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Dozens of people have died in avalanches in the U.S. this year. One Colorado town is trying to equip backcountry skiers with safety and decision-making tools to help them stay alive.

Laser technology is being used to more accurately measure mountain snowpack — crucial information for farmers and water managers in drought-stricken areas like the Colorado River Basin.

Among the first-time voters this fall are new citizens. NPR's Scott Simon caught up with three and asked how they view this election as newly minted Americans.

Michael Cohen says his payment of $130,000 to Stephanie Clifford, whose stage name is Stormy Daniels, was not a campaign contribution.

Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, who is a minister, was investigated after hiding Bibles in the Arizona House lounge. Republicans narrowly voted to censure – but could not expel – her.

Forecasters expect Hurricane Ian to intensify as it enters the Gulf of Mexico. Models show it hitting Florida, potentially as a major hurricane. Residents are being urged to finish preparations.

A federal judge ruled in favor of the former president on Tuesday, ordering adult film star Stormy Daniels to pay another $121,972 in legal fees for a failed defamation suit.

In Nigeria girls are kidnapped and married to Boko Haram fighters. Photojournalist Stephanie Sinclair talks about her project Too Young To Wed. Warning: this story has graphic descriptions of abuse.

Stephanie Hsu plays a woman whose ex-boyfriends keep dying on the Peacock series Laid. Going Dutch features Denis Leary as a military colonel who's assigned to run a service base in the Netherlands.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Daniel Nazer of the Electronic Frontier Foundation about the impact of this ruling. An appeals court ruled the music used in the video was an instance of fair use.