Child care has long been seen as a problem for mothers to solve. Now employers see it’s their issue too. In Alabama, a carmaker is working with a tech company to help employees find and pay for care. (Image credit: Claire Harbage) Read More
FDA advisers are set to review an Alzheimer’s drug found to slow the disease’s progress in patients in the early stages. The big questions are about how the drug should be marketed. Read More
The Aisne-Marne WWI cemetery in France has become a staple in President Biden’s political speeches, used to paint an unflattering picture of former President Donald Trump. (Image credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) Read More
Umm Hudaifa – widow of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – says she tried to leave him but couldn’t.Read More
This is the eternal paradox of summer: the days are longer and yet they always seem to fly by faster. But there is a way to make the most of the season before the solstice even arrives: plan now to lock in your summer of endless adventure. To help you strategize, I put together a…
Experts and educators are worried about students who miss big chunks of the school year, but a new NPR/Ipsos poll shows parents aren’t quite sure what it is. (Image credit: Yunyi Dai for NPR) Read More
Donald Trump’s conviction isn’t causing Republicans to shy away from him. If anything, it’s a rallying call for the base, for money and to plot revenge. (Image credit: Josh Edelson) Read More
Multiple federal and state government agencies count the number of deaths from extreme floods, wildfires, heat waves and hurricanes. They don’t always agree on which deaths should be counted. (Image credit: Arden S. Barnes) Read More
Once called Nantucket fever, the tick-borne illness babesios is spreading from the Northeast into the Midwest. A clinical trial starts this month to see if an anti- malaria drug can treat the disease. (Image credit: Ladislav Kubeš) Read More
CCTV footage showed a person wearing a hoodie using a sledgehammer to smash holes in the reinforced glass windows of the building, police said. (Image credit: Rick Rycroft) Read More