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.
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise key interest rate again on Wednesday
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark lending rate to the highest level in 22 years after a year of successive hikes aimed at fighting inflation.
Biden administration wants insurance companies to expand mental health coverage
The Biden administration is seeking to require insurance companies to beef up coverage of mental health services. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with White House adviser Neera Tanden.
NAACP's Ivory Toldson discusses the investigation into Harvard legacy admissions
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to the NAACP's Ivory Toldson about the Department of Education's civil rights investigation into legacy admissions at Harvard University.
Hassan Jabareen discusses how Israel's judicial crisis may affect Palestinians
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Hassan Jabareen, a Palestinian legal expert, about how Israel's judicial crisis may affect Palestinians.
Department of Education launches investigation into Harvard legacy admissions
Legacy admissions give an advantage to college applicants whose parents are alumni. Now, the Education Department has launched a civil rights investigation into Harvard's legacy admissions practices.
Facing threats from China, companies in Taiwan turn to weapons manufacturing
Taiwan grew its economy first by manufacturing cheap electronics components, then making semiconductor chips. Now with the threat of China they want to partner with the U.S. companies to make weapons.
After 100 years, Paris says it will again allow swimming in the River Seine
Paris officials would have stopped you from swimming in the Seine because they said it was too dirty. In 2025, folks will be able to swim at three places, due to a $1.6 billion restoration project.
'Oksoberfest,' a booze-free version of Oktoberfest, is coming to Chicago
Oktoberfest is getting an an alcohol-free treatment this fall. Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo is hosting the booze-free variation of the Bavarian tradition and calling it "Oksoberfest."
Some farmers are skeptical about a payment plan to get them to use less water
This spring's landmark deal to keep more water in the Colorado River will send farmers money to use less water. In the district that uses that most water there is some deep skepticism.
Federal judge blocks Biden asylum-seekers rule, but administration can appeal
A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration's new rules for asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. But the judge also put his ruling on hold, giving the administration a chance to appeal.