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People take part in the Women's March ATX rally, Oct. 2, at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. The march was a response to a Texas law that bans most abortions.

Federal appeals court temporarily reinstates Texas' 6-week abortion ban

10:06pm October 08, 2021

by Ashley Lopez

After a lower court temporarily blocked Texas from enforcing the ban on abortions six weeks into pregnancy, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed that ban to continue.

Luke and Holly Barrón live in Oklahoma with their three sons, 7-year-old Reid, 5-year-old Holden and 2-year-old Conley. Their oldest son, Keaton (pictured here), died in 2018 when he was 8 years old following a battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia th

Health & Safety

An Oklahoma family has been named the kindest in the country

5:02pm October 07, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

For this family, kindness is centered on action. The Barróns, who have been named the nation's kindest family by Parents magazine. They turned a personal tragedy into a catalyst for positive change.

Gas stoves emit pollution into your house and they are connected to a production and supply system that leaks the powerful greenhouse gas methane during drilling, fracking, processing and transport.

We need to talk about your gas stove, your health and climate change

9:14am October 07, 2021

by Jeff Brady

Americans love their gas stoves, but they pollute homes and are connected to a supply system that leaks methane. That's part of a battle as more people face a decision about switching to electric.

Illustration of young people holding their cell phones up to their face

Facebook's own data is not as conclusive as you think about teens and mental health

7:03pm October 06, 2021

by Anya Kamenetz

It's grabbed a lot of headlines, but the evidence on social media and teen mental health — including that Facebook and Instagram research — is far from a smoking gun.

A bride in India. There's a movement to get the government to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21.

Health & Safety

India may raise the age of marriage for girls. Not everyone thinks that's a good idea

7:28am October 02, 2021

by Sushmita Pathak

There's a campaign for the government to set the legal age of marriage at 21 instead of 18. A lot of young women are in favor. But there's also concern that it could backfire.

Michelle Zauner (L) of Japanese Breakfast performs with drummer Craig Hendrix at the Intersect music festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on December 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

You Are What You Cook

6:00am October 02, 2021

by Alyssa Jeong Perry

In her memoir, Crying In H Mart, released earlier this year, author and musician Michelle Zauner explores how cooking helped her understand her identity as a Korean American after her mother's death.

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Coppertone has issued a recall for five of its aerosol sunscreen products after finding benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, in some batches.

Coppertone recalls 5 sunscreen sprays because of a cancer-causing chemical

6:32pm October 01, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

The company says that daily exposure levels believed to be detected in the products likely would not cause "adverse health consequences."

Arts

This just in — go to bed angry

5:09pm October 01, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with reporter Rhaina Cohen about her new piece in The Atlantic, called "The Secret to a Fight-Free Relationship."

An employee organizes an aisle at Mary Arnold Toys, New York City's oldest toy store, on Aug. 2.

Santa's sleigh is looking emptier. Fewer toys, higher prices loom for holiday season

7:46am October 01, 2021

by Alina Selyukh

Toy-makers are warning of emptier shelves and pricier toys this holiday season. Their supplies are ensnarled in floating traffic jams of container ships wallowing near key U.S. ports.

30 years after their romance, 2 friends reunite

5:01am October 01, 2021

A man and a woman talk about their long, on-again, off-again friendship.