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NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with Marc Morial, the National Urban League's president and CEO, about the civil rights organization's semi-annual State of Black America Report.

Many Louisiana business owners say they're not getting a fair share of disaster relief contracts from the federal government, despite the vast rebuilding needed in the region after Hurricane Katrina. Only a tiny proportion of Federal Emergency Management Agency recovery contracts has gone to Louisiana firms.

Two days since Hurricane Wilma hit southern Florida, many residents are feeling frustrated and angry at the pace of recovery efforts. Thousands have spent hours in line waiting for ice, water and food, while millions more wait for power to be restored in their homes.

The U.S. Supreme Court's 6-to-3 ruling Monday reinforced the supremacy of federal laws prohibiting marijuana use over state laws allowing it. The decision could have a broader impact on other issues involving states' rights, such as Oregon's right-to-die law.

In New York City, rents are up by more than 30% on average compared to last year.

In an interview Thursday with The Associated Press, the president says the American people are "really, really down" after two years of pandemic, volatility in the economy and surging gas prices.

Chile is part of a South American region known as the "lithium triangle," where miners are trying to meet skyrocketing demand for the material.

Stephen Frears is directing a three-part miniseries based on the true story of Charles and Diana Ingram — a British couple accused of attempting a heist on the show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Remarkable Creatures, the new novel by Tracy Chevalier, focuses on the life and work of 19th century fossil hunter Mary Anning, and how her discoveries helped change scientific understanding of the world. Chevalier is the author of Girl with a Pearl Earring.

Few people have heard of Julio Lobo, but his history is intertwined with that of his home country. Lobo was Cuba's richest businessman until the revolution drove him into exile.