Hosne Ara teaches a group of fourth graders, seated on benches inside the floating school’s classroom. Ali Asif Shawon for NPR hide caption toggle caption Ali Asif Shawon for NPR In September 2018, we posted a story from flood-prone Bangladesh, ‘Floating Schools’ Make Sure Kids Get To Class When The Water Rises. Did the floating
Kevin Reddington, defense attorney for Lindsay Clancy, reacts after the judge declared a mistrial at the conclusion of Clancy’s murder trial at the Plymouth County Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on September 4, 2026. Greg Derr/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Greg Derr/POOL/AFP via Getty Images The judge has declared a mistrial in
Advocates and child marriage survivors in Boston gather to call for an end to child marriage. Currently more than two dozen U.S. states allow for marriage under the age of 18 under certain circumstances. A new bill up for debate in Congress calls for a national ban. Joseph Prezioso/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption
More than 5,600 people are still missing following the catastrophic flash floods in Nepal. The board in the photograph is covered with pictures of some of the missing in Devighat. Sameer Shrestha/Anadolu/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sameer Shrestha/Anadolu/via Getty Images “There’s nothing left there,” says Shushma Bhusal, the regional lead for the International
Audience members toss paper airplanes during the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony in Boston, Mass. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption toggle caption Robert F. Bukaty/AP This year’s Ig Nobel Prizes — which are awarded for humorous, yet thought-provoking research — have been announced, but not on their home turf. For the first time in
Parents of children who tested positive for HIV after receiving care at Kulsum Bai Valika Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, held a protest there on July 23. These families received care at Valika Hospital through an aid program run by the labor ministry. Many of the parents of children infected with HIV are low-income factory workers.
