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The cover of "In Thin Air" and author Jon Krakauer. (Courtesy of Penguin Random and Scott McDermott)

With 'Into Thin Air,' author Jon Krakauer remembers the 1996 Everest disaster

In May 1996, a blizzard struck as multiple climbing teams were attempting to summit Mount Everest.

Andrew Morse is stepping down as publisher and president of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution next month. Morse had aimed to achieve 500,000 paying digital subscribers by the end of 2026. He now says the goal is attainable, but will take more time.

'Atlanta Journal-Constitution' chief steps down as bold goals yield to tough realities

The owners of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution invested $150 million to reinvent the paper. The changes have been significant. Three years in, the payoff has been modest.

FILE: A construction worker carries a sawhorse in front of a building being renovated in the Colonial Village public housing complex in Norwalk. After spending years to get local zoning approval, the project is now waiting on state funding to move forward. Every year, state legislators earmark millions of dollars to build new affordable housing. But as the housing market has heated up, Connecticut Public’s Accountability Project has found there’s a $450 million pot of money that hasn’t been spent.

Norwalk’s new zoning rules make it easier to construct in-law apartments

Norwalk city officials are trying to make it easier to construct new housing, rolling out new rules for residents who want to build Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), or in-law apartments.

J. Schuberth, who is running for Oregon governor as Pencil, speaks with voters and curious passersby as they walk around downtown Portland, Ore., to campaign on April 23. Schuberth is an advocate for reforming the state's K-12 school system.

Oregon's most unexpected gubernatorial candidate? A pencil with a point

Oregon's public schools rank last in fourth-grade reading, according to an analysis of national testing. As a wake-up call for elected leaders, Pencil is running for governor as a write-in candidate.

Trump heads to China amid ongoing war with Iran

President Trump's trip to China is going forward despite the war with Iran casting a shadow over the state visit.

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., on Trump's visit to China

NPR's A Martínez asks Rep. Ro Khanna, ranking member of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the U.S. and China, about President Trump's talks with his Chinese counterpart.

Kevin Fife, a professional stone mason, leads students at Canterbury Shaker Village through the basics of building an old-fashioned dry stack stone wall. The class is part of the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance's Career Exploration in the Old Building Trades program.

Building back history: Program trains young people to help preserve NH's landmarks

New Hampshire is full of historic homes, barns and churches that are at risk of falling apart, but there's a shortage of people who know how to fix them.

Cori Roberts of St. Cloud, Minnesota, incurred more than $8,000 in medical bills after she was diagnosed at CentraCare with early-stage cervical cancer. She says the health system told her she made too much — about $41,000 a year — to qualify for financial aid.

As ranks of uninsured grow, charity care can be hard to come by at many hospitals

An investigation of hospital data and charity care programs shows most Minnesota hospitals provide little financial aid to patients and often make assistance difficult to get.

Prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi in a hospital in Tehran, Iran on May 10, 2026.

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi transferred to a Tehran hospital, her foundation says

Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday.

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