Austin was hospitalized for complications following treatment for prostate cancer
The White House said President Biden was only informed that Austin had prostate cancer Tuesday morning.
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The FAFSA rollout has been rough on students. The biggest problem is yet to come
The Education Department has made a big mistake with this year's FAFSA — one that could cost students financial aid they're entitled to. It's now grappling with how to implement a fix.
Sinéad O'Connor died of natural causes, coroner says
The Irish singer died on July 26, 2023, at the age of 56. A tribute concert for O'Connor and Irish artist Shane MacGowan is planned for March in New York.
His wife was dying. Here's how a nurse became a 'beacon of light'
When Roger Lynn's wife was in the cancer ward, a nurse went out of her way to make her last days more comfortable.
How does the public view the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine?
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Shibley Telhami of the University of Maryland about his polling on the Trump indictment, Zionism and antisemitism, and the war in Ukraine.
Vermont officials say renewed focus is needed to tackle worsening opioid crisis
A decade after Vermont's governor dedicated his annual State of the State speech to the opioid epidemic, there's been some progress. But it's overshadowed by record-breaking fatal overdoses.
Blind Bowling League started among friends. 50 years later it's a tightknit community
Three women who tried bowling to beat the winter blahs had no idea it would evolve into an institution: Denver's Blind Bowling League. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on Jan. 6, 2024.)
Florida GOP elects new chairman after Ziegler ousted amid sexual assault allegation
The Republican Party of Florida has ousted its chairman Christian Ziegler — who is under police investigation into an allegation of sexual assault.
Wyoming makes positive change to lower state's high gun suicide rate
Wyoming closed 2023 as the state with the highest gun suicide rate. Mental health professionals are seeing some positive change in response and prevention efforts.
Probe questions why a piece of a Boeing aircraft blew off an Alaska Airlines flight
The National Transportation Safety Board is wrapping up its initial investigation into why part of an Alaska Airlines Boeing jetliner blew out from the plane mid-flight.