Shot by Israeli troops while getting aid, a boy in Gaza fights for his life

Katie Ledecky tells NPR about her plans for the Paris Olympics — and L.A. in 2028...

04/05/2024

UNICEF says one child is injured or killed in Gaza every 10 minutes. This is the story of a 12-year-old boy shot by Israeli forces while he was trying to get food aid. Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can ge [Read more]

Orangutan in the wild applied medicinal plant to heal its own injury, biologists say...

04/05/2024

It is "the first known case of active wound treatment in a wild animal with a medical plant," biologist Isabelle Laumer told NPR. She says the orangutan, called Rakus, is now thriving. [Read more]

Scientists welcome new rules on marijuana, but research will still face obstacles...

04/05/2024

When marijuana becomes a Schedule III instead of a Schedule I substance under federal rules, researchers will face fewer barriers to studying it. But there will still be some roadblocks for science. [Read more]

Israel Hamas War Protests Worldwide; Visiting a Donkey Festival in Colombia...

04/05/2024

As protests over the Israel Hamas war roil college campuses across the U.S., similar protests are happening elsewhere in the world. We hear from some of them. And a quirky festival in Colombia celebrates the donkey. [Read more]