Top row (from left): Danalyn Garcia of Chicago Public Schools, Lucie Lane of Shawnee Mission School District in Kansas, Jeff Carroll of Newport News Public Schools in Virginia and Kaori Anderson-Walker of Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School. Bottom row (from left): Paul Stone of Mt. Diablo Unified School District in California, Diana Swanson of
A sign is posted outside a Pennsylvania Department of Health measles vaccination clinic located in Lancaster County in Peach Bottom, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption toggle caption i Matt Rourke/AP The U.S. is grappling with its worst resurgence of measles in decades, with cases particularly high in the state of Pennsylvania.
Lubelo Mthenjana, who’s 11, performs a magic trick involving fire during the annual junior magic contest at the College of Magic in Cape Town, South Africa. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption toggle caption i Tommy Trenchard for NPR Dressed in a sharp black three-piece suit and a dapper yellow bow tie, Lubelo Mthenjana stands
Karlo Campana plays Magnatiles with his daughters Gianna and Giselle, while his 5-month-old son Gianluca watches. Campana is one of the growing number of California men taking advantage of the state’s paid bonding leave program. Dania Maxwell for NPR hide caption toggle caption i Dania Maxwell for NPR Karlo Campana is usually outnumbered these days.
Medicare chief Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks at an event announcing the artificial intelligence website, America.gov in Washington, D.C., last month. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images A slew of Medicare Advantage plans are disappearing for next year, leaving seniors in many areas with fewer options. In
One of the macaques at a Texas sanctuary, where researchers ran tests to see if the monkeys became germaphobes after experiencing a viral outbreak. Stephan Kaufhold hide caption toggle caption i Stephan Kaufhold In the very early days of COVID-19, millions who’d rarely thought twice about germ avoidance became germophobes. Some folks wiped down groceries
