North Carolina expands action plan to address food and nutrition needs
North Carolina officials have released a new action plan to address food insecurity and nutrition needs.
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Elephants are a menace for these 6th graders. Then they went on a safari ...
Botswana has one of the last thriving elephant herds – and a history of human-elephant conflict that threatens both sides. A nonprofit has a program to shift that dynamic. Will it work?
We asked, you answered: What's your secret to staying optimistic in gloomy times?
From watching the sun rise — yeah, it's a cliche but it works! — to dancing to techno music to doing good for others to just plain smiling, readers share what gives them optimism in times of trouble.
Post-pandemic, even hospital care goes remote
A growing number of hospitals are shifting care into patients' homes. That means moving medications, machines and staffing with it, but hospitals are finding patients heal better, and it's cheaper.
The wonder of chickens (and their egg song) made me a better person — and parent
Our correspondent bought some mail-order chicks. They grew into hens. They changed her life for the better. And then one day ... she heard this wondrous sound.
Two doctors struck by tragedy in Sudan: One dead, one fleeing for his life
The violence in Sudan has claimed the life of a beloved Sudanese American doctor. One of his colleague's talks about Dr. Sulieman's legacy — and the devastating toll of the fighting in Khartoum.
Rep. Jamie Raskin says his cancer is in remission
The Maryland Democrat said he'd received a preliminary diagnosis of being in remission after undergoing treatments for lymphoma. "I am overwhelmed with gratitude and love," the lawmaker said.
Disability groups claim California's assisted suicide law discriminates against them
A California law allows a terminally ill person to end their life, but some people with disabilities say they're at risk of being coerced into seeking the medications needed for assisted suicide.
Weekly dose of wonder: The glorious sounds of chickens
For our weekly dose of wonder, NPR learns about glorious sounds chicken make at a very important moment in their lives — when they're laying an egg.
She was pregnant and had to find $15,000 overnight to save her twins
Doctors rushed a pregnant woman to a surgeon who charged thousands upfront just to see her. The case reveals a gap in medical billing protections for those with rare, specialized conditions.