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In December, the Taliban banned female students from attending university. Some of them are turning to online options. Above: Afghan female students attend Kabul University in 2010.

The Taliban ended college for women. Here's how Afghan women are defying the ban

The December ban on college education for women has led some to turn to online options. But that comes with its own set of problems.

Does it make sense for older people to get another booster against COVID-19?

With the FDA poised to OK another booster for people 50 and older, questions remain: Is the evidence strong enough to warrant a fourth shot, does the timing make sense, and will there be much demand?

Manhattan's district attorney weighs potential charges against former President Trump

The man who will decide whether to indict a former president is Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney. If arrested, Trump called for protests. Bragg said his office wouldn't be intimidated.

Robbie Parker speaks with the media outside Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury after a jury awarded families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting $965 million in a defamation suit against Alex Jones. Robbie Parker’s 6-year old daughter Emilie was among those killed at the school. “Every day in that courtroom, we got up on the stand and we told the truth,” Parker said. “Telling the truth shouldn’t be so hard, and it shouldn’t be so scary.”

Alex Jones owes nearly $1 billion for Sandy Hook lies, Connecticut jury rules

The unanimous verdict of $965 million was released Wednesday afternoon.

Week in politics: Embassy staff in Ukraine evacuate; inflation hits 40-year high

U.S. officials are warning that Russia may attack Ukraine in the coming days, though they say there is still a chance to prevent an invasion. Also, inflation hits a 40-year high.

China sees itself as a mediator in the Russia-Ukraine war, but many nations disagree

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Yun Sun, who directs the China Program at the nonprofit, nonpartisan Stimson Center, about China's president traveling to Moscow for talks with Russia's leader.

Students speak out about one university's plans to have a digital-only library

The new Vermont State University officially launches this summer, but it is already making news. The school's plan to switch to all-digital libraries sparked a backlash.

Lütfullah Kuçar, 8, waits at home for his sister, Aysu Kuçar, to return from school, in Istanbul. The two Uyghur children were forcibly separated from their family and spent nearly 20 months in state boarding schools in Xinjiang, China.

Uyghur kids recall physical and mental torment at Chinese boarding schools in Xinjiang

Being hit, locked in a dark room and forced to hold a stress position — two small Uyghur children recount abusive experiences in boarding school in Xinjiang, where they also lost their mother tongues.

Morning news brief

China's president is in Moscow to meet with Russian leader Putin. Manhattan's district attorney weighs potential charges against former President Donald Trump. And, UBS buys rival Credit Suisse.

The view of an exam room inside the Hope Clinic For Women in Granite City, Illinois. People seeking abortions in restrictive states must now look beyond their borders, which is why a nonprofit organization wants to establish a floating clinic in federal waters.

A floating abortion clinic is in the planning stage, and people are already on board

Dr. Meg Autry is raising money to buy and retrofit a vessel that would operate as a reproductive health clinic in federal waters off the Gulf of Mexico, providing services including surgical abortion.

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