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Participants in the Fridays For Future movement protest during a nationwide climate change action day in Berlin, Germany. Fridays for Future protests and strikes are registered today in over 400 cities across Germany. The activists are demanding that the German government and corporations take a fast-track policy route towards lowering CO2 emissions and combating the warming of the Earth's temperatures. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)

No Plan B: Deciding Not To Have Children Because of Climate Change

Faced with the prospect of severe climate disruptions, potential parents are rethinking that choice.

Scott Israel listens to comments by his attorney at a news conference in January 2019. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Israel over his handling of last year's massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Florida Senate special master Dudley Goodlette is recommending that Israel be reinstated.

Official Recommends Return To Duty For Sheriff Suspended Over Parkland Shootings

Florida's governor suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel citing him for neglect of duty and incompetence. A special master is recommending that the state Senate reinstate Israel.

Carrie Barrett, a former defendant in a suit brought by Methodist Hospital, testifies during service at Apostolic Fellowship Church in Memphis, Tenn., on Sept. 15. Her debt to the hospital was cleared following an MLK50 and ProPublica investigation into the debt collection practices.

Nonprofit Hospital That Sued Poor Patients Just Freed Thousands From Debt

A Memphis hospital that filed more than 8,300 lawsuits for unpaid medical bills from 2014 through 2018 is forgiving many patients' debts, after an investigation by journalists.

Kelly Lytle Hernández is a historian and professor at UCLA and newly named MacArthur Fellow. Her work focuses on the U.S. history of mass incarceration and immigrant detention.

Rebel Historian Who Reframes History Receives MacArthur 'Genius' Grant

Kelly Lytle Hernández's work challenges the historical narratives surrounding mass incarceration and immigrant detention. The UCLA professor was named one of this year's 26 MacArthur Fellows.

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell Weighs In On Call Between Trump And Ukraine's President

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., about the call between President Trump and Ukraine's president and the related whistleblower complaint.

Chinese-style tile has replaced the domes and domed minarets of the Hongsibao Mosque in China's Ningxia region. Ningxia is home to a large concentration of Hui Muslims, who have long prided themselves on assimilation but are under increasing scrutiny by Chinese authorities.

'Afraid We Will Become The Next Xinjiang': China's Hui Muslims Face Crackdown

A government crackdown on China's Muslim minorities has reached the Hui. "The pressure on not just one's religious behavior, but how one lives one's daily life, is unbearable," says a young Hui man.

Changes To Boeing's Safety Protocols Are Getting Mixed Reviews

Boeing's board of directors is recommending changes to safety protocols after two 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people. The changes come as Boeing settles some lawsuits filed by victims' families.

Smell Tips Autobahn Driver Off That His Car Is On Fire

The man in Germany had no fire extinguisher, but he did have beer. He grabbed bottles from a case in the car and put out the fire.

'Future Of Another Timeline' Edits The Past To Save The Present

Annalee Newitz's new novel pits a group of time-travelers trying to make the future better for women against a dangerous rival organization inspired by vicious Victorian moralist Anthony Comstock.

Acting Director Of Intelligence To Testify Before Congressional Panels

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Robert Litt, former general counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence under President Obama, about the lead-up to Joseph Maguire's testimony.

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