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Olivia Welter turns 21 on Nov.9. On her birthday, she will no longer be eligible for the program for disabled children that has kept her healthy. She will lose state funds that cover the expense of nurses like Helen Houchins who prepares liquid food that is sent directly into Welter's stomach through a feeding tube.

Families Fight To Care For Disabled Kids At Home

NPR INVESTIGATION: In states like Illinois, parents can provide at-home care for children with severe illnesses and Medicaid foots the bill. But the funding disappears the minute they turn 21, forcing families to make a painful choice: Find the money to pay for sometimes exorbitant health care costs or send their children to a nursing home.

Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' is written in blood

With The Tortured Poets Department, the defining pop star of her era has made an album as messy and confrontational as any good girl's work can get.

Caregiving can test you, body and soul. It can also unlock a new sense of self

Helping a sick family member over months or years can be an enormous strain. It can also disrupt your identity. Psychologists say embracing this change can open up new ways for caregivers to cope.

Prayer festival calls for more religion in politics, not less

NPR's Emily Feng speaks with Jack Jenkins of the Religion News Service and with participants and speakers at Rededicate 250, a prayer festival on the National Mall, about the purpose and significance of the event.

Sharifa Tomlinson runs Arrowrock Farm in Riverside, Ohio, where she sells her chickens to a U.S. Agriculture Department-funded program that processes them for food banks. She wants to help other Black farmers tap into the department's programs.

Can $3 billion persuade Black farmers to trust the Department of Agriculture?

The Biden administration hopes changes to farming can help achieve its climate agenda. The Department of Agriculture has an additional goal: improving service to Black and other underserved farmers.

Lara Downes (left) and Salamishah Tillet met at the childhood home of Nina Simone, in Tryon, N.C.

At Nina Simone's childhood home, in search of 'How It Would Feel to Be Free'

Pianist Lara Downes and Pulitzer-winning author Salamishah Tillet discuss Nina Simone and one of her best-known songs at her lovingly restored birthplace in Tryon, N.C.

A pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Now, a nonprofit group said it has raised around $900,000 for the alleged rioters, but some of their families are raising questions about how the money is being spent.

Experts see 'red flags' at nonprofit raising big money for Capitol riot defendants

The Patriot Freedom Project has raised around $900,000 to support alleged Jan. 6 Capitol rioters. The group says the funds support defendants, but families have raised concerns about transparency.

The Miami Heat's LeBron James and Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder (shown during an April game) will match up again tonight in the first game of the NBA Finals.

Five Keys To The NBA's Elemental Finals: Thunder Vs. Heat

It sounds like a battle between graphic-novel superheroes, but the NBA's championship matchup, which starts tonight, pits two teams that couldn't be more different against each other. Starting with the marquee tilt, LeBron James vs. Kevin Durant, here's a look at five stellar storylines.

NFL Weekend Playoffs: Wild-Card Games, Dynamic Quarterbacks And A Loser

Four NFL wild-card playoff games are on this weekend, including Sunday's anticipated quarterback matchup between Washington and Seattle; while our observer ponders the fate of the Indianapolis Colts.

Fat Bear contestant 128 Grazer is approximately 17-19 years old. She has a light coat in the spring that darkens in the fall, but she keeps her distinctive fluffy blonde ears.

Your guide to Fat Bear Week, an election where voters actually like every candidate

Fat Bear Week is officially back. This year's chunks include defending champ Otis — and a mother bear named Holly, known for adopting orphaned cubs.

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