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Yogi Berra died Tuesday at age 90. The Hall of Fame catcher is part of our culture in ways that other great athletes never manage. To mark his passing, Morning Edition airs this encore from 2005.

An excessive heat warning continues for a second day in Northeast Ohio. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures in the mid-90s and dew points in the mid-70s will turn the region into a massive sauna through the weekend.

At ideastream, we’re always working hard to keep you informed on 90.3 WCPN, on WVIZ-PBS, on our website, ideastream.org, and on all of our social media channels. I’ve been impressed since becoming executive editor here in June with the quantity and quality of the work our content team produces, from breaking news to deeply contextual pieces to “driveway moments” that keep you in your car to hear the rest of the story. Well, they used to be driveway moments. With so many of us working from home, they’re more like kitchen table moments now.

Stella Maris, a drug treatment center on Cleveland’s West Side, hosts numerous in-person meetings each week, as clients consult with caregivers and attend group sessions with others in recovery. The coronavirus has changed that, forcing the treatment facility’s staff to rewire their services on the fly. The center shut down its campus to outside visitors two weeks ago and now offers phone- and video-based outpatient care, Executive Director Daniel Lettenberger-Klein said.

People in the town of Shelby, about 90 miles southwest of Cleveland in Richland County, are assessing the damage after a tornado tore through the community on Sunday. The Shelby Police Department said that the damage and potential for injuries could have been much worse.

A switch to pass-fail grading is curbing the "perfection" culture among U.S. nuclear missile forces. Critics of the old way say striving to be perfect invited cheating by those who launch the nukes.

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is the world's busiest airport, serving more than 90 million travelers last year. But it faces one problem shared by airports across the country: finding capable people to manage its air traffic. A new program could help solve the problem.

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is the world's busiest airport, serving more than 90 million travelers last year. But it faces one problem shared by airports across the country: finding capable people to manage its air traffic. A new program could help solve the problem.

A new CDC report shows at least 16,000 lives were saved over a 12-month period. Experts say the U.S. is experiencing the biggest drop in fatal overdoses seen since the opioid crisis began in the 90s.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: James Acaster's comedy special, the '90s show Legends of the Hidden Temple, and SZA's album Lana.