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Katie McWilliams is going to the Sweet 16 for the 4th straight year.The senior guard for Oregon State marveled at the four-peat after the 4th-seeded…

My Parents Struggled In Pandemic Lockdown. Here's How They Learned To Live Again

Their physical and emotional health had withered in the pandemic year. But reentry into post-vaccination life made for tricky choices, too.

With the coronavirus spreading, farms try to keep workers like these in Greenfield, Calif. safe through physical distancing and other measures but advocates for laborers say protections are often not adequate.

Without Federal Protections, Farm Workers Risk Coronavirus Infection To Harvest Crops

Labor advocates say the lack of enforceable federal standards to ward off the coronavirus allows farmers to prioritize the harvest over worker safety.

Left to right: George Fermon (standing), Benjamin F. Fermon (seated, author's grandfather; father of children pictured), Jessie Fermon (standing, back row), Benjamin "Bizzy" Fermon (front row, white romper), Harold Fermon, (grey knee-britches suit), Jessie Amy Anderson Fermon (seated, author's grandmother; mother of children), Frances Fermon, (on Jessie Amy's lap) Gladys Fermon (standing)

Why My Coal Mining Grandfather's Deathbed Advice Applies To Minority Americans

As my grandfather lay dying from Black Lung disease, his eldest children did not question or doubt his advice to them: go out and get educations, and master newer ways of working.

Nearly two years after the FDA issued a policy denouncing the marketing of fruit-flavored vape juice and other vape products to young people, the products are still widely available in stores. But experts hope that could be about to change.

The chase is on: Regulators are slowly cracking down on vapes aimed at teens

The advent of vaping revived nicotine addiction among young people after a dramatic decline. The FDA seems poised to at last yank some products aimed at teens from the market. Will it work?

What to know about World Cup 2022 — and U.S. team's chances to win the championship

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Roger Bennett, founder of the Men in Blazers media network, on the soccer tournament.

It wasn't too long ago that a lot of experts were fearing a recession. It hasn't quite turned out that way – but that doesn't mean recession fears are over.

Could the U.S. still see a recession? We got big clues this week on where it's headed

Consumers kept spending and businesses investing in the first half of the year, leading to healthy growth in the U.S. GDP. But there's still some apprehension about a possible recession. Here's why.

Marshmallow eggs made with homemade flavored sugar are a colorful treat at Thomas Keller's Bouchon Bakery in Beverly Hills, Calif. To make them, pipe homemade marshmallow into hollow plastic eggs (see <a href="#eggs">recipe</a>, below).

Homemade Peeps, And More Easter Treats, A La Thomas Keller

The renowned chef may be famous for his Michelin-star-winning restaurants, but he also runs a string of gourmet bakeries. He shares some favorite confections for Easter, with recipes for hot cross buns, marshmallow eggs and carrot muffins.

Girl Scout cookies have risen in price as inflation takes its bite. But it's not all bad news: Customers still seem to be willing to pay up.

Inflation has a new victim: Girl Scout cookies

Many Girl Scout councils are raising the price of their popular cookies from $5 to $6 a box. The increase offers Girl Scouts and their customers a bittersweet lesson in inflation.

Devastating earthquake in Afghanistan leaves locals displaced, aid workers scrambling

NPR's Juana Summers talks with the International Rescue Committee's country director of Afghanistan, Sherine Ibrahim, about the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the eastern mountainous region.

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