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Jon Proudstar created <em>Tribal Force</em> in 1996 — now, it's being rebooted by Native Realities.

With This Publisher, Native American Superheroes Fly High

Native Realities Press exclusively publishes Native American-made comics, graphic novels and games — including a reboot of Tribal Force, widely considered the first all-Native superhero comic book.

Close Call: U.S., Russian Planes Nearly Collide Over Syria

NPR'S Kelly McEvers speaks to Wall Street Journal Pentagon reporter Michael Phillips about how American and Russian jets have nearly collided over Syria.

Dr. Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist in the Democratic Republic of Congo, treats victims of rape, tending to physical and emotional needs. For the past several years he has been considered a strong contender for the Nobel Peace Prize along with two women from Congo who aid victims of sexual violence.

A Doctor Who Treats Rape Survivors Seen As Nobel Peace Prize Contender

Dr. Denis Mukwege opened a hospital in Eastern Congo to help women give birth safely. His first patient was a rape survivor. And she changed his life.

The lawsiut stemmed from a community group, which controlled Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital, asking Summa to re-open inpatient services. Now, the hospital has 18 months, starting this April, to find another health system to re-establish inpatient care.

Summa and Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital Resolve Long-Running Dispute

A long-running legal fight between Summa Health and Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital has been resolved. Wadsworth-Rittman was operated by a community hospital...

Critics Worry New Law Will Weaken FDA Regulation

The 21st Century Cures Act promised more money for medical research, but some worry it will make patients more vulnerable. Ailsa Chang talks to Dr. Jerry Avorn about possible changes under the law.

Actor Aamir Khan plays former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat, training his on-screen daughters in the art of wrestling, in the film <em>Dangal</em>.

Unexpected Heroines Of An Indian Box Office Hit: Female Wrestlers

'Dangal" is a Disney film that tells the story of India's Phogat wrestling family. It's broken the record for ticket sales for a Hindi language film. And it's in theaters in the U.S. too.

Protesters gather outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday.

Hundreds Protest After Minnesota Officer Found Not Guilty In Philando Castile Death

After five days of deliberations, a jury found a Minnesota police officer not guilty of manslaughter in the deadly shooting of a black man during a traffic stop last July.

Sliced sections of lungs show the damage and disease caused by excessive exposure to coal and silica dust. The middle slide depicts a lung with fibrotic tissue resulting from simple coal workers' pneumoconiosis or black lung. The slide on the right shows hardened and blackened lung tissue when black lung disease reaches its most advanced stage.

NPR Continues To Find Hundreds Of Cases Of Advanced Black Lung

Black lung results from exposure to coal dust. Progressive massive fibrosis is an especially aggressive form, blamed on inhalation of silica dust from the cutting of quartz rock and coal together.

At a 2015 press conference with President Obama in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn asked the foreign press corps to "help our journalists to increase their capacity."

Freed From Prison, Ethiopian Bloggers Still Can't Leave The Country

Just before President Obama's visit to Ethiopia last year, jailed bloggers and journalists were suddenly released from prison — a welcome gesture of openness. But their freedom goes only so far.

Brazlian jet maker Embraer employs about 600 people in Melbourne, Fla., and is expanding.

With Shuttles Gone, Private Ventures Give Florida's Space Coast A Lift

Five years after NASA's shuttle program ended, a new Florida aerospace industry is beginning to take shape. Firms, from those making jets to tiny Internet satellites, are adding factories and jobs.

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