i i An example of what Facebook’s Amber Alerts will look like. Courtesy of Facebook hide caption itoggle caption Courtesy of Facebook An example of what Facebook’s Amber Alerts will look like. Courtesy of Facebook Starting today, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children will begin sending out Amber Alerts on Facebook’s news feed.
Though the United States is still leading the world in research related to diseases, it is rapidly losing its edge, according to an analysis in the American Medical Association’s flagship journal JAMA. If you look at biomedical research around the globe, the United States funded 57 percent of that work a decade ago. The U.S.
i i People attend a vigil for Eric Garner near where he died after he was taken into police custody in Staten Island. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images People attend a vigil for Eric Garner near where he died after he was taken into police custody in Staten Island. Spencer
i i A blended learning classroom at David Boody Jr. High School in New York City. Courtesy of New Classrooms hide caption itoggle caption Courtesy of New Classrooms A blended learning classroom at David Boody Jr. High School in New York City. Courtesy of New Classrooms The classroom of the future probably won’t be led
i i Elizabeth Jensen’s three-year term as NPR’s ombudsman is set to begin Jan. 26. James Wrona Photography hide caption itoggle caption James Wrona Photography Elizabeth Jensen’s three-year term as NPR’s ombudsman is set to begin Jan. 26. James Wrona Photography NPR CEO Jarl Mohn today named veteran print reporter Elizabeth Jensen as the public
The number of Americans over the age of 65 is expected to double in 35 years. That means more families grappling with what to do when a loved one can’t live alone anymore. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2015/01/11/376496339/for-the-record-aging-out-and-moving-on?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Winter weather is making a vulnerable situation even worse for millions of Syrian refugees. NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to UNICEF’s Lucio Melandri about a program to provide winter clothes to refugees. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2015/01/11/376496301/giving-coats-to-syrian-refugees-to-fend-off-a-bitter-winter?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Palestinians have joined the International Criminal Court hoping to see investigations against Israel. But, some ICC watchers say this is dangerous territory for a court that is floundering elsewhere. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2015/01/11/376496352/mideast-conflict-could-bog-down-international-criminal-court?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
i i The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Saturday. John Raoux/AP hide caption itoggle caption John Raoux/AP The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in
i i NPR reporters Sami Yenigun and Ofeibea Quist-Arcton at work in Liberia in December. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption itoggle caption John W. Poole/NPR NPR reporters Sami Yenigun and Ofeibea Quist-Arcton at work in Liberia in December. John W. Poole/NPR Today is my 22nd day back from Liberia, which, as any reporter or health
i i Developers Jelena Jovanovic (from left) and Christoph Kohstall and Intel Corp. CEO Brian Krzanich watch the Nixie wearable drone camera at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Ethan Miller/Getty Images Developers Jelena Jovanovic (from left) and Christoph Kohstall and Intel Corp. CEO Brian Krzanich
i i Jennifer Drake, director of the Rhythm Soul Music Awards for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, presents a plaque to Andrae Crouch at the 26th annual awards ceremony in 2013 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP hide caption itoggle caption Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP Jennifer Drake, director of the Rhythm Soul Music Awards