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From Virginia to Florida, there are reports of long lines and shuttered gas stations, as drivers go from pump to pump.

"There is nothing like a death threat to get your attention ... to make you think about God" and to make you realize that "death is not the worst thing -- not living your life, that's the worst thing," V. Gene Robinson says.

People are donating millions of pounds of junk that can't be repaired, repurposed or recycled to Goodwill stores across the country.

For Tommy Lee, 22, a fishing trip in the Everglades almost ended tragically. While reeling in his line, a huge alligator emerged from the water. After a standoff, the gator returned to the water.

Palestinians say Israeli war planes have bombed Gaza — killing dozens of Palestinians, including militants and civilians. Israeli officials say rockets from Gaza have killed six people in Israel.

More than 270,000 children participate in migrant education programs across the country. Many of those programs, however, have reported declines in enrollment during the pandemic.

Part two of the two-part Radio Expedition Series, NPR's Chris Joyce visits an abandoned mine in Michigan's upper peninsula where thousands of bats live. Biologists and mine historians have united to protect the mines, which provide the bats a safe habitat in which to hibernate.

America's forty-four species of bats are losing large caves...their traditional hibernation spots...to recreational spelunkers and tourists. But hundreds of thousands of bats have taken over abandoned copper mines in northern Michigan. In the first part of a two-part National Geographic Radio Expedition series, NPR's Christopher Joyce follows biologists deep into the earth in search of these bat sanctuaries.

In France, protests and strike actions against the government's plan to restructure the retirement system have continued, with much of the anger focused on President Emmanuel Macron.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently fired the city's police superintendent. Now, residents will get to have a say about who should lead the country's second-largest police department.