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The baby-formula shortage has led some to question why the U.S. doesn't provide more support for breastfeeding. Here, a woman breastfeeds her son outside New York City Hall during a 2014 rally to support breastfeeding in public.

The baby formula shortage is prompting calls to increase support for breastfeeding

7:26am May 30, 2022

by Scott Horsley

As parents scramble to find scarce baby formula and the government races to boost production and imports, some advocates say the U.S. should do more to encourage breastfeeding.

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Vikki and Mark Pier visit the grave of their son, Noah, who was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in July 2011. They used to visit every few months, but they have been unable to make it in recent years.

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'My heart is in Arlington': What Memorial Day means to one Gold Star family

5:00am May 30, 2022

by Dustin Jones

Vikki and Mark Pier used to regularly travel to Arlington National Cemetery to visit their son's final resting place. But due to health issues, they have been unable to visit for the past four years.

Robert E. Penn (L) and B.Michael Hunter (R) at the OutWrite Conference in Boston, October 1993.

Black artists have always led AIDS activism. This tribute wants to give them credit

3:11pm May 27, 2022

by Allyson McCabe

Activist Pamela Sneed says this year's walk will honor Black artists' contributions that have been erased from AIDS narratives.

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Sharon Macharia read in a Kenyan newspaper that baby bottles would be banned. As a working mom, she depends on bottles to feed her youngest baby. She was happy to learn that the report was untrue — although the government is introducing a new law to cla

Health & Safety

There's a baby formula controversy in Kenya, too. But shortages are not the issue

9:16am May 26, 2022

by Thomas Bwire

Some media reports say the government is banning baby bottles. Not true. A new law clamps down on advertising for bottles and infant formula. But bottle users are still concerned.

Abortion-rights advocates demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court last December as it heard a case that could strike down the constitutional right to abortion. Economists say decades of research show that doing so would limit women's economic prospects.

Women who are denied abortions risk falling deeper into poverty. So do their kids

6:50am May 26, 2022

by Jennifer Ludden

A large body of research shows being denied an abortion limits women's education, time in the workforce and wages. It also finds long-term negative impacts for their children.

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Sandy Hook parent explains what Uvalde families need from us right now

7:18pm May 25, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with David Wheeler, father to a 6-year-old who was killed in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, about his reaction to the events in Uvalde, Texas.

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A man brings flowers to Robb Elementary School on Wednesday in Uvalde, Texas.

How world leaders are reacting to the Uvalde school shooting

5:08pm May 25, 2022

Officials around the world are responding to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the deadliest such incident to take place in the U.S. in nearly a decade.

Baby Randall, Milo Ventimiglia as Jack, Baby Kevin, Baby Kate, Mandy Moore as Rebecca.

Arts

NBC's 'This Is Us' creator wanted the finale to end with hope

4:55pm May 25, 2022

by Eric Deggans

Dan Fogelman says much of the show's finale was filmed years ago.

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Talking to kids after a school shooting

4:18pm May 25, 2022

by Allison Aubrey

The pediatrician who directs the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement offers tips on how parents and caregivers can talk to children about school shootings.

Law enforcement work the scene on Tuesday after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

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All of the Uvalde school shooting victims were in the same 4th grade classroom

2:46pm May 25, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The 19 students and two teachers killed in the Uvalde, Texas, shooting were all in the same classroom, Lt. Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN on Wednesday.