Teen Student Podcast Challenge Winners Talk Tattoos
Chicago teens made a podcast discussing the pros and cons of getting tattoos. We check back in on them after they were named finalists in NPR's 2021 Student Podcast Challenge.
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A 6-Year-Old Girl Died After Ride Operators Reportedly Did Not Secure Her Seat Belts
Wongel Estifanos was visiting Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park during Labor Day weekend while vacationing with her family, officials say.
Booster Shots Are Coming. Here's How To Figure Out If You Need One
With the back and forth on boosters from government agencies, many Americans are wondering if they really need an extra shot. Here is what the science says about who needs a booster now — and why.
Winter Could Usher In Some Normalcy If Delta Surge Projections Are Correct
If the latest projections about the delta surge are correct, life may finally start returning to normal again in coming months.
Limits On Toilet Paper And Cleaning Supplies Are Back At Costco
Costco Chief Financial Officer Richard Galanti said an anticipated uptick in demand as the delta variant surges and supply chain challenges led to the purchase limits on key household items.
'View' Co-Hosts Test Positive For COVID Moments Before Harris Interview
Two hosts of the The View were pulled live from the program on Friday, just before the vice president was scheduled to join them onstage for an in-person interview.
Zebras On The Lam Are Dazzling Suburban Maryland
A dazzle of zebras — that's what you call a group of them by the way — escaped from a legally-run farm in the D.C. area 25 days ago. Since then, they've been popping up in the suburbs.
How The Southern U.S. Border Has Become A Nearly Constant Humanitarian Crisis
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Yale professor Alicia Schmidt Camacho and NPR correspondent Franco Ordoñez about Latin American migration into the U.S. and government policies trying to address it.
Quad Countries Have 1st In-Person Summit At The White House
President Biden hosted the first face to face summit with leaders of Japan, Australia and India. The four countries are known as the Quad and see themselves as a democratic bulwark against China.
What The Border At Del Rio, Texas, Is Like Now That The Migrant Camp Is Gone
U.S. officials continue to reduce the number of Haitian migrants at the border. Authorities hope to reopen the border to Mexico that has been shuttered since the increase in migrants to the region.