i i hide captionMike Smith, of Long Beach, Calif., now pays $200 for his family’s health insurance policy, compared with the $3,000 a month he would have had to pay on the individual market last year. Stephanie O’Neill for NPR Mike Smith, of Long Beach, Calif., now pays $200 for his family’s health insurance policy, […]
i i hide captionA worker holds a white rat at the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy in Chengdu, China. Researchers at McGill University in Montreal found that mice left alone with a man had increased levels of the hormone corticosterone. China Photos/Getty Images A worker holds a white rat at the State Key Laboratory of
i i hide captionA meeting of an LGBT support group at the United Church of Christ, in Holladay, Utah. Douglas C. Pizac/AP A meeting of an LGBT support group at the United Church of Christ, in Holladay, Utah. Douglas C. Pizac/AP The United Church of Christ is joining the national debate on the future of
Ohio has concluded that Dennis McGuire did not suffer any pain during his execution last January, the state’s Department of Rehabilitation Correction said Monday. i i hide captionDennis McGuire was executed in January. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction/AP Dennis McGuire was executed in January. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction/AP McGuire was executed using
i i hide captionA map from the Storm Prediction Center shows the risk of severe weather. NOAA A map from the Storm Prediction Center shows the risk of severe weather. NOAA A day after a line of severe storms spawned tornadoes blamed for the death of at least 15 people in Arkansas and Oklahoma, the
i i hide captionFamilies of kidnapped schoolgirls attend a meeting with the local government in the remote town of Chibok, Nigeria. Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters/Landov Families of kidnapped schoolgirls attend a meeting with the local government in the remote town of Chibok, Nigeria. Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters/Landov There is a grim mood of outrage in Nigeria. In the faraway,
i i hide captionMark Kelly (left) will stay on Earth while his brother, Scott Kelly, spends a year on the International Space Station. NASA will test how the environments affect them differently. NBC NewsWire/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Mark Kelly (left) will stay on Earth while his brother, Scott Kelly, spends a year on
i i hide captionSamuel Habib, seen here at 3 years old, sits in his supportive corner chair in class. Samuel, who has cerebral palsy, is now 14 and is headed to high school. Dan Habib, Samuel’s father, is an advocate for inclusion and made a film about his son called Including Samuel. Dan Habib/includingsamuel.com This
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i i hide captionAn E.T. doll was held up at the site of an exploratory dig for old Atari video games Saturday. Workers dug into a landfill in Alamogordo, N.M., that had long been rumored to be the final resting place of millions of copies of the game E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. Juan Carlos Llorca/AP An
i i hide captionNFL quarterback Earl Morrall, right, seen here with Baltimore Colts teammate Johnny Unitas in 1969, has died at age 79. Morrall played an integral role in the Miami Dolphins’ perfect season of 1972. AP NFL quarterback Earl Morrall, right, seen here with Baltimore Colts teammate Johnny Unitas in 1969, has died at
President Obama is in South Korea, on another stop in his four-nation swing through East Asia. He voiced support for the country amid North Korea’s threats to detonate another nuclear device. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2014/04/25/306877251/obama-offers-support-and-condolences-in-somber-south-korea?ft=1&f=1001