During the 2017 New Orleans Jazz Heritage Festival last April, Mr. Okra drove his iconic produce truck and called out to customers. Erika Goldring/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Erika Goldring/Getty Images During the 2017 New Orleans Jazz Heritage Festival last April, Mr. Okra drove his iconic produce truck and called out to customers. Erika
Smallpox virus, colorized and magnified in this micrograph 42,000 times, is the real concern for biologists working on a cousin virus — horsepox. They’re hoping to develop a better vaccine against smallpox, should that human scourge ever be used as a bioweapon. Chris Bjornberg/Science Source In the brave new world of synthetic biology, scientists can
Judge Evelyn Baker gave 16-year-old Bobby Bostic a life sentence after he was convicted of armed robbery, among other charges. Now, 20 years later, she wants the Supreme Court to overrule her. Article source: https://www.npr.org/2018/02/17/586575834/she-sentenced-a-teen-to-241-years-in-prison-now-she-wants-her-decision-overturne?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Coral Bay, on the eastern end of St. John, is home to an active sailing community. For months, the Coast Guard has been using a crane boat and barge to retrieve sunken vessels. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption toggle caption Greg Allen/NPR Coral Bay, on the eastern end of St. John, is home to an active
Urine testing to diagnose illness or to detect the presence of drugs is generally routine. But a woman who gave her doctor a urine sample months after back surgery got socked with a huge bill. SPL/Science Source After Elizabeth Moreno had back surgery in late 2015, her surgeon prescribed an opioid painkiller and a follow-up
Oxfam International Executive Director Winnie Byanyima speaks at a forum at the World Bank Spring Meetings in 2016. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Oxfam International Executive Director Winnie Byanyima speaks at a forum at the World Bank Spring Meetings in 2016. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images The head of Oxfam says the
A Happy Meal and McFlurry are arranged for a photograph at a McDonald’s Corp. fast food restaurant in Phoenix, Ariz. The company says in the next four years, 50 percent or more of its kids meals will meet new nutrition criteria, with 600 or fewer calories per meal and caps on calories from sugar and
A man walks beside posters with photos showing portraits of missing people, during a march to remember those who disappeared during the Guatemalan civil war, at the Plaza de la Constitution in Guatemala City on June 30, 2016. Moises Castillo/AP hide caption toggle caption Moises Castillo/AP A man walks beside posters with photos showing portraits
When Dustin Gordon arrived at the University of Iowa, he found himself taking lecture classes with more people in them than his entire hometown of Sharpsburg, Iowa, population 89. Ben Smith/The Hechinger Report hide caption toggle caption Ben Smith/The Hechinger Report When Dustin Gordon’s high school invited juniors and seniors to meet with recruiters from
Windy conditions at the Yongpyong Alpine Center forced the delay of the women’s slalom race. Here, team members and coaches are seen on the mountain as gusts of wind blew Wednesday morning. Stefano Rellandini/REUTERS hide caption toggle caption Stefano Rellandini/REUTERS Windy conditions at the Yongpyong Alpine Center forced the delay of the women’s slalom race.
Saad, 22, and Mayda, 22, were celebrating their first Valentine’s Day together. Diaa Hadid/NPR hide caption toggle caption Diaa Hadid/NPR Saad, 22, and Mayda, 22, were celebrating their first Valentine’s Day together. Diaa Hadid/NPR The banners were hoisted near Safari Park, a meeting spot for lovers in Pakistan’s sprawling megacity of Karachi. In curling Urdu
For much of the past half-century, children, adolescents and young adults in the U.S. have been saying they feel like their lives are increasingly out of their control. At the same time, rates of anxiety and depression have risen steadily. What’s the fix? Feeling in control of your own destiny. Let’s call it “agency.” “Agency