro, Ukraine on Monday. The city was hit by Russian missiles on Saturday.

Amid the rubble in Dnipro, Ukraine, a frantic search grows increasingly desperate

Rescuers have been racing to find survivors at an apartment complex attacked by Russian forces on Saturday. At least 40 people were killed, and more than 25 others are missing and feared dead.

A man works on the roof of a storm-damaged house on Sept. 4 after Hurricane Ida swept through Grand Isle, La. A new poll finds that two-thirds of Americans say if their home is hit by an extreme weather event they'd rather rebuild than relocate.

Most Americans would rather rebuild than move if natural disaster strikes, poll finds

Even as climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, two-thirds of U.S. adults say if their home is hit they'd rather rebuild than relocate.

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