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The central business district is shrouded by haze in Singapore, on Sept. 23, 2019. Singapore conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years on Friday, July 28, 2023, and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking despite calls for the city-state to cease capital punishment for drug-related crimes.

Singapore has executed a woman for the first time in nearly two decades

Singaporean national Saridewi Djamani, 45, was convicted in 2018 of trafficking over 30 grams of heroin. She is first woman to be hanged since 2004.

Paola Mendoza, the daughter of farmworkers, says her parents didn't want her to join them in the fields. She's now in college, studying to be a teacher.

As these farmworkers' children seek a different future, farms look for workers abroad

U.S. farms have faced worker shortages for years. Now compounding the problem: The children of farmworkers are leaving the fields, forcing farm owners to look to other countries for labor.

A Ukrainian sailor stands watch at a machine gun on the back of a patrol boat in the Dnipro River off Kyiv. Russia seized or destroyed much of Ukraine's navy, but the country is trying to rebuild its sea forces.

Ukraine struggles to rebuild a navy destroyed by Russia

First, Russia wiped out Ukraine's navy. Now, Moscow is blocking critical grain exports. As Ukraine tries to rebuild its navy, and fight back, NPR's Greg Myre got a ride on one of its few boats.

Ashland New Plays Festival lays out plans for live events this year

Ashland New Plays Festival lays out plans for live events this year.

Our transition into living-with-the-virus explored, in COVID Q&A

Jackson County (Oregon) Medical Director Dr. Leona O'Keefe for COVID Q&A sessions.

Chinese-American novelist explores life by the side of Chairman Mao

Vanessa Hua Chinese-American novelist explores life by the side of Chairman Mao in a work of fiction, "The Forbidden City.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a raft of bills Thursday designed to address housing shortages in Oregon.

Gov. Kotek approves billions to be spent on Oregon's housing crisis

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has approved spending billions of dollars to help ease the deepening housing crisis in the state. She also promised Thursday to provide more certainty for renters and cut red tape for developers.

On the right, foreground, a red fire engine with the words "Polk County No. 1 Fire District." On the left, two wildland firefighters watch a helicopter in the background drop some water into the forest.

Golden and Flat Fire growth slows, but risk remains

Containment of two major wildfires in Southern Oregon continues to improve.

Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles, dies at 77

Called "the sweetest man in the music business" by ex-bandmate Don Felder, Meisner joined Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Bernie Leadon in the early '70s to form one of the most popular acts in history.

Hidden fees or "junk fees" are on the rise, as companies work to bring in more money while keeping prices looking low. U.S. consumers pay more than $65 billion in fees each year.

What my $30 hamburger reveals about fees and how companies use them to jack up prices

New fees are being tacked onto hotel bills, airfare, restaurant checks and pretty much everywhere else. It's another form of inflation and it's costing consumers $65 billion a year.

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