Desmond D’Sa helped shut down a toxic landfill. i i hide captionDesmond D’Sa stands by the landfill he helped shut down in Durban. Goldman Environmental Prize Desmond D’Sa stands by the landfill he helped shut down in Durban. Goldman Environmental Prize The landfill was located in South Durban – an industrialized city teeming with petrochemical […]
The Army says Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, whose freedom from the Taliban was gained by a prisoner exchange, has been cleared for active duty and assigned to a unit in Texas. When he was released in May, Bergdahl had been held by the Taliban for five years. Responding to questions from NPR’s Tom Bowman about his
i i hide captionSecretary of State John Kerry walks across the presidential palace grounds with Afghan Foreign Ministry officials on Saturday. Kerry helped broker a deal for a full recount of presidential election results. Jim Bourg/AP Secretary of State John Kerry walks across the presidential palace grounds with Afghan Foreign Ministry officials on Saturday. Kerry
i i hide captionA worker stacks traffic safety poles at Pexco’s manufacturing center in Fife, Wash. The small company ships products all over the world, with the help of federal insurance from the Export-Import Bank. Drew Perine/MCT/Landov A worker stacks traffic safety poles at Pexco’s manufacturing center in Fife, Wash. The small company ships products
Commercial sperm banks have operated in the U.S. since the early 1970s. Today, women who can afford to use them tend do so without stigma. But banks are no longer the only source for women hoping to get pregnant. There are informal, unregulated websites popping up where men who are willing to donate their sperm
Katherine Streeter for NPR For many people with post-traumatic stress disorder, sleeping can return you to the worst place you’ve ever been, at the worst possible moment. “I always see his face,” says Will, who did tours in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Army. “And in my dreams it’s the same thing. … I always
i i hide captionFlorida Republican state Sen. Rene Garcia examines a map of proposed changes in congressional districts in January 2012. Chris O’Meara/AP Florida Republican state Sen. Rene Garcia examines a map of proposed changes in congressional districts in January 2012. Chris O’Meara/AP If you have some time over the weekend or need a break
i i hide captionParticles of H5N1 virus — a particularly dangerous type of bird flu that can infect people — attack lung cells. Chris Bjornberg/Science Source Particles of H5N1 virus — a particularly dangerous type of bird flu that can infect people — attack lung cells. Chris Bjornberg/Science Source In the course of trying to
i i hide captionNew York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver talks to reporters in a hallway at the capitol in Albany in March. The ranks of statehouse reporters have been thinning in recent years. Mike Groll/AP New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver talks to reporters in a hallway at the capitol in Albany in March. The
hide captionHuman Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 inserts its genetic material into the DNA of human cells, turning them into little HIV factories. Eye of Science/Science Source A baby who generated great excitement last year because it appeared she had been cured of HIV is infected with the virus after all, health officials say. This discovery
i i hide captionSpeaking about the need for congressional action on immigration, President Barack Obama told a crowd at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas Thursday, that he would “love it if the Republicans did stuff to.” Jack Plunkett/AP Speaking about the need for congressional action on immigration, President Barack Obama told a crowd at
i i hide captionDavid Livermore, the director of the Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring and Reference Laboratory in London, studies a new class of superbugs, called carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE. Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters /Landov David Livermore, the director of the Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring and Reference Laboratory in London, studies a new class of superbugs, called carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or