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Thursday marks 40 years since former President Ronald Reagan fired more than 11,000 striking air traffic controllers. That dealt a serious blow to the American labor movement.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Federal Treasury Employees Union President Anthony Reardon about the challenges of implementing the Biden administration's new vaccine requirements for federal workers.

In Massachusetts, heat in the winter is a public health necessity. Now with summer temperatures climbing, some public health experts say cooling aid is becoming a health priority too.

After years of frustration over air pollution, a petroleum refinery in Colorado agreed to a settlement. Nearby residents are spending some of that money to set up air monitors around the plant.

Because there aren't enough drivers, people using Uber and Lyft have been noticing long waits and higher prices. Executives at the companies are scrambling to fix the problem.

The World Health Organization says it is not the time to give out booster shots. President Biden will unveil proposed rules aimed at fighting climate change. Iran's new president takes office.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Leana Wen, an emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University, about the aim for the FDA to certify the vaccines for more than emergency use.

with chronic heart trouble, President Boris Yeltsin may be on the way back. But he faces several major hurdles in the next weeks.

after Scottish scientists announced over the weekend that they'd successfully cloned a sheep. The future of the process is in question. It appears that it would work on other animals, possibly even humans, but most see that as unethical and unacceptable. But researchers say the development could provide valuable information for human health and diseases.

-- Today, the Senate will continue debate over the Chemical Weapons Treaty. It's already been ratified by more than 70 countries aiming to ban the use and production of chemical warfare agents...now a two-thirds vote is needed for U-S ratification. The treaty will take effect worldwide next week with or without American participation.