NPR News: 65, single, seeking a roommate: More seniors are being priced out of living alone

65, single, seeking a roommate: More seniors are being priced out of living alone
Roommates overall are skewing older, as young people stay with their parents for longer. The share of older adults looking to rent with a roommate has tripled from a decade ago.

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NPR News: Pakistan says a new round of peace talks with Afghanistan is underway in China

Pakistan says a new round of peace talks with Afghanistan is underway in China
Pakistan confirmed it was holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China, where Beijing is trying to broker a lasting ceasefire after weeks of fighting.

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NPR News: Cuba releasing 2,010 prisoners as the US pressures the island's government

Cuba releasing 2,010 prisoners as the US pressures the island's government
The Cuban government said the pardons were a "humanitarian gesture" in connection with Holy Week and didn't mention mounting pressures with the U.S.

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NPR News: ICE detention deaths are on a record pace. One Texas facility bears the brunt

ICE detention deaths are on a record pace. One Texas facility bears the brunt
ICE inspectors in February found 49 violations to detention standards at Camp East Montana, including failure from staff to"accurately document required checks to prevent significant self-harm and suicide."

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NPR News: A botanist searches for the seeds of the rare Death Valley Sage

A botanist searches for the seeds of the rare Death Valley Sage
For more than 15 years, botanist Naomi Fraga has been trying to collect seeds from the rare Death Valley sage, for safekeeping in a vault of native California seeds.

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NPR News: Rhode Island's fishing industry is feeling the pinch of high fuel prices

Rhode Island's fishing industry is feeling the pinch of high fuel prices
High fuel prices are hitting Rhode Island's commercial fishing industry hard.

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NPR News: U.S. lifts sanctions on Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez

U.S. lifts sanctions on Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez
The newly announced sanctions relief is the latest U.S. recognition of Rodríguez as a legitimate authority in Venezuela ever since the U.S. military captured her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro.

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NPR News: Appeals court rejects HUD homelessness overhaul saying it would be "disastrous"

Appeals court rejects HUD homelessness overhaul saying it would be "disastrous"
The federal housing agency wants to shift money away from permanent housing and toward programs that impose sobriety and other conditions. Advocates warn that would push many back into homelessness.

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