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NPR's Neal Conan reads from listener comments on previous show segments, including responses to a conversation about how to keep your resume out of an online black hole and the best way to welcome veterans home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Two homeless mothers in Oakland are fighting to stay in an empty house that they've taken over. They're against speculators who are buying vacant housing amid the Bay Area's growing housing crisis.

Newscast 05.26.22: MercyOne reaches out to Iowa vets; Brown's Lake closed for swimming

The airline launched a Middle Seat Lottery. Each week it will give prizes to passengers. One prize is a full day helicopter pub craw, and another includes free plane tickets.

Many of the homes destroyed by Hurricane Ian earlier this fall are owned by elderly people. They are now deciding whether to stay, or if it is time to move elsewhere.

Because of COVID-19 protocols, school band classes have been moved to parking lots and athletic fields. Students attach coverings to the end of their instruments to stop droplets from getting out.

The truce between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway territory of South Ossetia remains precarious. Russian troops are still inside the former Soviet republic. The United States is standing strong with Georgia.

The Welsh soccer club famously owned by North American actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have earned another promotion. Next year Wrexham AFC will play in the third division of English football.

With President Obama's popularity suffering, other big-name Democrats are trying to give candidates a boost. Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Don Gonyea about what they're telling voters.

Healthcare professionals, emergency responders, and other frontline workers faced extraordinary challenges during the pandemic. For our series on resilience, we hear how they persevered.