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It's called noma. It's a potentially fatal bacterial infection. And it's been so neglected that it wasn't even on the official WHO list of Neglected Tropical Disease — until now.

Census officials said there was no statistically significant difference in the number of uninsured when comparing 2018 and 2020 data.

A new U.N. report shares data points about the world's child mortality rate. We interviewed a doctor in Nigeria — where rates of child death are among the world's highest — to offer his insights.

CNN's Peter Bergen describes how the Internet and social media have been used to radicalize and recruit Americans to jihad — and how some new jihadists then use those same tools to draw in others.

Across the U.S., jails hold many more people with serious mental illness than state hospitals do. San Antonio is reweaving its safety net for the mentally ill — and saving $10 million annually.

MacDowell grew up with a mother who was mentally ill and addicted to alcohol. "Understanding the complexity of mental illness was something that I'm versed in," she says.

Winter nights in Ulaanbaatar can drop to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Many residents without electricity burn coal to heat their homes, leading to toxic air and health problems.

"Coming back out and getting the chance to race again was just the perfect thing to do, actually," Shiffrin said. She had failed to finish qualifying runs in two events earlier this week.

Seventh-grade civics teacher Matt Kiernan was in the middle of class when he got an alert that the U.S. Capitol was under attack. "I just stopped and just turned on the news. Like, how am I going to teach literally about how a bill becomes a law when there’s a genuine riot happening in the Capitol?”

Biden said his administration is requesting Congress approve $200 million in new assistance for the region, including financing to help the islands prepare for climate and natural hazards.

"While I did not intend to cause any harm or offense with my language, I know that I did and for that I am deeply sorry," New York Red Bulls forward Dante Vanzeir said.

Even though recent water quality tests have not been detecting nutrients of the Piney Point wastewater spill, researchers believe current red tide and cyanobacteria blooms across Tampa Bay are likely being exacerbated by the nutrients which still exist in the bay's ecosystems.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado about his visit to Ukraine's capital as part of a Congressional delegation that met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

James Baldwin died in 1987. Baldwin & Co. is a Black-owned bookstore and community hub in New Orleans. "His literature, his perspective, his insight ... have changed my life," says owner DJ Johnson.

The pool is being resurfaced in a shade more akin to that of a swimming pool. It's one of many physical changes Trump is planning for the nation's capital.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host Trump for a two-day visit starting Monday. As Gujarat's chief minister, Modi oversaw impressive economic growth. But he also presided over a dark chapter.

Joe Wright's film, Atonement, is a loyal and lush translation of English writer Ian McEwan's novel. It's only Wright's second feature film. He explains his approach to literary adaptation — and how being dyslexic helps him.

The native New Yorker came to NPR in Washington, D.C., 40 years ago on what he hoped was an unfortunate but necessary detour. Now, after three decades hosting All Things Considered, he's retiring.

One day in 2022, Lynn Fainsilber Katz went to the beach. She was carrying a lot of things and was feeling weighed down when a stranger asked if she needed a hand.

While many Ukrainians are still basking in the successful defense of Kyiv, the battle in the Donbas is a punishing grind that poses different challenges.

There are only a few clinics in the country that provide abortions later in pregnancy. One in New Mexico has recently seen a significant increase in patients and is bracing for more.

The new House select committee looking at the strategic relationship between the U.S. and China holds its first hearing Tuesday night. Lawmakers from both parties are teaming up on bills as well.

India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is investigating the crash with help from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. Authorities said Friday that the black box has been recovered.

The EV1 was the first modern, mass-produced electric vehicle from a major automaker — pioneering some technologies you can still find in today's EVs. But the model was controversial, and short-lived.

President Trump insisted he will move forward with his vision to take the Gaza Strip, send its residents to Jordan and other Arab nations, and redevelop the territory. Arab countries oppose the idea.