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J&J used a complex bankruptcy maneuver to delay thousands of lawsuits linked to asbestos contamination in its baby powder. One woman suing the company died while her case was in legal limbo.

Resident flee as the battle for the Ukrainian city of Mariupol goes on. If eligible, should you get a second COVID booster? J&J is using a controversial bankruptcy maneuver to delay some lawsuits.

Legal ethics experts had previously said while Ginni Thomas is an outspoken conservative activist, her husband is able to act as an independent judge of matters that come before the court.

Health officials argue the protection of the COVID vaccine booster wanes over time and say some people need a second booster. But other infectious disease experts say three shots are enough for now.

In 2005, the 35-year-old sergeant 1st class was fatally injured after an I-E-D attack on his vehicle. Though soaked in fuel and on fire himself, Cashe returned repeatedly to the burning vehicle to rescue his comrades.

The Orange County School Board is in favor of tossing out the district’s face mask policy, as COVID cases continue to decline in the area.

The National Football League has a diversity problem, which it acknowledged this week. Team owners announced new hiring rules to increase numbers of women and people of color in their organizations.

After more than two years of a socially isolating pandemic, the idea of flirting can seem daunting. Luckily, NPR's Life Kit has a refresher.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talked with John Schu, first picture book writer and long time book advocate, and illustrator Veronica Miller Jamison about their new book This is a School.

NPR's Kelsey Snell speaks with Brooke Neubauer, who owns a non-profit that works to end hunger in Las Vegas, about how inflation and rising food prices have impacted food insecurity in her community.