Federal regulators, medical experts and safe-sleep advocates have warned of the potential danger of weighted infant sleepwear, but manufacturers say their products have helped millions of familie...
https://npr.org/2024/05/02/1248194639/weighted-infant-sleepwear-amazon-target-safety
House Speaker Mike Johnson met with a group of Jewish students at Columbia University who say they've experienced antisemitic speech and harassment from protesters on and off campus.
The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. in 2022 – while still high – went back to where it was before deaths surged during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest CDC rep...
https://npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/02/1248563521/maternal-mortality-rates-2022-cdc
Women under 60 can benefit from hormone therapy to treat hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. That's according to a new study, and is a departure from what women were told in the past.
The New York State Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein's 2020 conviction last week, ruling that his trial was unfair.
https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248554874/harvey-weinstein-conviction-overturned-new-trial-date
Gov. Katie Hobbs plans to sign the repeal of the law that bans nearly all abortions — keeping the state's 15-weeks-of-pregnancy ban in place. But it's unclear when the repeal takes effect
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday, as inflation remained stubbornly above the Fed's 2% target. Investors now think it could be September or later before rates start to fall...
https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248454950/federal-reserve-inflation-interest-rates
President Biden announced the relief for attendees of the now-shuttered art schools, saying they "falsified data, knowingly misled students, and cheated borrowers into taking on mountains of debt...
https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248473475/art-institutes-student-loan-forgiveness-debt-relief
Moss plays a British spy on the trail of a woman who may or may not be a terrorist. As the two begin working together, suspicions swirl on both sides.
https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248099075/the-veil-review-fx-elisabeth-moss
Members of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups in Los Angeles clashed, with reports of fireworks and pepper spray use. Elsewhere, universities are tearing down encampments and arresting student...
https://npr.org/2024/05/01/1248433624/protests-campus-ucla-universities-israel-gaza-palestinians