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Pearlington, Miss., had no help for days after Katrina struck the Gulf Coast. Now, the town that had no relief is filled with workers from the federal government and charitable organizations.

As part of the company's goal to reduce waste by 50% by 2030, customers will be able to bring a reusable cup to get their drinks by the end of next year.

Some say a fourth shot could prevent a surge in infections either from the new BA.2 omicron variant or an altogether new variant.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 82, has been vaccinated against COVID-19 and received a booster shot. She's the highest-profile U.S. official to contract the virus since former President Donald Trump.

An organism similar to viruses that cause measles and mumps may be behind a global outbreak of a new form pneumonia, known as SARS. World health officials also report it looks like the disease is on its way to containment. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports.

The man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks undergoes a third day of questioning at an undisclosed location. Pakistani police arrested Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, a senior al Qaeda member, on March 1. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

Freelance producer Rachel Leventhal presents the moving story of one of Haiti's estimated 300,000 restavecs -- children from the rural countryside sold to work for families in the country's urban areas.

So many people caught the omicron variant over the winter that almost 60% of everyone in the U.S. — including most children — now have antibodies to the virus in their blood, the CDC said Tuesday.

The seafaring adventure Master and Commander, starring Russell Crowe, sails into theaters Friday. Like the Patrick O'Brian novels on which it is based, the film strives for historical authenticity on every last detail, including sound effects. NPR's Michele Norris talks with sound designer Richard King.

The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was a horrific disaster -- and the full story was far worse than corrupt politicians of the time made known. Now author James Dalessandro uses fiction to set the record straight in his new novel 1906. He speaks with NPR's Cheryl Corley.