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PolitiFact founder says both parties need factchecking. But they don’t lie equally
by David Folkenflik
CBS said that its moderators would largely leave fact checking up to the vice presidential candidates in Tuesday's debate. Journalist Bill Adair said the network sent a powerful message, though.
Dengue Cases Hit Record Levels in North and South America
by Gabrielle Emanuel
This week Puerto Rico declared a health emergency due to an increase of Dengue Fever cases. Health officials are worried because the mosquito-borne illness is showing up unusually early.
PFAS 'forever chemicals' could be contaminating millions of acres of farmland
by Teresa Homsi
Biosolids (a byproduct of wastewater treatment) are often used as fertilizer. But toxic "forever chemicals", or PFAS, could be contaminating that fertilizer, along with millions of acres of farmland.
The Wizards and Capitols aren't leaving DC anymore. What happened?
D.C.'s pro basketball and hockey teams will stay in their arena in downtown Washington, a reversal of earlier news that they'd move to a brand new arena across the Potomac in Alexandria, Virginia.
What to look out for in this weekend's NCAA Women's Sweet Sixteen
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with The Athletic's Sabreena Merchant about what to expect in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA's Division 1 women's basketball tournament.
Looking back on the life and legacy of sculptor Richard Serra
by Chloe Veltman
The great American sculptor died on Tuesday at his home in New York on the North Fork of Long Island. He was 85.
The mayor of Baltimore on what comes next for his city
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Baltimore mayor Brandon Scott about the aftermath of the bridge collapse in Baltimore and what happens next.
A men's NCAA Sweet 16 Preview
As the Men's Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament kick off tomorrow, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with TNT Sports sideline reporter and bracketology expert, Andy Katz.
Lackluster bracket performances leave some March Madness fans bummed
by Becky Sullivan
It's been a chalky year for the NCAA basketball tournaments. Only one double-digit seed is left between the men's and women's Sweet Sixteens.
Questions surround international humanitarian law as Gaza's hospitals are attacked
Since October 7, there have been at least 410 attacks on health care in Gaza, according to the World Health Organization. What does international humanitarian law say about targeting hospitals?
How two mothers bonded in the wake of a Nashville school shooting
by Rose Gilbert
Two women bonded after the Nashville school shooting a year ago over their children's exposure to violence and loss.