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Photographer Eric Lee interviewed Asian American teens to learn how they were handling a global health crisis that some blame on their communities.

In many hospitals, the only thing keeping ICUs fully staffed is a rotating cast of traveling nurses. Hospitals are having to pay them so much that their staff nurses are tempted to hit the road too.

The third season of Succession kicks off with the entire Roy family, plus some of their associates, on the road to ruin. We rank the characters in order of the speed at which they are hurtling along.

A new analysis of hospital staffing in critical-care units reveals that ICU patients treated by staff who specialize in critical care techniques are less likely to die and generally spend less time in the hospital. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports.

Political correctness defeated in Berkeley, and sisters head to Congress

Some observers are pinning Democratic losses in the midterm elections on low turnout by black voters. Analysts cite a lack of campaign focus on domestic issues among factors that kept some voters home. NPR's Juan Williams reports.

Harvey Pitt resigns as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pitt had a stormy 15-month tenure as SEC chief and was recently under fire for his handling of the appointment of William Webster to head an accounting oversight board. Hear NPR's Jim Zarroli and James Cox of Duke University.

Charlie Christian introduced the electric guitar to a wide audience. And even though he died in 1942 at 25, guitar enthusiasts remember his name — and his sound. Now there's a new collection of Christian's work. Tom Vitale reports.

Two years after the 2000 presidential election fiasco, Florida officials tout the 2002 midterm election as an example of how future voting should be conducted. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

New legislative restrictions on the media raise concern in Russia. Authorities are trying to control coverage of anti-terrorism operations such as the recent Moscow theater siege. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports.