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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, two of Russia's most prominent investigative journalists, about Putin's moves to escalate in Ukraine and dissent within Russia.

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has struck fear into the hearts of human rights activists in the country by installing martial law and imprisoning over 50,000 people.

Higher education programs in prison help keep people from returning after being released. Most college programs are at men's prisons. At one facility in central Illinois, the focus is on women.

Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Transportation have suspended tolls until further notice on select roadways ahead of Hurricane Ian. The governor announced the toll suspension during a press conference at the State Emergency Operations Center on Monday.

Two-thirds of the homes in Grizzly Flats burned down in 2021. A new investigation finds that the U.S. Forest Service warned of the danger decades ago but failed to execute its own mitigation plan.

Italy is set to have its first far-right government since World War II, after a coalition of center-right parties won Sunday's elections.

The British pound weakened to a record-low level against the U.S. dollar as traders and investors continue to react negatively to new plans unveiled by the country's finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng.

Jury trials are beginning for some members of a white nationalist group accused of conspiring to riot at a June LGBTQ event. But some experts say these local prosecutions yield little accountability.

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.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with war correspondent Janine Di Giovanni about the Reckoning Project, which trains journalists in Ukraine to collect evidence of war crimes to use in international court.