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Vanny Birungi, a Red Cross volunteer, speaks to people during a public sensitisation campaign amid the Ebola outbreak in Bunia, Congo, Monday, May 25, 2026. Moses Sawasawa/AP hide caption toggle …

A growing number of mental health therapists are using AI tools to record sessions, take notes and do administrative tasks. Fiordaliso/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fiordaliso/Getty Images For two …

Elizabeth Smart says she has gained confidence as a competitive bodybuilder. She continues to be an advocate for women and victims of sexual violence after she was kidnapped when she …

Looking to raise a confident little talker but not sure where to start? You don’t have to overthink it. According to science, your baby’s brain is primed to join in …

One life insurance company is banking on incentives to gamify the healthy habits of its customers, which in turn helps its bottom line. manusapon kasosod/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption toggle …

Palestinian girls train in jiu jitsu in the refugee camp of Bourj el Barajneh in South Beirut. Aline Deschamps for NPR hide caption toggle caption Aline Deschamps for NPR BEIRUT …

This photo, from a series of pictures by two anonymous cousins, is entitled “The Music of Poverty and Violence.” The subject is playing an automatic weapon as if it were …

Thirteen-month-old Jannat cries as her mother Sohana, a garment worker, tries to feed her. The child is hospitalized for measles at DNCC Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Anike Rahman for NPR …

Red Cross workers bury an Ebola victim at the Rwampara Cemetery, in Rwampara, Congo, May 23, 2026. Moses Sawasawa/AP hide caption toggle caption Moses Sawasawa/AP KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo—Health …

People demonstrate outside the courthouse where the sentencing hearing for former nurse RaDonda Vaught was held on May 13, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark …