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Louisville community members step in to help a boy from Gaza who lost a leg

When a boy from Gaza needed a prosthetic limb, after losing part of a leg in a bombing, people in Louisville, KY came together to make it possible.

Extremism experts are keeping an eye on an event targeted at women in Washington, D.C.

A conservative Christian gathering on the National Mall Saturday aims to bring together anti-LGTBQ, anti-abortion, and QAnon activists.

In clouds and in dreams, a family's love lives on

Rayford Junior Miles — a World War II veteran from Alabama — came across as a classic tough guy. But to his granddaughter Melanie Harrison, he was just 'Papa.' Melanie spoke with her father, Jim Miles, to remember a grandfather with a soft heart and a comical communication style.

Nearly 400,000 people are starving in Sudan, a new report finds

The war involving the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has created the world's largest humanitarian disaster, a leading hunger agency says. The major city of el-Fasher has been particularly hard-hit.

Talk therapy is up, and use of psych meds without therapy is down, a study finds

A study from the American Journal of Psychiatry suggests that psychotherapy is becoming more accessible to people. The study looks at trends in mental health treatment from 2018 to 2021.

What Ramadan has been like this year in Gaza, from ceasefire to war

For the first week of Ramadan, Palestinians in Gaza marked the holy month with a respite from war. Then Israel broke a ceasefire with Hamas. The fighting and blockade mean there's little to celebrate.

Rudy Giuliani is among the dozens of names that the Department of Justice announced would be pardons. (Seth Wenig/AP)

Former pardon attorney says Trump's latest pardons set an 'alarming precedent'

President Trump has pardoned Rudy Giuliani and other allies who tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

U.S. military veterans generally don't embrace extremism, a new survey shows

A new survey finds that support for extremist groups is generally lower among military veterans than in the general population.

Republicans are losing ground with voters in the latest NPR poll

The latest NPR, PBS News, Marist poll shows approval ratings tumbling for Republicans and low confidence in both major political parties.

Tarrallton Elementary is one of the schools that would close under Norfolk's closure plan.

After years of debate, Norfolk’s School Board votes to close nine schools

Board members say their hand was “forced” by the city council’s insistence on a plan to close buildings to align with declining enrollment.

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