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Employees at the online supermarket Picnic are seen at their desks in their office in Duivendrecht, northern Netherlands on June 28, 2021(Jeroen Jumelet/Getty Images)

Good Ventilation Prevents COVID-19 Spread — Here's What You Should Ask Your Workplace

Experts agree that proper ventilation can help prevent COVID-19 spread, but they also warn that not all the technologies available are useful, or even safe.

A courtroom artist sketch of opening arguments in the federal case against R. Kelly. Prosecutors called the pop star a "predator" who used his fame to lure girls, boys and women into becoming sex abuse victims.

Prosecution Rests Its Case In R. Kelly Sex Crimes And Racketeering Trial

Over the five weeks of testimony, federal prosecutors presented 45 witnesses, including 11 alleged victims.

Mooncake fillings are almost always sweet, and can be made with different nuts, seeds or beans.

Mooncakes and the Mid-Autumn Festival can reconnect you to a global community

Mid-Autumn Festival is a major Chinese holiday when families gather to light lanterns and eat mooncakes. An NPR producer waxes nostalgic about the hockey-puck pastries at the center of celebrations.

Ahmad Zai Ahmadi began interpreting for U.S. forces in Afghanistan when he was a teenager. Since coming to the U.S. as a recipient of a special immigrant visa, he has mainly relied on gig work to support his family.

He Was An Interpreter For U.S. Forces In Afghanistan And Now He's Driving For Uber

Many Afghans who worked for the U.S. government in Afghanistan end up doing gig work or other low-wage jobs in America, even when they come with language and professional skills.

A new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an "alarming" increase in obesity in U.S. children and teenagers.

Children And Teens Gained Weight At An Alarming Rate During The Pandemic, The CDC Says

A new CDC study found that the percentage of obese children and teens increased to 22%, compared to 19% before the pandemic. It also found that expected annual weight gain ranged from 5 to 15 pounds.

Lions watch visitors from their enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., in July 2020.

9 Lions And Tigers At The National Zoo Are Being Treated For COVID

Zookeepers noticed something was amiss when the animals began eating less and were seen coughing and sneezing. Visitors are not at risk because the public doesn't have access to the enclosures.

Rapper Gunna and Goodr CEO Jasmine Crowe pose for a photo in the first ever Goodr grocery store at an Atlanta middle school he formerly attended.

A Free In-School Grocery Store Is Tackling Child Hunger, One Family At A Time

The free store in an Atlanta middle school offers not only food, but also household items, toiletries, clothing and shoes. Social entrepreneur Jasmine Crowe hopes to open more.

Elizabeth Holmes leaves the federal courthouse in San Jose, Calif., on Sept. 8.

The Elizabeth Holmes Trial Sparks A Silicon Valley Debate: Why Not Other Tech CEOs?

As the former CEO of the blood-testing company Theranos faces fraud charges, some are asking why other tech leaders accused of wrongdoing have avoided criminal charges.

On Thursday, people in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, pass election posters of chancellor candidates Armin Laschet (from right) of the Christian Democratic Union, Annalena Baerbock of the Greens, Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party and Christian Lindner of the Free Democratic Party.

Germans Will Choose A New Government As Angela Merkel Steps Down As Chancellor

Sunday's federal election will determine who will follow Merkel, who has served as Germany's chancellor for 16 years. The country's next government is expected to be a coalition of three parties.

Tom Skerritt Grapples With His Own Death In 'East Of The Mountains'

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Tom Skerritt, who stars in East of the Mountains, a film about a retired heart surgeon dying of cancer.

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