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Galveston, Texas, issues a voluntary evacuation order ahead of Hurricane Rita, which is predicted to make landfall on the Texas coast over the weekend. Elliott Jennings, emergency management coordinator for Galveston County, tells host Michele Norris how the city is getting ready for Rita.

First Lady Jill Biden is departing on a trip to Eastern Europe to visit Ukrainian refugees, as well as U.S. personnel in the region. It's her most high-profile endeavor since her husband took office.

Several large wildfires are burning throughout California and the largest is the Carr Fire which is so unpredictable, authorities say they've been issuing evacuation orders pretty liberally.

While chicken prices nationwide have increased, retailers such as Costco and BJ's are still selling rotisserie chickens for under $5. That's part of a broader strategy.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Washington Post reporter Tom Jackman about the discovery of new documents showing that Backpage.com, a website with classified ads, controls sex-related ads on its site. The company has claimed it does not control the ads people post.

After nearing a lockdown-induced bankruptcy, millions of people around the world now follow this Australian candy shop on social media.

Jumaane Williams and Tom Suozzi criticized Gov. Kathy Hochul for her anti-crime policies and providing a billion dollars in government subsidies to build a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills.

The U.S. Department of Education has announced it will automatically erase the remaining student loan debts of more than half a million borrowers who attended the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges.

Patriot Front is a white supremacist group formerly known as Vanguard America. The organization changed its name after the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a counter-protester was killed.

Two years ago, Raul Midon burst onto the scene with remarkable guitar chops and a voice whose expressiveness recalls the legends of soul. His new sophomore album finds him in a broader frame of mind, both musically and in terms of commercial pursuits.