Florida becomes second state to ban fluoride in public water
Florida has become the second state in the country — after Utah — to ban fluoridation of public water systems.
For children living with war, every day threats lead to trauma
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Zlatina Kostova, a clinical psychologist at the University of Massachusetts, about the trauma children experience when living through war.
Migrants drawn to Colo. mountain towns find work is plentiful but shelter is limited
A small bedroom community for Colorado ski resorts recently discovered dozens of Venezuelan migrants living in cars under a bridge. Helping them is straining local resources.
4 teams will vie for the college football championship — FSU isn't one of them
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Kevin Blackistone, Washington Post sports columnist and contributor to ESPN, about undefeated Florida State University being left out of the College Football Playoff.
Many South Africans revere Mandela. What about the political party he left behind?
Ten years after the death of Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first democratically elected president, many young people there have become disillusioned with his legacy and his party.
Rizz is Oxford's word of the year for 2023. What does it mean?
Have you got "rizz"? Oxford University Press has selected this shortened form of "charisma" as its word of the year.
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A ex-U.S. ambassador is accused of working as a secret agent for Cuba. After Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, fears of a wider Middle East conflict grow. It's been 10 years since Nelson Mandela died.
Why does Chris Judge start each day by hunting for human or animal-shaped clouds?
Dublin artist Chris Judge has been drawing faces on pictures of clouds since the early days of the pandemic. He named the project "A Daily Cloud."
A Saudi-backed league is challenging the status quo of the MMA world
A league backed by Saudi Arabia — Professional Fighters League — is taking on the Ultimate Fighting Championship — or UFC — in the world of mixed martial arts.