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Zaporizhzhian Cossacks are warriors who have been revered for centuries in Ukraine. A family is maintaining the Cossack traditions by training people with swords, maces and their bare hands.

Extreme heat killed more people in the U.S. last year than hurricanes, floods, lightning or tornadoes. One expert says it doesn't have to be this way.

GM's decision to file bankruptcy is expected to help the troubled automaker reorganize and emerge stronger, albeit smaller. Ray Young, GM's Chief Financial Officer, talks with Steve Inskeep about the bankruptcy proceedings and future of GM.

A study finds climate change is making heat waves worse. Protests erupted in Israel after the government passed a law to weaken its judiciary. Biden will designate a national monument for Emmett Till.

The new UAW president says his members are being left out as the industry transitions to electric vehicles so he's applying pressure on the auto companies and the White House to do more for workers.

After taking a pause last month, the Fed got back to raising interest rates. Many are now saying a "soft-landing" is within our sights

In the three years since gay marriage became a reality in Massachusetts, interest in — and enthusiasm for — civil unions has dropped off sharply in the four states that allow them. Many gay couples now view civil unions as an unacceptable substitute for marriage.

The Biden administration is sending controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks retired Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling how they work and what he thinks of the decision.

Will Donald Rumsfeld's departure from the Pentagon lead to a new direction for the U.S. in Iraq? Many observers are skeptical that a new defense chief will make much headway... or that a Democratic Congress will sway President Bush's commitment to "victory in Iraq."

When Beth Donovan first made gingerbread men with her son, the cookies nearly broke her teeth. Rather than give up, she figured out a use for the rock-hard slabs of gingerbread: She built a house with them, and a family tradition was born.