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Batteries for electric cars are creating demand for more nickel — and a court case brought by an Indigenous community near a Guatemalan nickel mine could have broad implications.

The great-great grandson of “Free Frank” McWorter — the first Black man to establish a U.S. town — says the New Philadelphia, Ill., site deserves National Park status to further spread the story of the integrated community, and former slaves migration.

As pandmic cases and hospitalizations drop, the CDC is expected to change masking guidelines soon. Doctors are urging people to resume regular health screenings that they stopped during the pandemic.

After 25 years, the PBS children's television show Arthur broadcasts its final episodes on Monday. The beloved aardvark Arthur and his friends are on their final televised adventure.

When author Julia Cameron first got sober, she was told to pray. In her new book, Seeking Wisdom, Cameron writes about the connection of spirituality and creativity, and her own creative recovery.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with leading HIV/AIDS researcher Dr. Carlos del Rio about near and far-term impacts of a potential cure for the disease.

Washington is the first state to introduce a public option for health insurance, but it has been difficult to get hospitals on board. Other states with public options in the works are taking notice.

Biden agrees to a tentative meeting with Putin to discuss Ukraine. Closing arguments to begin in the hate crimes trial against Ahmaud Arbery's killers. Doctors urge people to resume preventive care.

At a high school in southern India, Muslim girls now have to take off their hijabs inside. Six girls refused and sued — their fight has drawn attention to discrimination against Muslims in India.

As the world watches for a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, the anxiety in the U.S. is especially strong among those with ties to Ukraine — including a Ukrainian Orthodox church in Maryland.