News

Vaccination Campaign Against Measles- Rubella Launched In Nepal

Are kids getting routine vaccines? Progress has 'stalled' yet there is some good news

12:31pm July 17, 2024

by Gabrielle Emanuel

Vaccination rates took a hit during the pandemic — and they've not really recovered, according to a new report from the World Health Organization. But ... look at Ukraine!

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South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla Briefs The Media On Mpox Outbreak

Health & Safety

Mpox did not fade away. Africa faces two alarming outbreaks -- and lacks vaccines

10:48am July 17, 2024

by Melody Schreiber

The Global North has moved on from the mpox scare of 2022. The Global South is seeing outbreaks — and lacks the tools to address stem the virus.

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Politics & Government

Fact-checking RNC claims on crime. And, Eric Garner's legacy lives on, 10 years later

8:11am July 17, 2024

At the Republican National Convention, speakers criticized President Biden's record on crime and immigration. We fact-check those claims and more. And, Eric Garner's legacy lives on 10 years later.

What happens when law enforcement wants to break into someone's smartphone?

7:11am July 17, 2024

by Sacha Pfeiffer

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to David Gee of Cellebrite, a company that sells tools to law enforcement to help them access locked smartphones. The FBI is a customer.

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World News

Cyanide traces found in the blood of 6 Americans and Vietnamese who died in Bangkok

6:55am July 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

Police say one killed the rest but did not say which of the six was the suspect. A husband and wife among the dead had invested with two of the others, suggesting that money could be a motive.

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'Hellishly hot' southern Europe bakes under temperatures topping 104 F

6:40am July 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

Temperatures were in the triple-digits in much of the area on Tuesday and authorities warn that they could top 110 degrees F in southern Spain in the coming days.

Politics & Government

How the vice presidency went from an 'insignificant office' to a political powerhouse

5:03am July 17, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

Early U.S. vice presidents focused on their constitutional role as president of the Senate, but more modern officeholders have held more influence in the White House and beyond.

Women headline a night at the RNC that framed Trump as compassionate, not combative

5:03am July 17, 2024

The official theme was crime and safety. But key speakers, including Lara Trump and Nikki Haley, described former President Donald Trump as a family man and a unifier — despite his divisive persona.

Kenyan protesters are missing following tax hike demonstrations, rights group says

4:29am July 17, 2024

by Emmanuel Igunza

In Kenya, nearly 60 people have gone missing since the anti-government protests began over a month ago. Human rights groups fear that the security forces are behind these disappearances.

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Sports

Joe 'Jellybean' Bryant, former NBA player and father of Kobe Bryant, dies at 69

3:29am July 17, 2024

by Ayana Archie

Bryant played in the NBA for eight seasons, before taking his playing career overseas. He later coached at a his alma mater, La Salle University, as well as the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks.