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States are beginning to ease COVID-19 restrictions in different ways. NPR's David Greene talks to Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine about why the state is easing some constraints.

"Everything was moving — houses, cars — and everyone was crying," said one Haitian from an area close to the earthquake's epicenter. More than 1,400 people are confirmed dead.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Mary Beth Long, a former assistant secretary of defense for International Security Affairs, about efforts to evacuate U.S. citizens and others from Afghanistan.

A school board "threw students into a COVID-19 'snake pit' " when it axed mask requirements and other measures, a federal lawsuit says. A Minocqua, Wis., brewery is helping fund parents' legal fight.

One Black geocacher writes about harrowing encounters, such as being called "boy" and finding a cache hidden inside a flagpole flying the Confederate flag.

The FBI and others have arrested dozens of people across the country in efforts to avert potential mass shootings. The crackdown follows deadly attacks in California, Texas and Ohio.

As the highly transmissible variant spreads rapidly around the world, some countries have reimposed harsh COVID measures like those seen in the early days of the pandemic.

The Russian invasion has sparked an interest in books about Ukraine. There are many out there. If you're not sure where to get started, we've got you covered.

Anger at the government's treatment of a blind whistle-blower in East China boiled over Sunday when villagers clashed with police. Chen Guangcheng has been confined to his house by the local government after uncovering a program of forced sterilizations and abortions.

The Fire Department of New York releases oral histories and audio from Sept. 11, 2001. Crowded radio frequencies may explain in part why firefighters stayed in the north tower of the World Trade Center 29 minutes after the south tower fell.