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After Trump said she'd probably be in his administration, Haley heads to Israel

5:21pm May 28, 2024

by Sarah McCammon

After a speech where she pledged her support - and her vote - to former President Donald Trump, Nikki Haley heads to Israel where she can flex her foreign policy experience.

Health & Safety

After a traumatic C-section, journalist takes on the medicalization of birth

3:50pm May 28, 2024

by Tonya Mosley

When Rachel Somerstein had an emergency C-section with her first child, the anesthesia didn't work. She recounts her own experience and the history of C-sections in her book, Invisible Labor.

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Attorney Daryl Jones, of the Transformative Justice Coalition (left), with Carl O. Snowden, convener of the Caucus of African American Leaders, address the renaming of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

National

Activists call to rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge because he owned enslaved people

3:15pm May 28, 2024

by Marisa Peñaloza

Some activists and historians says it's time to rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore

Teaching girls (and boys) about menstruation takes moxie

2:23pm May 28, 2024

by Melody Schreiber

A pioneering program in Ethiopia teaches all students about this "taboo" topic. A new UNICEF report, released on “World Menstrual Hygiene Day," assesses how countries respond to menstrual issues.

See the newly verified Caravaggio painting going on display in Spain

2:07pm May 28, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

The painting, entitled Ecce Homo, was attributed to a different artist when it went to auction in 2021, but the Prado museum says it has now been verified as a lost work of the Italian master.

National

Bette Nash, the world's longest-serving flight attendant, dies at 88

12:19pm May 28, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Nash began her career in 1957 when flight attendants handed out cigarettes and got weighed before shifts. She earned her Guinness World Record after 64 years of service in 2022 — then kept working.

Health & Safety

Her father was killed in a climate-driven flood. Here's how she's remembering him

12:02pm May 28, 2024

by Rebecca Hersher

Mandy Messinger is one of hundreds who lose loved ones to climate-linked extreme weather each year in the U.S. Her father Craig Messinger was killed in a 2021 flash flood in the Philadelphia suburbs.

Health & Safety

Have you lost someone to extreme weather? We want to hear from you

11:58am May 28, 2024

by Rebecca Hersher

Wildfires, hurricanes, flash floods and heat waves contribute to deaths across the U.S. every year. Have you lost a loved one in an extreme weather event? Share your story.

University Leaders Testify On Antisemitism Before House Education And The Workforce Committee

Politics & Government

GOP lawmakers plan to keep focus on antisemitism to divide Democrats

11:47am May 28, 2024

by Barbara Sprunt

GOP lawmakers plan to keep antisemitism central to attacks on Democrats

The popularity of basketball in Rwanda can be seen on courts around the country.

Basketball is booming in Rwanda — and the NBA is there for the ride

8:36am May 28, 2024

The popularity of basketball in Rwanda can be seen on courts around the country, and some young players see it as a path to a bigger future.