The childhood vaccines that the CDC is dropping from the recommended scheduled have successfully beat back illness and death in children from rotavirus, hepatitis and other pathogens.
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Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council says it will dissolve after its head fled to UAE
Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council and its institutions will be dismantled after weeks of unrest in southern areas and a day after its leader fled to the United Arab Emirates.
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National Park updates guidelines to stop visitors defacing Trump picture on pass
The Interior Department’s new “America the Beautiful” annual pass for U.S. national parks. (Department of Interior) The National Park Service has updated its policy to discourage visitors from defacing a picture of President Trump on this year’s pass. The use of an image of Trump on the 2026 pass — rather than the usual picture […]
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Venezuela releases imprisoned opposition figures, which Trump says U.S. requested
Venezuela released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists, in what the government described as a gesture to “seek peace”.
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In ‘No Other Choice,’ a loyal worker gets the ax — and starts chopping
In the latest movie from Park Chan-wook, the director behind The Handmaiden and Decision to Leave, a paper factory worker loses his job — and resolves to kill his competition for a new one.
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We’re going to the Olympics! What do you want to know?
Here’s how to send your questions and curiosities to the NPR team covering the Winter Olympics in Milan.
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Maduro is out, Congress is in and the quiz is back! Start 2026 with a perfect score
Plus: What’s up with Wicked, Greenland, quarters and Jan. 6?
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Your next primary care doctor could be online only, accessed through an AI tool
The shortage of primary care doctors is a national problem. To cope, a large health system in Massachusetts is using an AI tool to screen patients and refer them to other care.
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Many Americans say the U.S. is not a moral leader but want it to be: NPR/Ipsos poll
Commissioned by NPR in December in partnership with Ipsos, the share of people who believe the U.S. is a moral leader dropped to 39% from 60% in a similar poll conducted in 2017.
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A year after the LA wildfires, musicians still face a long road to recovery
One year later, musicians who lost essential instruments and home studio set-ups in the Los Angeles fires are still picking up the pieces.
