Health Feb 18 Rethinking how we train caregivers for people with dementia According to the Alzheimer's Association, each year more than 11 million Americans look after family or friends with various forms of dementia, unpaid and usually untrained. The lack of proper training can negatively affect the health of these caregivers. Teepa…
World Feb 12 Rescuers face increasingly long odds as death toll soars in Turkey and Syria The death toll from last week's earthquakes in Turkey and Syria is now above 33,000, as rescue teams recover more and more bodies from beneath the rubble. Officials say the number of dead will very likely grow much higher. As…
Politics Feb 05 What to expect from Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday A Chinese surveillance balloon, the federal debt ceiling and Tuesday’s State of the Union address are the topics for today’s Weekend Briefing with congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins and NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith.
Education Jan 28 Educators try to turn around pandemic-era learning loss Nearly three years into the pandemic, students and teachers in the U.S. are still trying to close the education gap formed by COVID-induced school shutdowns and remote learning struggles. Robert Balfanz, a researcher at the Johns Hopkins School of Education,…
Nation Jan 22 Takeaways from the FBI search of Biden’s home for classified material An FBI search of President Biden's Wilmington, Delaware home turned up more classified documents on Friday. The search was coordinated between the FBI and Biden's personal attorney and underscores the seriousness of a special counsel's investigation into Biden's handling of…
Nation Jan 21 California begins recovery efforts as storm damage tops $1 billion California has started rebuilding after weeks of intense storms caused damage estimated to exceed $1 billion. President Biden declared a major disaster for the state, which frees up federal resources to help in the recovery. Stephanie Sy spoke with Brian…
Education Jan 14 Educators worry about students using artificial intelligence to cheat Earlier this month, New York City public schools blocked access to the popular artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. Educators are concerned that students could use this technology to write papers – the tool wasn't even a month old when a college…
Politics Jan 07 What House Speaker McCarthy’s concessions to get elected mean for the nation After four days of defeats, Republican Kevin McCarthy was finally elected as Speaker of the House on the 15th vote, the most attempts since before the Civil War. His dramatic victory came after a series of concessions that will give…
World Dec 29 Remembering Pelé’s legacy and global impact on soccer Soccer fans around the world are mourning the loss of Brazilian soccer legend Pelé who passed away Thursday at the age of 82. He was the face of the global game for decades and helped shape soccer into the "beautiful…
Arts Oct 01 Why a grandmother and grandson are visiting every U.S. national park 92-year-old Joy Ryan and her grandson Brad Ryan have spent the past seven years crisscrossing the U.S. with the goal of visiting every national park. “Grandma Joy’s Road Trip,” as they call it on social media, began after Brad found…