Health Whatever happened to ... the family who lost it all? Spoiler alert: It's a happy ending With no work, home, car or food due to the pandemic, the couple in Sao Paolo, Brazil, struggled to survive. Then they got a tiny house. How are they doing today? Jill Langlois
Health The rape and murder of a female doctor in India sets off an outcry over women's safety The young woman was raped and murdered while on break from a 36-hour hospital shift. Women who work in health care — and other fields — are calling for changes to protect them from sexual violence. Ruchi Kumar
Health Coronavirus FAQ: I'm a NOVID and don't want to catch COVID. Can you guide me? Maybe you're COVID indifferent. Or a COVID amnesiac. Or a NOVID who wants to keep your no COVID streak going. With cases rising this summer, it's time for a refresher course on how to avoid the virus. Fran Kritz
Science He won Olympic gold for Pakistan. He got $1 million. And ... a buffalo!?! Arshad Nadeem hurled his javelin over 300 feet — an Olympic record that earned him Pakistan's first individual gold medal. His rewards include cash, a car — and a buffalo. Therein lies a story. Benazir Samad
Health Our interview with "TIME's 2024 Kid of the Year," inventor of a cancer-fighting soap Last year NPR interviewed Heman Bekele about his invention of a soap to fight skin cancer. He was motivated by his childhood in Ethiopia: He saw people working in the sun and thought of health risks. Max Barnhart
National Many Afghan men believe in women's rights. But they're afraid to speak out Men rarely speak out to protest the Taliban's stripping away of the rights of girls and women. A new study finds that many believe those lost rights should be restored. Ruchi Kumar
Arts & Life 'American African' identity is explored by U.S. artist with Ghanaian/Nigerian roots The artist Africanus Okokon was born in the United States. His dad is Nigerian and his mom is Ghanaian. In his new exhibit, Okokon uses recycled and reclaimed objects to explore his American identity and his African roots. Kahwit Tela
Health Oropouche virus 101: A guide to a little-known virus that's raising concern this year The virus has been confined to certain areas of the Amazon but is moving into new turf as climate change enables the insects that spread it to spread out. Here's what we know. Fatma Tanis Maria Isabel Barros Guinle
Health Mpox surge declared a 'public health emergency of international concern' by WHO The World Health Organization declared mpox, previously known as monkeypox, a public health emergency. Cases have been surging in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and spread to nearby countries. Gabrielle Emanuel
Health WHO declares mpox emergency of international concern On Wednesday, the WHO said an outbreak of mpox in several African countries is serous enough to constitute a public health emergency of international concern. Gabrielle Emanuel
