Claire Harbage
Stories
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World
A tradition of plunging in an icy river persists in Ukraine, despite the war
For many in Ukraine, the tradition of plunging into an icy body of water on Epiphany, which marks the day of Jesus' baptism, serves as a reminder that the new year represents a fresh start.
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World
Millions of Ukrainians have escaped the war. Many still can't find enough work
Sixty percent of Ukrainians who fled their homes for other parts of the country have lost their jobs, as Russia's invasion has upended industries and destroyed businesses.
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Environment
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.
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Environment
Shredded trees, dead dolphins and wildfires — how Russia's invasion is hurting nature
The environmental impacts from Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be felt far longer than the war itself.
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World
Meet the Russians who are fleeing — not the war, but their own government
Thousands of Russians have left their country since their government began its invasion of Ukraine. Many have settled in Georgia, a country with a complicated history with its neighbor to the north.
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World
Fighting to survive: Ukraine's cancer patients' struggle to find care while fleeing
Supplies are running low at Lviv's regional cancer hospital in Ukraine. The patient load has doubled and supplies in Kyiv are inaccessible. But hospital staff choose the duty of care over safety.
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World
Sisters flee Kyiv as they struggle to stay in touch with family in Mariupol
"We don't even know that they are alive," two sisters with family in Mariupol are among the over 2 million people who have fled the Russian war in Ukraine. Many are passing through Lviv on their way.
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Ukrainian children and families are being taken in by Polish families
Many Polish families are offering temporary lodging for Ukrainians who have fled. Some Poles are fostering Ukrainian children who had been living at a home for orphaned or neglected children.
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World
The world worries of a Russian attack. But for these Ukrainians, war is already here
NPR travelled to the "temporarily occupied territories" on the Ukraine-Russia border, where the people who live there are in limbo – cut off from Ukraine, cut off from Russia, cut off from the world.
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National
From Valley of the Gods to an ancient Anasazi site, see the grandeur of Bears Ears
The Biden administration is restoring the original boundaries of two large national monuments in Utah - Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante.