Eric Westervelt Eric Westervelt is a San Francisco-based correspondent for NPR's National Desk.
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A satellite image shows a natural color view of active fire lines from the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires, near Las Vegas, New Mexico, on May 11. MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/REUTERS hide caption
Smoke billows from the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fire, outside of Las Vegas, New Mexico, on May 11. Adria Malcolm/REUTERS hide caption
LeRonne L. Armstrong, Chief of Police, Oakland Police Department, stands near Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, right, as he delivers remarks during a press conference in Oakland, Calif. Yalonda M. James/AP hide caption
Oakland residents remain skeptical as federal oversight of police ends after 20 years
The largest wildfire in the U.S. has burned an area bigger than New York City
Lawmakers call for greater security funding and oversight for U.S. transit systems
Los Angeles Sheriff deputies on March 3. Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag hide caption
Some Ukrainians forced from their homes are fleeing to small towns for refuge
Natalia and Ivan Tarabalka, parents of slain Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter pilot Maj. Stepan Tarabalka, show a photo of their son in the basement air raid shelter of the music school he attended as a kid, in Kolomyya, Ukraine. Eric Westervelt/NPR hide caption
Zelenskyy says Mariupol will be remembered as one of modern warfare's ugliest sieges
Russia strikes targets in Kyiv as Mariupol theater rescue efforts continue
Russian missiles launched from the Black Sea strike within Lviv city limits
As people pour off the trains arriving in Lviv, signs offer guidance on transportation, shelter and other aid. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption