RFK Jr.'s picks for CDC vaccine advisers meet this week amid controversy
For the first time since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced all the members of the vaccine committee, it is meeting in Atlanta.
Myanmar carries out its first executions in decades, including democracy activists
Myanmar's military government has executed four people it accused of carrying out acts of terror. They're the first official executions in the Southeast Asia nation in decades.
2 Murdoch-owned papers release harsh editorials about Donald Trump
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jonah Goldberg of The Dispatch about critiques of former President Trump by the conservative editorial boards of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post.
7 years went by before an illegal rape kit bill was completely taken care of
More than 100 million people in the U.S. have medical debt, which can ruin credit and deplete savings. One woman who was hounded for years by debt collectors for a bill she never should have gotten.
Pope Francis arrives in Canada as Indigenous groups seek a full apology
The pope is on what he's calling his pilgrimage of penance — apologizing to Indigenous groups for years of abuse that many suffered at government and Catholic-run residential and day schools.
People in the U.S. are suffering under intense heat warnings and heat advisories
NPR's A Martinez talks to Michael Mann, professor of atmospheric science at Penn State, about record-high temperatures across the U.S., which climate scientists say is attributable to climate change.
Why Louisiana residents struggle to get property insurance during hurricane season.
Over the past two years, hurricane-related damage in Louisiana has caused some insurance companies to go out of business. Homeowners are coping with higher insurance costs.
The U.N. brokered a deal but can Ukraine's grain shipments be exported safely?
Less than 24 hours after Ukraine and Russia formalized a deal to reopen Black Sea ports and resume agricultural exports, Russian missiles hit the port in Odesa.
Ortiz is among 7 players inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Red Sox legend David Ortiz, a three-time World Series champion, has become the only designated hitter to enter baseball's hall of fame in his first year of eligibility.
Encore: CEOs are split over the likelihood of a recession in the U.S.
If the Federal Reserves moves too aggressively to combat inflation, there are fears it could trigger a recession. (Story first aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on June 12, 2022.)
Supreme Court's abortion ruling puts attention on states' supreme court elections
More than 30 states, including Montana, have state supreme court elections this November. Because abortion rights are now an issue for states to decide, attention and money are rushing into the races.