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.
The music industry watches as the U.S. government considers banning TikTok
Some new artists owe their success to TikTok. What happens to the music if the U.S. government follows through on a threat to ban the app over national security concerns?
Mourners will remember man who died during a mental health crisis at a Va. hospital
The funeral for Irvo Otieno takes place Wednesday in Richmond, Va. Otieno died earlier this month after 10 people tried to restrain him at a state psychiatric hospital.
39 migrants are dead in a fire at an immigration facility in Mexico
A fire at an immigration facility in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico has killed 39 migrants and injured 29 others.
Commonsense initiative aims to reduce maternal mortality among Black women
An initiative in Boston helps them monitor blood pressure by giving women a blood pressure cuff to take home. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on March 26, 2023.
North Carolina governor signs Medicaid expansion bill into law
The Republican-controlled legislature had voted to expand Medicaid. One motivation to finally accept Obamacare in the state, was the need for more money in the health care system.
Benjamin Netanyahu pauses his plan to weaken Israel's court system
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed his plan to implement changes that would weaken the judiciary after opposition to the plan caused widespread, disruptive protests.
Former student opens fire at a private religious school in Nashville — killing 6
Nashville is mourning victims of Monday's school shooting as police try to figure out the motive of the 28-year-old shooter, who was killed by police. Three children and 3 adults were killed.
A Senate panel explores the current crisis in the banking industry
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank will be the focus of a Senate hearing Tuesday. Senators want to know why it and a second bank failed this month, and how to prevent similar meltdowns in the future.
Greenland is keeping daylight saving time permanently
Lawmakers said a permanent switch to daylight saving gives people more time in the afternoon to do business with Europe and North America.
The rule changes that could help to explain the many March Madness upsets
NPR's Michel Martin talks to ESPN's Jesse Washington about how new NCAA rules — on transfers as well as name, image and likeness — contribute to the high level of play in this year's tournament.
Aid groups get hot meals to tornado survivors in Mississippi
In the path of a devastating tornado, volunteers are arriving in Rolling Fork to help with the cleanup and feed those in need. Mercy Chefs deployed mobile kitchen trucks to Mississippi.