The Food and Drug Administration has reviewed its rules for the abortion pill mifepristone. Patients will now permanently be able to get the drug through the mail.
Haitian migrants who crossed into Mexico from Guatemala are being prevented by Mexican authorities from traveling north to the U.S. The migrants say they are treated much worse than Latino migrants.
Huge winds of over 110 miles per hour blew through much of the Midwest Wednesday night. They knocked out power, started fires and stretched resources of volunteer fire departments and responders.
Talks about financial compensation between the Department of Justice and families that were forcibly separated during the Trump administration while seeking asylum have ended without a settlement.
The Cleveland Browns are the latest pro sports team to have a number of its fully-vaccinated players catch COVID. The virus has hobbled the NBA and NHL and is causing concern across the sports world.
CDC advisers called an emergency meeting to review new data and update their recommendations for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. It's been linked to very rare blood clotting that can be fatal.
All 17 of the missionaries kidnapped in Haiti two months ago have now been freed. Violence and kidnapping have spiked in Haiti following the assassination of its president in July.
New York City and Hoboken are the latest localities finalizing a deal with a private weather service, stepping away from something that has largely been the job of the federal government.
NPR celebrates its 50th anniversary remembering other events in 1971. The band T. Rex overhauled their musical style and released Electric Warrior, an album that became the cornerstone of glam rock.