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Doctors administer the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to patients at the Wazir Akbar Khan hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan in July.

The Troubled History Of Vaccines And Conflict Zones

History has shown that it's possible to pause war and conflict to distribute lifesaving vaccines for diseases such as Guinea worm and smallpox. Can the world do the same for the COVID-19 vaccine?

Russian troops are in Kazakhstan to help quell deadly anti-government protests

As the bloody crackdown continues in Kazakhstan, what is at stake for the country and what are the regional implications? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former U.S. Ambassador William Courtney.

Maya Cade, Creator Of The Black Film Archive, On Making Black Cinema More Accessible

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Maya Cade, who saw how hard it is to access movies by Black directors — so she created the Black Film Archive, a collection of nearly 250 films spanning seven decades.

First lady Jill Biden and Horizons National teacher Danielle Gayle (left) talk to a reading class of K-3 students at a summer learning program at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven. Biden visited New Haven with U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on a three-state tour to highlight how President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan, which helped fund the Horizons program, is helping students catch up after pandemic disruptions in learning.

First lady Jill Biden visits New Haven summer learning program

After years of COVID-19 related learning disruptions, federal officials hope summer learning programs can help kids catch up. First lady Jill Biden visited a New Haven summer program on Wednesday with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to kick off their multistate summer learning tour.

Pews were marked off to encourage social distancing at a funeral home in Temple, Penn., in March of 2021, around the time the Delta variant began to take hold in the United States.

Few eligible families have sought federal payment of COVID funeral expenses

FEMA has a pool of cash set aside to reimburse burial costs — even retroactively — to the families of COVID victims. But clerical challenges and slow outreach have stymied the application process.

Amir Arison (left) and Eris Sirakian in <em>The Kite Runner</em>.

'The Kite Runner' brings life in Afghanistan to Broadway

The play is based on Khaled Hosseini's 2003 best-selling novel, set in Afghanistan and among Afghan migrants in the United States.

The overheated U.S. housing market is starting to cool down

Anyone looking to buy or sell a home is suddenly facing a very different market. Sales have dropped and once-hot markets are cooling. Home builders have noticed and are rethinking construction plans.

Afghan Gen. Sami Sadat (left) greets U.S. Gen. Scott Miller, the head of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan, in the southern province of Helmand earlier this month. U.S. and NATO forces are withdrawing within months, raising questions about how the Afghan military will fare on its own against the Taliban. "For the past one year the Afghan forces have held their ground pretty well," Sadat said.

What Happens To The Afghan Army Once American Forces Leave?

An Afghan general is confident that his soldiers can defeat Taliban fighters. But the imminent withdrawal of U.S. troops, allied forces and contractors worries many observers of the war.

Reports released Monday indicate there was an average total audience of 11.4 million viewers for the 2022 Beijing Olympics. That is a sharp decline from the 19.8 million average for the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

No medals for 2022 Beijing Olympics. The Games drew their lowest U.S. ratings ever

"This was probably the most difficult Olympics of all time," NBC Sports Chairman Pete Bevacqua said, citing "very harsh protocols in China" because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A wind turbine generates electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm on July 7, 2022 near Block Island, RI.

Facing legislative failure, Biden announces incremental climate initiatives

The president touted investments in extreme heat resilience and offshore wind at the site of a converted coal plant in Massachusetts, but stopped short of declaring a "climate emergency."

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