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The U.S. is giving $1.6 million to researchers to study how the hepatitis B vaccine affects newborns in Guinea-Bissau. After an outcry, the future of the trial is up in the air.

Ed Martin, President Trump's pick for U.S. attorney for D.C., is distancing himself from a Jan. 6 rioter known for antisemitic views. NPR's reporting raises questions about his ties to the rioter.

Girls in the U.S. are getting their first menstrual period about 6 months earlier on average than they did in the 1950s and '60s. And the number of girls starting their period before age nine has doubled. Researchers say parents can help prepare their kids for early puberty.

The brief declaration of martial law in South Korea last month has drawn comparisons to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The attempted power grabs could hold lessons for other democracies.

The super-producer whose beats moved the boundaries of Top 40 radio is chasing a new revolution: digital superstars and the erasure of artistic process as we know it.

How do you heal the wounds of war? That is the mission of Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a reconstructive and plastic surgeon at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.

When it comes to awards in theater or television or dance or literature, Frank Deford observes, candidates don't worry about losing out because of a personal flaw. Only sports applies that off-the-field standard.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with special guest, 'Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WVXU listener Dennis Pattinson of Cincinnati, Ohio and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Phil Feller of Durham, North Carolina, and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.