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Lilla Lanivich, 14, of Rochester Hills, Mich., wins NPR podcast contest
by Leila Fadel
The middle school winner of NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge tells how her golden retriever, Lopez, helped restore her independence.
Pfizer's RSV vaccine to protect newborns is approved by the FDA
by Sydney Lupkin
The Food and Drug Administration has approved approve the first RSV vaccine that can be given during pregnancy to protect newborn babies.
'Struggler' is Genesis Owusu's bold follow-up to his hit debut album
by A Martinez, Phil Harrell
As costs rise, parents may be facing what's called a child care cliff
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Julie Morita of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on health, about the looming expiration of federal child care funding.
Russia's latest attempt at Moon landing fails. India will try again this week
Russia's Luna-25 mission ended in failure Sunday, when the probe reportedly crashed into the moon unexpectedly. India will make a second attempt at landing on lunar surface on Wednesday.
Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall' helps researchers study the brain
Researchers, studying which parts of the brain are responsible for processing elements of music, played a Pink Floyd song to a group of patients with electrodes implanted in their brains.
Morning news brief
Tropical storm Hilary brings heavy rain to parts of California. An anti-corruption candidate appears to have won Guatemala's presidential runoff. Lawmakers in Tennessee to meet in a special session.
Tennessee's legislature will hold a GOP-led special session this week
by Marianna Bacallao
The special session is expected to focus on gun violence and public safety. The Republican supermajority plans toughening juvenile sentencing laws instead of focusing on gun control reform.
Ahead of a wedding in Italy, a dog ate a Boston man's passport
Donato Frattaroli is supposed to be going to Italy on Friday to get married. Now he and his fiancée are scrambling to get a replacement.
A sunflower farm on Hayling Island is asking customers to keep their clothes on
Owners of the farm on the island off the coast of England are asking customers to keep their clothes on. The request comes after three visitors were found posing naked with the sunflowers in one day.
What was left of Hilary brought heavy rain to parts of Southern California
As much as 7 inches of rain fell on parts of Southern California after the tropical storm arrived — leaving the region vulnerable to floods and mudslides . The effects of the storm are moving north.
Advancements may help fight the chikungunya virus wave in South America
More than a quarter million cases of chikungunya virus have surfaced in South America this year. The virus can cause debilitating joint pain. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 18, 2023.)
Proposed silica dust rules for coal mines may extend to sand, gravel quarries
The federal government is working on regulations for U.S. mines which includes reducing exposure to silica dust for all miners — not just coal miners.