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Seventeen missionaries were kidnapped by an armed gang in Haiti on Saturday. It was the latest in what experts are calling a kidnapping crisis in the country — a crisis largely driven by one gang.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to writer Nicole Holofcener about her new movie, The Last Duel.

NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro talks to Marielena Hincapie, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, about a new DHS memo that aims to end workplace raids on immigrant workers.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Jim Head, Professor Emeritus of the Geological Sciences at Brown University, about China's new space station and the country's rapidly advancing space program.

For many Chinese Americans, dim sum isn't just a meal. It's a way to build community. The pandemic largely shut down that means of connecting, but dim sum restaurants are once again open to diners.

The first Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book was published in October 1979. Fans are looking back at how the series has endured in popularity and why it's still relevant.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with artist Adrienne Benjamin about her new role as "reconciliation advisor" to Minnetonka Moccasins, following the company's apology for appropriating Native culture.

NPR's David Welna reports on the battle to succeed Dick Gephardt as the leading of the Democrats in the House. Two candidates have emerged: Nancy Pelosi, a San Francisco liberal and the current Democratic whip, and Martin Frost, a centrist Texas Democrat who is making ideology his campaign theme. Frost says it would be a mistake for the Democrats to turn to the left in the wake of their disappointing showing in this year's midterm elections.

Veterans, along with the rest of the country, see long waits for mental health and other specialty care. Veterans Affairs has announced it will redesign how it schedules and pays for private care.

When you barely make the playoffs, nobody expects you to stay in the playoffs. The Chicago Sky defied expectations, becoming the WNBA champions Sunday night.