News

The Risks (And Unexpected Benefits) Of Sending Health Students Abroad

3:38pm February 11, 2016

by Diane Cole

Universities are setting standards for volunteer global health programs in developing countries — so both the student and the local people can have a good experience.

Media wait at a checkpoint about 4 miles from the Malheur Wildlife Refuge Headquarters near Burns, Ore., as the sun rises on Thursday. The FBI had surrounded the last four protesters holed up at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon and were waiting for the

National

Oregon Occupation Ends As Last Holdout Surrenders

3:34pm February 11, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Three of the last four armed occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge had surrendered earlier this morning. The last man has now given himself up, bringing an end to the 41-day occupation.

Riot police were deployed Wednesday night outside Topo Chico prison in Monterrey, Mexico, where at least 52 people died in rioting and a fire.

World News

Riot In Mexican Prison Kills At Least 52, Officials Say

3:29pm February 11, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Nuevo León Gov. Jaime Rodriguez Calderón, whose state includes the Topo Chico prison in Monterrey, says some 12 people were hospitalized following Wednesday night's riot.

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton will debate Thursday night.

Democratic Debate: 4 Things To Watch Tonight

3:13pm February 11, 2016

by Tamara Keith

The debate airs on PBS Thursday night, two days after Bernie Sanders walloped Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary. Here's what NPR will be watching.

Vehicles that left the Kaesong joint industrial complex in North Korea arrive in Paju, South Korea, Thursday.

World News

North Korea Expels South Koreans From Joint Park, Cuts 2 Hotline Ties

3:12pm February 11, 2016

by Bill Chappell

North Korea is freezing all assets related to the Kaesong Industrial Complex and cutting two communications hotlines between the neighboring countries.

Pakistani police stand guard as a Pakistan International Airline plane taxis on a runway in Islamabad on Feb. 8. The national carrier has struggled in recent years with a $3 billion debt.

Once Pakistan's Pride, Its Embattled National Airline Fights To Survive

3:01pm February 11, 2016

by Philip Reeves

Decades ago, Pakistan International Airlines was a trendy airline whose flight attendants wore Pierre Cardin uniforms. These days the national carrier is $3 billion in debt and fighting privatization.

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More Americans across all ages are opting not to drive.

Like Millennials, More Older Americans Steering Away From Driving

2:45pm February 11, 2016

by David Schaper

Americans of all ages are tossing away the keys and giving up their driver's licenses, a new study shows. Cars are being replaced by bikes, public transit and ride-hailing services.

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Green when young, and about the size of an adult human's hand when full-grown, Dryococelus australis is more commonly known as the Lord Howe Island stick insect, or the tree lobster.

Love Giant Insects? Meet The Tree Lobster, Back From The Brink

2:33pm February 11, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

The 8-inch insect nearly went extinct when hungry rats overran its island. But Melbourne scientists found a few in 2001 and started a thriving colony. Now the San Diego Zoo is hatching them, too.

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An attendee wears a Hillary Clinton campaign sticker at a rally in Columbia, S.C., last month. Young voters in Iowa and New Hampshire have helped fuel Bernie Sanders' candidacy, but as the race moves to South Carolina, a lot could change.

Politics & Government

In South Carolina, Young Black Voters Could Put Holes In Clinton's Firewall

2:32pm February 11, 2016

by Sam Sanders

Most polls show Hillary Clinton beating Bernie Sanders soundly in the state's upcoming primary, due to overwhelming black support. But many young black voters are turning lukewarm on Clinton.

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Combines harvest a corn field in Grand Island, Neb.

National

Buy Crop Insurance, Double Your Money

2:00pm February 11, 2016

by Dan Charles

The nation's crop insurance program is really a lottery, says one prominent economist. And it's rigged so that farmers win. In fact, farmers typically get back double the money they pay for premiums.