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Early this week, the leaders of Afghanistan declared that women could not attend university. Now there are fears the any education for girls is in jeopardy as some female teachers are sent home.

The 4-decades long effort to create an AIDS vaccine suffered a blow with news that a vaccine in a late stage trial was discontinued because results showed it to be ineffective. What are the obstacles?

Ana Grace Márquez-Greene was 6 years old when she was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. Jimmy Greene grieves his daughter's loss and says music gives him the opportunity to express himself in the best way he knows how.

Polls, races to watch and vote counting: here's what to expect in the 2022 midterm elections.

Neither candidate was above the 50% threshold needed to win outright under Georgia law. This sets up a post-Thanksgiving showdown in what is already the country's most expensive Senate race.

The 50th anniversary of the Roe V. Wade decision is Jan. 22. NPR's podcast Throughline examines the debate about abortion, which wasn't always controversial. (Story aired on ATC on June 6, 2022.)

Rescuers have been racing to find survivors at an apartment complex attacked by Russian forces on Saturday. At least 40 people were killed, and more than 25 others are missing and feared dead.

Researchers used data from more than 150 countries to connect gender equality and life expectancy. They hope their findings can help policymakers set priorities in public health and other areas.

Conspiracy theory provocateur Alex Jones has been ordered to pay nearly a billion dollars to the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims. But will they ever see that money?

German authorities say they expect more arrests as they investigate an alleged plot to overthrow the government that led to dozens of arrests Wednesday across the country.