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Hormones for menopause are safe, study finds. Here's what changed
by Allison Aubrey
Women under 60 can benefit from hormone therapy to treat hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. That's according to a new study, and is a departure from what women were told in the past.
In Honduras, climate-caused agriculture problems hit women and girls especially hard
by Joel Rose
In Honduras, the changing climate is undermining traditional agriculture. Those disruptions fall particularly hard on women and girls, contributing to what's known as the "feminization" of migration.
Reconstruction is slow in Turkey, which is still reeling from earthquakes in February
by Peter Kenyon
Thousands of survivors of the earthquakes that devastated Turkey in the spring are still displaced and struggling to rebuild, despite the president's promise of rapid reconstruction.
Virginia is investigating if it's safe to eat fish caught from waterways with PFAS
by Roxy Todd
With PFAS, the forever chemicals, showing up in drinking water, researchers in Virginia want to know if they're building up in fish as well.
Public trails are being created on private land to boost hiking on the East Coast
by Emily Russell, NCPR
Good hiking trails can be hard to come by on the East Coast. That's why some people are working to expand the network of available trails by carving new public trails through private land.
What Israel's new judicial law says about its democracy
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with political analyst at Century International Dahlia Scheindlin about the Israeli parliament's move to limit certain types of judicial oversight of the government.
A daughter's story of pushing to try a new experimental drug for her mom's cancer
Julia Minson dove into research when her mom got lung cancer, and discovered a new experimental drug that had a small chance of helping her mom. The doctor was skeptical, but Minson pushed back.
Twitter's new logo is an X. Musk says it's part of the transition to everything app
by Bobby Allyn
Twitter has ditched the bird logo for an X. Elon Musk says the change is a step toward turning the platform into an app that offers other services. It's a tall order considering Twitter's finances.
Mischievous otter remains at large in Santa Cruz after harassing surfers
by Erin Malsbury
In the waters off Santa Cruz, Calif., an otter that's been harassing surfers has been evading capture from state and federal wildlife officials and aquarium biologists, for several weeks.
China's foreign minister hasn't been seen in a month. Analysts aren't optimistic
by John Ruwitch
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang's location is unkown. Tuesday marks one month since his last public appearance. A reflection of China's authoritarian system, it's complicating efforts at diplomacy.
Barbenheimer's rising tide seemed to lift all boats at the box office
by Bob Mondello
The films Barbie and Oppenheimer blew past predictions to spark the fourth biggest box office weekend in Hollywood history. What does their success say about the state of the movie business?
What protestors are saying of the new law reducing Israeli Supreme Court's oversight
by Daniel Estrin
Thousands of Israelis are taking to the streets in violent protests with police after parliament eliminated a key power of the Supreme Court to oversee senior governmental appointments and policy.