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President Trump speaks before signing the “Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act,” which strengthens prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, …

The director of the CDC is out and updated COVID-19 vaccines come with new restrictions. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Carlos del Rio of Emory University about the latest …

A champagne breakfast is served as part of an “Africa experience” offered by a Kenya hotel. Zed Nelson/‎ hide caption toggle caption Zed Nelson/‎ Since 2019, we’ve covered the debate …

When his son began kindergarten this week, educator James Kassaga Arinaitwe flashed back to his own initiation into school, growing up in Uganda under far humbler circumstances. (Image credit: Ben …

NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Daniel Jernigan, the former director of the CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, about his resignation after the CDC director’s firing. …

The Food and Drug Administration approved the next round of COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday, but imposed new restrictions on who’s eligible to get them. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption …

Families depart Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis following a mass shooting there on Aug. 27. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephen Maturen/Getty Images It won’t happen here. Not …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be facing a huge leadership vacuum, as Director Susan Monarez is forced out by RFK Jr. and the Trump administration. MARY LOUISE …

The White House says CDC Director Susan Monarez was fired because she was not aligned with President Trump’s mission to make America healthy again. What does the exodus mean for …

NPR first wrote about the group “No Sex for Fish” in 2019 — Kenyan women out to end the practice of trading sex to a fisherman in exchange for his …