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.
2 centenarians celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary
A big congratulations to Robert and Edith Mae Schaum. The pair, both 102, met in high school in Donora, Pa. Their secret to a long-lasting marriage? Don't go to bed mad.
Study: More than 3,000 young children accidentally ate pot edibles in 2021
A new study in the journal Pediatrics finds a huge spike in accidental consumption of edible weed among children 5 and younger. While most suffered mild impacts, about one in five were hospitalized.
NYC's mayor faces backlash for planning to involuntarily hospitalize homeless people
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has a plan to address the increasing numbers of unhoused people in the city. It includes involuntary hospitalization of people deemed to be in "psychiatric crisis."
Abandoned fiberglass boats are presenting environmental hazards
Material used in fiberglass boats has a limited lifespan. Some owners ditch their boats in public waters, causing an environmental hazard. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on Jan. 1, 2023.)
Republicans take control of the House in this new session of Congress
A new Congress begins Jan.3 and with it a new chapter in divided government. A look at what to expect in the year ahead.
A new year means lots of new TV shows and movies. What to expect
With the new year comes new television shows and movies. Two members of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour team tell us about the TV shows and movies they're looking forward.
Morning news brief
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapses during a game, Republicans take control of the House and will elect a speaker. New York City considers hospitalizing unhoused residents with mental illness.
A West Virginia woman recovered her lost wallet after 54 years
Sharon Day dropped her wallet at a high school dance in 1968. It was recovered when construction crews renovating the building found it and returned it.
Retired Pope Benedict XVI's body begins lying in state at the Vatican
Ahead of a funeral on Thursday, mourners are paying respects to the late Pope Benedict, whose remains are on public display at the Vatican.
How pop culture could hinder the public's understanding of wildfires
The depictions of firefighters and wildfire fighting in contemporary pop culture may help or hinder the public's understanding of the growing dangers of wildfires under epic climate change.
Man breaks record for eating at the most Michelin star restaurants in one day
Eric Finkelstein set a set a world record by eating at 18 Michelin-starred restaurants in just 24 hours.