Screening for lung cancer can catch tumors but it can also produce false positives. Patients need to decide whether it’s right for them, but doctors often don’t know how to advise them. FS Productions/Getty Images/Blend Images hide caption toggle caption FS Productions/Getty Images/Blend Images Screening for lung cancer can catch tumors but it can also
An elite boarding school in Connecticut is acknowledging sexual abuse by seven former faculty members against 16 of its former students — going back as far as 1969 and lasting until 1992. The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn., is a private high school of about 600 students. “For many graduates, Hotchkiss was a wonderful experience,
Mourners and heads of state gathered in Genoa, Italy on Saturday for a state-run funeral to honor victims of the highway bridge collapse on Tuesday. The death toll in the disaster rose to 43 on Saturday. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregorio Borgia/AP Mourners and heads of state gathered in Genoa, Italy on Saturday
The company behind a privately funded passenger train line in Florida has proposed a route that connects Orlando and Tampa. Here, a Brightline train is seen at the new MiamiCentral terminal during its inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach in May. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images The company
A member of the Myanmar security forces stands guard near a military transport helicopter in Rakhine state last September, about a month into the bloody crackdown on the country’s Rohingya Muslim population. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption STR/AFP/Getty Images A member of the Myanmar security forces stands guard near a military transport helicopter in
Esteban Santiago leaves the Broward County jail for a hearing in federal court on Jan. 17, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Santiago has been sentenced to life in prison for a Jan. 6 shooting rampage at a Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport baggage claim area. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption toggle caption Lynne Sladky/AP Esteban Santiago leaves
Former CIA director John Brennan arrives at a May 2018 Senate hearing. President Trump revoked Brennan’s security clearance Wednesday, claiming Brennan was acting “erratic.” Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Former CIA director John Brennan arrives at a May 2018 Senate hearing. President Trump revoked Brennan’s security clearance Wednesday, claiming Brennan
An antenna tower is seen at the Orchard Plaza apartment building in Austin in 2014, the year the FCC imposed a penalty on the building’s owners for operating a pirate radio station. Google Maps/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Google Maps/Screenshot by NPR An antenna tower is seen at the Orchard Plaza apartment building
An Indian woman watches as the floodwaters rise inside her house earlier this month in Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala. AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP/Getty Images An Indian woman watches as the floodwaters rise inside her house earlier this month in Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala. AFP/Getty Images Monsoon
A poster of Taner Kiliç hangs on the fence of the historic French stock market building “Palais Brongniart” in Paris in June. On Wednesday, the honorary chair of Amnesty International Turkey was freed after more than a year in prison. Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images A poster of Taner Kiliç
Marlon Munoz still becomes emotional when he remembers having to tell his wife Aibi Perez that she had breast cancer because no other interpreter was available to share the news. Ryan Collerd for Undark hide caption toggle caption Ryan Collerd for Undark Marlon Munoz still becomes emotional when he remembers having to tell his wife
Deputy sergeant Mauwa Saleh is the coordinator of the seven Gender and Children desks in Zanzibar. These desks are staffed by police officers who have received training on how to interview victims and investigate reports of gender-based violence. Rebecca Grant for NPR hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Grant for NPR Deputy sergeant Mauwa Saleh is