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Best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, Weir goes solo on his new album, which was inspired by his time working as a ranch hand in Wyoming as a teen. Critic Ken Tucker has a review.

Wimberley, Texas, was the site of a devastating flash flood on Memorial Day weekend in 2015. Ten years later, the city has rebuilt with such floods in mind, but still feels the effects emotionally.

NPR's Brian Mann spends time with a Ukrainian mobile artillery unit as they prep their Soviet-era mobile cannon for a nighttime attack. Their goal? Stop Russia from crossing the Dnipro River and taking Kherson.

An atmospheric river, bringing heavy rain and winds, hit California. The large storm is also causing flooding in both the northern and southern parts of the state.

As climate change eroded the village of Newtok, its residents started making plans to move it. Many years and millions of dollars later, they are beginning the process of relocating across the river.

Nestlé wants to increase the amount of water it withdraws from Ginnie Springs to nearly 1.2 million gallons a day, to the dismay of environmental groups and local activists.

Plans for a new water diversion project in Thailand are alarming environmentalists. And a Chinese state-owned firm offered to finance it, raising flags with those who fear China's growing influence.

A group of adventurers has crossed frigid rivers and chased away bears in their quest to complete a 600-mile "unsupported" hike across Alaska. The three trekkers have completed about half their journey, using no outside support and carrying all that they need on their own backs. Alex Chadwick gets an update from trekker Roman Dial.

The flash flooding in Texas hit Kerr County the hardest. More than 80 people died and the number is feared to increase as crews reach decimated areas of the Guadalupe River.

It's an unusual winter for respiratory illnesses. The flu is peaking twice: once in early January and again in February. Meanwhile, it's the mildest COVID winter since the pandemic began.