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Congress Weighs Budget Cuts For Wide Range Of Health Programs

11:09am September 09, 2015

by Julie Rovner

As federal lawmakers return to work, they faces tough choices about the budget, worrying advocates for medical research, teen pregnancy prevention and other health initiatives.

Playing Youth Sports Takes A Lot More Green Than It Used To

11:08am September 09, 2015

by Patti Neighmond

Kids on club teams have an advantage in making the high school team. But many families are being priced out by the high cost of league fees, equipment, and travel that club sports require.

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Andy Kohut led the Pew Research Center from 2004-2012 and was on NPR's air for decades.

An Authority On Public Opinion Polling, Born Of His Respect For People

10:47am September 09, 2015

by Ron Elving

Pollster and frequent NPR contributor Andy Kohut was a fierce defender of quality polling and an advocate for finding the resources to do it right in changing times. He died Tuesday at 73.

Dahlia Yehia was reportedly beaten to death by the man she was staying with in the Nepalese city of Pokhara.

Killing Of Young Woman In Nepal Spotlights Travel Safety

9:23am September 09, 2015

by Marc Silver

The death of an American teacher raises questions about the risks of heading off alone as a trekker or a volunteer. We talked with two experts about lessons to draw from the tragedy.

Serena Williams returns a shot to Venus Williams during Tuesday's quarterfinals match of the 2015 U.S. Open in New York City.

Serena Tops Venus In U.S. Open Match, Moves Closer To Grand Slam

8:18am September 09, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Williams defeated her big sister 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. It keeps alive her quest to win each of the year's major tournaments, the first time the feat would be accomplished since Steffi Graf did it in 1988.

Preemies' Survival Rates Improve, But Many Challenges Remain

7:51am September 09, 2015

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Extremely premature babies, those born between 22 and 28 weeks of gestation, are more likely to survive now than they were 20 years ago. But the very youngest still have serious health problems.

A man is confronted by a Hungarian police officer with a dog as he holds his daughter in an area where migrants ran over a motorway from a collection point set up to transport people to camps in Morahalom, Hungary, Wednesday.

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New Bottleneck Of Migrants Forms In Hungary's Detention Centers

7:35am September 09, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The president of the European Union is calling on countries to welcome their share of what the U.N. predicts will be at least 850,000 migrants over the next two years.

Dentist and trophy hunter Walter Palmer (left) walks to his clinic in Bloomington, Minn., with private security and members of the media Tuesday.

American Dentist Who Killed Cecil The Lion Returns To Work

7:31am September 09, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Walter Palmer had been out of the public eye since killing the lion in Zimbabwe in July. He returned to his dental practice in Minnesota on Tuesday.

Andrew Kohut (right) and Bruce Stokes are guests at the Christian Science Monitor breakfast on May 3, 2006 in Washington, D.C.

Pollster Andrew Kohut Of Pew Research Dies At Age 73

6:21am September 09, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The former leader of the polling group that calls itself a "fact tank" had been battling a form of leukemia that his son says was first diagnosed in 2009.

United Airlines jets are parked at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J.

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United Airlines CEO, Other Senior Executives Resign Amid Investigations

8:47pm September 08, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The airline is the target of internal and federal corruption investigations regarding possible improper dealings with a former chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.