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Glenn Hurst gives Jeannette Massen a checkup at the Northcrest Living Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. As they prepare to caucus, voters weigh which candidate to support and what health care should look like in the future.

As Caucus Day Nears, Iowa Voters Guided By Big Health Care Changes

Health care has consistently polled as the No. 1 issue for Iowa voters. As they prepare to caucus, voters weigh which candidate to support and what health care should look like in the future.

Jacob Ezzo, a chorus teacher from South Orange Middle School in New Jersey, has helped spearhead an effort to make face shields for those working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Music Teacher's 'Weekend' Project Turns Into Almost 40,000 Face Shields

Working alongside dozens of other volunteers, middle school chorus teacher Jacob Ezzo has made and sent PPE to health care workers and first responders from New Jersey to the Navajo Nation.

A menstrual shed sits among trees in the village of Narsi in western Nepal.

Menstrual Huts Are Illegal In Nepal. So Why Are Women Still Dying In Them?

Nepali police recently made their first-ever arrest for the outlawed practice of banishing women to huts during their periods. But advocates say legal measures aren't enough to keep women safe.

Cincinnati Reds Tom Browning pitches against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of the third game of the World Series at Oakland Coliseum, Friday, Oct. 19, 1990, Oakland, Calif.

FSO Repeating 1976 And 1990 World Series, Tom Browning's Perfect Game

Sweep! Sweep! Good news for Reds fans in a coronavirus lockdown missing baseball. Fox Sports Ohio will repeat the Reds' World Series sweeps of the New...

A commuter wearing a face mask rides a train stopped at the Gallery Place station in Washington, D.C.

Poll: As Coronavirus Spreads, Fewer Americans See Pandemic As A Real Threat

Less than half are making the recommended changes such as eating from home more often or canceling plans to avoid large crowds, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

Ohio's 12th District Election Could Signal Momentum For Democrats

President Donald Trump's preferred congressional candidate — and his chief legislative achievement — are about to be tested in battleground Ohio in the…

A visitor to the Harvard School of Public Health's mock safe injection setup checks out the items on the demonstration table set up underneath a tent on the quad near the medical school in Boston on April 30, 2018.

Justice Department Promises Crackdown On Supervised Injection Facilities

A standoff is heating up between the Trump administration and local leaders who are trying to open facilities where people can use opioids under the eye of medical staff.

We Need More Than Apologies, President Of Survivors Network Says

A grand jury in Pennsylvania found that more than 300 Catholic priests sexually abused more than 1,000 victims. David Greene talks to Tim Lennon of SNAP, a network of abuse survivors.

Floridians Who Rode Out Hurricane Michael Wake Up To The Devastation Left Behind

NPR's David Green speaks to Valerie Sale, public information office for Bay County, Florida, one of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Michael.

People listen to speakers raising awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women at a rally at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle prior to the Women's March on January 20. A new report examines missing and murdered Indigenous women in cities, not on reservations, and found local law enforcement agencies often do not adequately track such crimes.

Police In Many U.S. Cities Fail To Track Murdered, Missing Indigenous Women

Seattle-based researchers examined the disappearances and murders of Native American women in 71 U.S. cities. They found information on 506 documented cases — and huge, troubling gaps in the data.

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