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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.
A python challenge hasn't done much to reduce impact of Florida's invasive species
by Greg Allen
Florida's annual python challenge awards hunters who capture the invasive snakes from the wild. A decade later, it's done little to reduce the impact of the species on the Everglades ecosystem.
With new federal funding, scientists rebuild the field of gun violence research
Efforts to understand gun violence have received almost no funding in recent decades, a reality that's due to a specific amendment backed by the National Rifle Association.
Ukrainians express worries over conscription following Russia's invasion
by Ashley Westerman
After Russia's invasion, Ukraine announced martial law in February and issued a travel ban, so most men couldn't leave the country. Many have since felt trapped and worry they'll be drafted to fight.
OB-GYN residents want to quit in Indiana after state's abortion law, harassment
by Farah Yousry
Medical residents in Indiana are rethinking their decision to practice medicine in the state after an almost total ban on abortion and harassment of an obstetrician.
A reservation in South Dakota bans outside missionaries
by Lee Strubinger
The Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota has banned outside missionaries in response to one evangelist's pamphlet denigrating traditional faith practices.
Here's what the FBI Agents Association says about recent threats to federal agents
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Brian O'Hare, the president of the FBI Agents Association, about recent threats against agents and calls to defund the FBI.
After a year of Taliban rule, many Afghans are struggling to survive
by Diaa Hadid
On Monday, the Taliban marked the first anniversary since they retook power in Afghanistan. Taliban security forces celebrated in Kabul. But many Afghans stayed home — and are struggling to survive.
For the first time, the Postal Service features mariachi musicians on stamps
by Gabriel J. Sánchez
Encore: Virtual reality brings Indian and Pakistani residents back home
by Lauren Frayer
With virtual reality headsets, elderly survivors of the partition between India and Pakistan are getting 360-degree views of their long-lost homes — on opposite sides of the international border.
Remembering the day the Taliban took control of Afghanistan
One year later, the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has changed life for ordinary Afghans.
Album review of Black Thought and Danger Mouse's 'Cheat Codes'
Music writer Jack Hamilton reviews the new collaboration album from Black Thought and Danger Mouse, Cheat Codes.
Saturn reaches opposition — how to view the planet at its best
On Sunday night, Saturn will be closer to Earth than at any other point during the year. The American Museum of Natural History's Jackie Faherty explains how people can view this phenomenon.