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.
News brief: Hurricane Ian is downgraded, Baltic pipeline leaks, U.K. economic turmoil
Ian roared ashore in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. EU officials are concerned about explosions at Nord Stream pipelines. Britain's pound weakens to a record low against the U.S. dollar.
A new generation is posing a challenge in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
Young Palestinian men — in their teens and twenties — are taking up guns and organizing into small militias with names like the Lion's Den.
NBA star LeBron James is buying a pickleball team
Pickleball, a mix of tennis, ping-pong and badminton, has exploded in popularity. LeBron James and his business partner Maverick Carter are among the newest owners of a pro pickleball team.
Dogs really do know when we're stressed. They can smell it on us
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast collected samples of human breath and sweat from volunteers working on a math problem. The pups could detect stressed-out samples with more than 90% accuracy.
EU officials and others are concerned about explosions at Nord Stream pipelines
Some European leaders say the Nord Stream pipeline leaks are deliberate. There's growing concern about what it could mean for security at oil and gas installations around Europe.
Anthony Christian Ocampo's latest book is 'Brown and Gay in LA'
NPR's A Martinez speaks with author Anthony Christian Ocampo about his book Brown and Gay in LA: The Lives of Immigrant Sons.
Rapper Coolio, who helped to shape hip-hop, has died at 59
Grammy-winning, rapper, producer and actor Coolio has died. He was best-known for hits "Fantastic Voyage" and "Gangsta's Paradise."
Hunger in America: Millions of Americans didn't have enough food last year
The White House hosted a conference this week to focus attention on hunger, nutrition and health. Food banks are having a tough time — dealing with the pandemic and now inflation.
The CDC is looking into a stomach bug outbreak at the Grand Canyon
Hundreds of visitors to the Grand Canyon over the summer were sickened by a norovirus, which prompted the CDC to take a look at it. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on Sept. 24, 2022.)
The body of a famed U.S. extreme skier has been recovered in Nepal
Hilaree Nelson went missing this week after falling from the world's eighth-highest mountain in Nepal. Her body was recovered Wednesday and transported to Nepal's capital.
Casino mogul Steve Wynn is fighting a DOJ demand that he register as a foreign agent
The Justice Department has filed the first civil lawsuit alleging violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act since 1991, against Steve Wynn, who is fighting the case.