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Amid Ebola's Spread, One Rule Reigns: 'Don't Touch'

Numbers from the World Health Organization put Sierra Leone at the top of the list for cases of Ebola. Yusuf Mackery explains what's being done to prevent infection and raise public awareness.

Helicopter Crash Spurs Investigation In Mexico

The Mexican government is launching an investigation into a helicopter crash that resulted in the death of one of the country's top officials. NPR's Mexico correspondent Jason Beaubien talks to host Audie Cornish about what prompted the probe.

NBA star Carmelo Anthony retires after 19 seasons

After 19 seasons in the NBA, Carmelo Anthony retires as the 9th top scorer in the league's history, and holds 3 Olympic gold medals.

'Peaches,' from Mario Bros. movie, entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 83

The Super Mario Bros. Movie continues to top the box office, and the song "Peaches" from the movie is on the pop charts. It's actor and comedian Jack Black's first solo entry on the chart.

In 1964, Lester Pearson accepted a life sentence that would give him a chance of parole after 10 years and 6 months. But due to law changes, he wasn't released until Oct. 19, 2021.

This Louisiana prisoner thought he'd only have to serve a decade. 57 years later, he's free

Lester Pearson, 84, is a "10-6 lifer," one of roughly 60 men who took plea deals for life sentences with the chance of parole after 10 years and six months. During the first decade of their incarceration, laws changed and they were left to serve much lengthier prison sentences than they bargained for. After 57 years, Pearson was finally released on Tuesday, Oct. 19.

News brief: COVID-19 surge, NPR/Ipsos democracy poll, Capitol police gains

The omicron variant hasn't slowed in the U.S. A poll shows Americans are deeply pessimistic about the future of democracy. The Capitol Police chief is to testify before a Senate panel this week.

The United States has one of the highest teen birth rates among developed nations, even after three decades of improvement. And Arkansas has the highest teen birth rate in the U.S., roughly tied with Mississippi.

Why childbirth is so dangerous for many young teens

Laws banning abortion in many conservative U.S. states are expected to boost birth rates among adolescents, whose bodies often aren't built for safe childbirth, or for carrying a pregnancy to term.

TSA Union Calls For More Screeners To Alleviate Long Security Lines

The union that represents Transportation Security Administration screeners is calling for 6,000 more screeners to help alleviate long lines at airport checkpoints. It says Congress is to blame for the staffing shortages.

Mindfulness meditation reduced pain and disability in people with chronic lower back pain.

For Chronic Low Back Pain, Mindfulness Can Beat Painkillers

Meditation can help relieve chronic back pain, and so can cognitive behavioral therapy, a study finds. But good luck getting insurance to pay for it.

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross that's believed to be 65 years old, and her mate have welcomed a new chick at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Here, a week-old chick peeks out from its nest.

An Old Bird Can Hatch A New Chick — Even At Age 65

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross that researchers first tagged in 1956, has hatched what could be her 40th chick, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says.

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