New U.N. Leader Sets Goals: Humility, Empathy, Empowering Women
Antonio Guterres, the newly named secretary-general, has seen things that make him ask: "What has happened to the dignity and worth of the human person?"
Health & Safety
Working Parents Across The Country Share Their Experiences
Over the past two weeks, we have examined some of the challenges American working parents experience, and solutions proposed to alleviate those burdens. Now we hear from listeners who are working parents around in the country about the issues most pressing to them.
Organ Donations Spike In The Wake Of The Opioid Epidemic
So far this year, more than 1 in 4 donations in New England are from people who died after a drug overdose — a much higher rate than in the U.S. overall, though it's not clear why.
Iran Plans To Hang Child Bride Charged With Killing Her Husband
International laws and treaties forbid the execution of an offender who was a juvenile at the time of the crime. Zeinab Sekaanvand was 17 when she was charged with stabbing her husband to death.
Some Singers Sing About Love. He Sings About ... Hand-Washing
Or maybe it is a love song. As Nigerian pop star Sunny Aji puts it, "Because I love you so much, I don't want you to fall sick." So ... lather up!
How Politics Killed Universal Child Care In The 1970s
In 1971, the United States came very close to having universal, federally subsidized child care. How did Congress come to pass the legislation? And why President Nixon vetoed it?
Zika Virus Transmission Found In A Second Area Of Miami
Florida health officials say they have identified five cases in which people appear to have contracted Zika through mosquitoes in an area that includes Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood.
What If 'Days Of Our Lives' Had A Female Genital Mutilation Subplot?
A new study tests an intriguing strategy. Can a melodramatic movie change minds about a dangerous but longstanding ritual?
World Health Organization Warns Tuberculosis Is Not Under Control
A new report shows tuberculosis was one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide in 2015, and that the United Nations health body is not on track to meet its goals for reducing deaths from the disease.
Breast Cancer Death Rates Are Down, But Racial Disparities Persist
Black women are more likely to die of breast cancer than are white women, and that's especially true for older women, the CDC reports. Lack of access to quality health care is a big factor.