Matt Ozug

Alex Spektor's twin sons, Lenny and Moishe, were born premature to a surrogate in Kyiv, Ukraine. He and his partner Irma contacted a specialist evacuation team of U.S. Army veterans to transport the twins to Poland when Kyiv was being attacked by Russian forces.

A rescue team evacuates premature American twins from Kyiv in a daring mission

Leila Fadel

The twin boys, Lenny and Moishe, were born just as Russia invaded Ukraine. A specialist team of U.S. Army veterans hatched a desperate plan to bring them into Poland and, hopefully, to safety.

Volunteers at this Polish airport are helping Ukrainians fleeing conflict back home

Ari Shapiro

More than 1 million Ukrainians have fled to Poland since Russia invaded their country. At the Warsaw airport, Ukrainian who need assistance can find kiosks with volunteers to help them.

We're trying everything to avoid WWIII, acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine says

Ari Shapiro

As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, NATO forces are building in border countries in an effort to contain the conflict and prevent a wider war, according to the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.

'New York Times' writer Frank Bruni on what losing eyesight taught him about life

Ari Shapiro

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Frank Bruni about his new book The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found, a memoir about the author partially losing his eyesight.

A woman tosses a Ouija Board into a bonfire outside a church in New Mexico in 2001, after the church's pastor urged parishioners to burn dozens of Harry Potter books and other types of literature and games they found offensive.

When did America's culture wars begin, and how can they end? Jon Ronson has answers

Ari Shapiro

America's culture wars are creating a world of "magnificent heroes and sickening villains" as people fight a fierce battle in black and white, says writer and podcaster Jon Ronson.

Writer Jon Ronson wants to find out where 'things fell apart' with our culture wars

Ari Shapiro

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Jon Ronson about his new podcast, Things Fell Apart. In each episode, he goes back in time to a starting point in the culture wars.

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In her new show, Bridget Everett imagines someone like her returning to her hometown

Ari Shapiro

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Bridget Everett about her new HBO show, Somebody Somewhere. It's about what may happen if someone like her went back to live in her small Kansas hometown.

NPR staff remembers the voices they can't stop thinking about

Matt Ozug

All Things Considered staff reflect on the stories and voices from the program that moved them in 2021.

U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell testified last July before the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Authorities say some 140 police officers were injured during the insurrection.

As the Jan. 6 attack anniversary nears, one Capitol officer fears a violent repeat

Amy Isackson

Ten months after U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell thought he'd die as Capitol rioters pummeled him, he's still working to recover his mental and physical health.

Capitol Police officer still hurts after Jan. 6

Mary Louise Kelly

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell about the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.