NC Food And Nutrition Services Benefits Will Increase 25%
Households enrolled in North Carolina's Food and Nutrition Services program are about to see an increase in their benefits.
Health & Safety
The Cost Of Forced Psychiatric Care Like Britney Spears Got Can Be Ruinous
The pop star was forced into psychiatric care — and compelled to pay for it. That could happen to anyone during an episode of serious mental illness, adding a financial threat to the health woes.
News Brief: German Election Results, Biden's Agenda, COVID Data
On Sunday, Social Democrats beat German Chancellor Merkel's bloc. President Biden's agenda will face many tests this week. New COVID-19 cases have fallen by 20% over the last two weeks.
Latest Data On COVID-19 Infections Show Cases Are Dropping
New COVID-19 cases dropped by 20% over the last two weeks. There's optimism this downward trend could continue. At the same time, millions of Americans are eligible for a Pfizer booster shot.
Rural Health Officials Push Back Against Biden's Vaccine Mandate
Rural health leaders are warning that the Biden administration's vaccine mandates will worsen staff availability at small-town hospitals as the pandemic wears on.
Critics Blast Arizona's School Voucher Offer As A Way To Avoid Mask Mandates
Arizona's governor is promising families who want to opt out of school mask or vaccine mandates vouchers to cover private school tuition. That money is coming from federal COVID-19 relief funds.
New York May Use The National Guard To Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers
The state's vaccine mandate for hospital and nursing home workers takes effect on Monday, and officials are bracing for staffing shortages. Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a plan for filling them.
New York Hospitals Fear Staff Shortages Ahead Of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Associated Press reporter Michael Hill about the challenges related to vaccine mandates for teachers and healthcare workers in New York.
Visitors See More Than Just Grief And Loss At COVID-19 Memorial In D.C.
NPR's Michel Martin visits the National Mall to talk with artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg about her installation, "In America: Remember," honoring the more than 660,000 Americans lost to COVID-19.
They Found It! The Long-Lost Album By Zambia's President: 'We Shall Fight HIV/AIDS'
Kenneth Kaunda spoke out about HIV when African leaders would not even acknowledge its existence. He sang about it, too, in a 2005 album that made a splash, then vanished. And so a search began.