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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says the damage is "widespread and catastrophic" following Hurricane Helene. Many remote mountain communities remain cut off.

Typhoon Ragasa whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned seas rough on the southern Chinese coast after leaving deadly destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines.

Survivor is a sport, a metaphor for society and yes, entertainment. As its 50th season ends, NPR critic Stephen Thompson ranked every season so far.

In this first glimpse of the "Sea Camp" series from NPR's Short Wave podcast, hear how climate change will significantly shift three-quarters of the ocean's surface currents by the end of the century.

Why is Burgaw likely to get a hot new restaurant in the near future? How do you learn to be a tree farmer in a few short years? And how much money is enough? These are some of the questions we explore with social entrepreneur Richard Johnson, who made his fortune in the dot-com era, retired to Wilmington, NC, and has his revitalization sights set on a tiny town in Pender County, population about 3000.

Many victims of Hurricane Helene have become vital volunteers in the ongoing relief efforts in Western North Carolina.

Most of us know the story – or at least the basics – of the only successful coup d'état in American history. The 1898 Wilmington, NC massacre perpetrated by white supremacists which killed citizens, forced elected officials from office, and drove successful Black professionals out of the city. But documentary filmmaker Christopher Everett, who produced Wilmington On Fire in 2015, is working on Wilmington On Fire Part II. He's telling a new story of Black power, prosperity, and self-reliance fueling a resurgence of a thriving African American population in the port city.

As a 7-year-old, Alfred Schnog watched through hotel room curtains as the Nazis gleefully destroyed Jewish-owned businesses. His parents had encouraged their young boys to watch and told them to never forget what they were seeing. He never did forget. And he told us the story 2018. He passed away the very next year, in 2019, three days after the 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht – that Night of Broken Glass.

Late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert also asked Stein about Hurricane Helene recovery and looming health care cuts by Congress.

Gehry, who died Dec. 5, designed the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and the Disney Concert Hall in LA. His work has been likened to sculptures rather than buildings. Originally broadcast in 2004.