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Capt. Daniil, a public affairs officer in the Ukrainian military, walks through a field in Mala Rohan, on the outskirts of Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv. He is recording the aftermath of fighting between occupying Russian soldiers and Ukrainian forces.

Photos: Russian forces were driven out of this village outside Kharkiv, Ukraine

Last month, Ukrainian forces pushed the Russians out of the village of Mala Rohan. NPR goes inside the warehouse Russia had used as temporary barracks.

Michigan set to get part of $26 billion opioid settlement

Michigan expects to get a portion of a $26 billion multi-state agreement with some leading opioid distributors that received final approval Friday.

An employee at a coal mine in eastern Ukraine travels deep into the mine.

In eastern Ukraine's coal fields, Russia's invasion sparks hopes of a comeback

Ukraine's coal industry was in decline. Now miners find themselves in the middle of a war with Russia — and global demand for coal is rising.

How the military could end up following state-proposed PFAS limits

Michigan is close to enacting new, tougher standards for PFAS in drinking water. The rules will likely go into effect in the next few weeks.Meanwhile, a…

(l to r) Joel Beauvais, Office of Water, EPA - Keith Creagh, Director, MDEQ - Marc Edwards, Virginia Tech - Lee Anne Walters, former Flint Resident

MDEQ director won’t take administrative action against employees until criminal cases resolved

The head of Michigan’s environmental regulatory agency says he won’t take any more administrative action against state employees involved in the Flint…

Astronaut and geologist Harrison Schmitt is seen in the Lunar Roving Vehicle during NASA's Apollo 17 mission on Dec. 13, 1972. A lunar soil sample collected on the mission has remained sealed until now.

NASA is just now opening a vacuum-sealed sample it took from the moon 50 years ago

Astronauts hammered collection tubes into the lunar surface on the last Apollo mission to the moon. Now a sample is being carefully pierced open — to be analyzed by today's latest tech.

Five takeaways from Wayne County Jail's new data drop

The dashboard was launched earlier this month and is updated daily. For some organizers, the transparency is long overdue

A poll worker deposits ballots at a drop box outside the Westchester Regional Library during early voting for the general election in Miami on Oct. 28, 2020.

Citing race, a federal judge strikes down parts of a 2021 Florida election law

The judge says the state's Republican-led government was using subtle tactics to suppress Black voters. An appeal of the ruling is expected.

Congress sends funding for Great Lakes to the President for approval

Money for cleaning up and restoring polluted areas of the Great Lakes has been approved by the U.S. Senate. The House already approved the bill. Now, it…

As soda consumption has dropped in the West, companies are making an effort to woo new customers in other places. This Coke bottle ad is in Mozambique.

Junk food companies say they're trying to do good. A new book raises doubts

As the marketing of soda and fast food ramps up around the world, the companies involved forge partnerships to help the poor. The new book 'Junk Food Politics' casts a critical eye at their efforts.

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