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02-09-17 5:45 PM newscast

The 19th annual Alaska Forum on the Environment wraps up today after five days of presentations on environmental challenges confronting the state. Dozens…

With an aging population and skilled labor shortage, German industry leaders view the almost million migrants who have arrived since 2015 as an opportunity. But integrating them quickly into the labor market is a challenge. Syrian refugee Hussein Shaker may have the answer. He's founded Migrant Hire, a website that helps refugees with software development skills obtain jobs in the capital's lively tech scene.

Arctic sea-ice cover sets another record low …Extraordinarily warm Arctic air continues to hinder the formation of sea ice around the circumpolar north.…

NPR's Scott Simon talks to David Marcus, a senior contributor to The Federalist and the artistic director of a theater company in New York City, about defunding the National Endowment for the Arts.

02-11-17 Sat Quest Update

Keith Maitland's new documentary recreates the 1966 University of Texas campus shooting. Maureen Corrigan reviews George Saunders' first novel. Fresh Air remembers writer Bharati Mukherjee.

In the latest series of 'Going There' live conversations from around the country, Michel Martin visits Asheville, N.C., a small mountain town in the midst of some very big changes.

02-12-17 Sunday Quest Update