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Zaporizhzhian Cossacks are warriors who have been revered for centuries in Ukraine. A family is maintaining the Cossack traditions by training people with swords, maces and their bare hands.

The scandal between Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan and Russian fencer Anna Smirnova raised questions about neutrality, the limits of sportsmanship and one of fencing's oldest traditions, the handshake.

One afternoon in 2003, Susan Dickman was finishing her workday when she spotted six missed calls from the hospital. Her dad, who had recently been diagnosed with leukemia, was there for a biopsy.

NPR revisits the Borscht Belt, a place where Jewish families from New York escaped for the summer at a time when they weren't welcomed elsewhere.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Heidi Schlumpf of the National Catholic Reporter, about Pope Francis's reform agenda, and the impact of encouraging young parishioners to "shake things up."

NPR's A Martinez speaks with scuba diver and writer Susan Casey about her new book, The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean.

Some schools are expanding their art and music class offerings beyond the usual — to make room for art that reflects their students' cultural heritage.

As the Hollywood strikes grind on, some background TV and film actors are concerned about losing jobs to artificial intelligence.

Across the U.S., efforts by Republican state lawmakers to restrict drag performances for kids have been scuttled, blocked or vetoed. (Story aired on Weekend All Things Considered on July 29, 2023.)

Government and nonprofit leaders say the response to the record heat wave is unsustainable, and more deliberate preparations and funding need to be in place before next summer.