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English Teacher Says Strikes On Gaza Put Pressure On Residents' Mental Health

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Gaza resident Bilal Shbair about the challenges he and his family are facing as the current conflict with Israel shows no end in sight.

Israel-Palestinian Fighting Takes A Vast Toll In The Gaza Strip

While pressure builds for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, strikes from both sides continue and the death toll mounts. Pressure builds on President Biden to get more involved.

People in Seoul watch a news report in November on the U.S. election, showing images of Joe Biden, newly elected as president, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

At White House Summit, South Korea's Moon Will Make A Push For North Korea Peace

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet with President Biden on Friday. He sees this year as representing "the last opportunity to move from an incomplete peace toward one that is irreversible."

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies this month during a Senate hearing at the U.S. Capitol.

Fauci Says He Expects Vaccines For Younger Children By The End Of Year Or Early 2022

"If I had grandchildren, I would certainly recommend they get vaccinated," President Biden's chief medical adviser said. COVID-19 vaccines for younger children are being tested in clinical trials now.

Twitter is rolling out a more stringent verification process for certain accounts, the social media company announced Thursday.

Twitter Relaunches Verification Check. Here's How To Apply For One

The social media giant said it will again begin verifying certain accounts after putting the process on hold for more than three years.

The firing squad execution chamber at the Utah State Prison in Draper, Utah, in 2010. South Carolina recently passed a law to use a firing squad or the electric chair for executions, citing a lack of lethal injection drugs. South Carolina is just the fourth state to use firing squad, joining Utah, Mississippi and Oklahoma.

Death Row Inmates Sue After They're Asked To Pick Firing Squad Or Electric Chair

South Carolina is now asking death-row inmates to choose between the electric chair and firing squad, citing a lack of lethal injection drugs. Critics say the move is more about conservative politics.

Vaccine Rollout Has Oklahoma's Top Education Official Optimistic About Fall

As the 2020-21 school year winds down, Oklahoma educators are already looking forward to next fall.State schools superintendent Joy Hofmeister is…

Coronavirus FAQ: I Had COVID. Should I Get The Vaccine?

While natural infection does seem to provide some immunity, studies suggest that it is short term. Vaccination, on the other hand, provides more robust immunity.

Ryan O'Connell

Creator and star of Netflix's Special, Ryan O'Connell, discusses writing about his cerebral palsy and reveals the best playground swing in Los Angeles.

O?hio

Ohio natives and childhood friends comic Beth Stelling (Girl Daddy on HBO Max) and actor Micah Stock (Netflix's Bonding) are challenged to a fact-filled game about The Buckeye State.

Line Reading

Actor Micah Stock and comic Beth Stelling play an audio game where great quotes from theatre are read poorly by an emotionless robot. "Oh, yeah? See if you could do any better." Said the robot.

Which Came First?

Love About Town podcast hosts Kenice Mobley and Rohan Padhye are given two things and guess which came first.

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