Duncan Green, author of “How Change Happens.” He says of activism: “There has to be a little part of you that acknowledges doubt, ambiguity and uncertainty. You have to have room to change direction.” Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption toggle caption Ben de la Cruz/NPR Duncan Green, author of “How Change Happens.” He says

Siphiwe Baleka (left) says he gained 15 pounds when he first started driving a truck; food was comfort and exercise was tough to come by. Trucking, he says, is “the most unhealthy occupation in America.” Alex Smith hide caption toggle caption Alex Smith Siphiwe Baleka (left) says he gained 15 pounds when he first started

The U.S. Department of Education has withdrawn a proposal that could have fundamentally changed the flow of federal dollars to schools that serve low-income students. “The law is clear that it is unacceptable to systematically underfund low-income schools and fill the hole with federal resources,” explained Dorie Turner Nolt, a spokeswoman for the education department.

Chunks of Arctic sea ice, melt ponds and open water are all seen in this image captured by NASA’s Digital Mapping System instrument during an Operation IceBridge flight over the Chukchi Sea in July 2016. Last year was particularly bad for Arctic sea ice. NASA/Goddard/Operation IceBridge Last year, global warming reached record high temperatures —

The hunt for a man suspected of killing a pregnant woman and an Orlando police officer has ended more than a month after it began. Markeith Loyd was arrested Tuesday, placed in the very handcuffs once owned by Master Sgt. Debra Clayton, the officer he allegedly killed. “I believe our entire community is going to

When I was a kid, mom used to say, “You know you’ve become an infidel when you forget the Fatihah.” The Fatihah is the preamble to the Quran, a prayer Muslims repeat five times a day. Mom used to warn me to be grateful for the practice. That on the Day of Judgment, Allah would

Dr. Daniel Nadeau gives Allison Scott a few tips on getting kids to eat healthy at Ralph’s Supermarket in Huntington Beach, Calif. David Gorn hide caption toggle caption David Gorn Dr. Daniel Nadeau gives Allison Scott a few tips on getting kids to eat healthy at Ralph’s Supermarket in Huntington Beach, Calif. David Gorn Several

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech on leaving the European Union in London on Tuesday. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption toggle caption Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech on leaving the European Union in London on Tuesday. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Britain’s Prime Minister said Tuesday that the United Kingdom will walk

The long arm of the pharmaceutical industry continues to pervade practically every area of medicine, reaching those who write guidelines that shape doctors’ practices, patient advocacy organizations, letter writers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and even oncologists on Twitter, according to a series of papers on money and influence published Tuesday in

Sixty-three years after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, many schools across the country either remain segregated or have re-segregated. Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones tells Fresh Air‘s Terry Gross that when it comes to school segregation, separate is never truly equal. “There’s never been a moment in the history of this country

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma’s attorney general and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the EPA, earlier this month. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma’s attorney general and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the EPA, earlier this

Lawyer and former presidential candidate Khaled Ali (center) celebrates with others after the Supreme Administrative Court said two islands, Sanafir and Tiran, are Egyptian on Monday in Cairo, Egypt. Amr Nabil/AP hide caption toggle caption Amr Nabil/AP Lawyer and former presidential candidate Khaled Ali (center) celebrates with others after the Supreme Administrative Court said two