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Can I trust the polls? And other questions from listeners about the 2026 midterms

Can I trust the polls? And other questions from listeners about the 2026 midterms

Voters fill out their ballots at an early voting polling place at Bethel Lutheran Church on October 28, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minn. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption 📲 Get the latest on the midterms & more in the NPR App Ahead of Election Day, there are a lot of questions

After last year's storm, this remote Alaska town is still picking up the pieces

After last year's storm, this remote Alaska town is still picking up the pieces

Construction crews work on houses and other building throughout Kipnuk after ex-typhoon Halong hit Alaska's coast in October of 2025. Gabby Hiestand Salgado/KYUK hide caption Last fall, the remnants of Typhoon Halong tore through numerous small Alaska Native villages off the road system in Western Alaska.

Do you have seasonal affective disorder? How to tell — and what to do about it

Do you have seasonal affective disorder? How to tell — and what to do about it

This story was originally published on Oct. 23, 2020, and has been updated. When psychiatrist Dr. Norman Rosenthal moved to the United States from South Africa in 1976, he felt less energetic during the harsh winters. Life Kit Seasonal Affective Disorder is real. Here's how to get through

Egypt fines prominent editor Lina Attalah and shuts independent news outlet Mada Masr

Egypt fines prominent editor Lina Attalah and shuts independent news outlet Mada Masr

Lina Attalah, a prominent Egyptian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the news outlet Mada Masr, has been released from detention by Egypt’s authorities and had her website ordered to be shut down by a court amid an intensifying crackdown on independent media in the country. Attalah was

Sudanese diaspora and human rights groups denounce UAE nominee for UN top job

Sudanese diaspora and human rights groups denounce UAE nominee for UN top job

Members of the Sudanese diaspora and international human rights monitors have denounced the candidature of an Emirati diplomat for the top job at the UN, citing her denial of accusations that the United Arab Emirates is fuelling the war in Sudan by supporting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The UAE

Sinkholes, scarred land and scapegoats: the scourge of illegal gold mining in Johannesburg

Sinkholes, scarred land and scapegoats: the scourge of illegal gold mining in Johannesburg

Cora Bailey has been encountering illegal miners ever since she first started treating injured animals in the townships around Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, in 1991. But as the price of gold has soared, so too has activity in the abandoned mine shafts that mark the area. In late September, dozens

Why North Korea's 'elite' hackers are the prime suspect in major Binance hack

Why North Korea's 'elite' hackers are the prime suspect in major Binance hack

* Published Two major blockchain analytics firms say they have robust intelligence pointing to a North Korean state-backed group as the likely culprits in the $6.3bn (£4.7bn) hack of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. The Lazarus Group, a North Korean hacking unit also known as