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Dr. Dimie Ogoina, professor of medicine and infectious diseases at Niger Delta University in Nigeria. Over the past few years, he has tried to warn health officials that the monkeypox virus had changed, but few listened. Right: The monkeypox isolation ward of Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

He discovered the origin of the monkeypox outbreak — and tried to warn the world

Dr. Dimie Ogoina detected monkeypox in an 11-year-old patient in 2017 and saw many other cases since. He's tried to warn health officials that the virus has changed the way it spreads — to no avail.

A quake survivor spends a night outside in Idlib, Syria on Feb. 9, 2023, following 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes centered in neighboring Turkey. A doctor in Syria says it's still difficult to get needed medical supplies.

What worries medical charities about trying to help Syria's earthquake survivors

Camps in Syria have become overcrowded in the northwest of the country after the February 6 earthquake. NPR talks to Dr. Mego Terzian of Doctors without Borders about his assessment of the situation.

A guard removes Brittney Griner's handcuffs ahead of a hearing at the Khimki Court outside Moscow on Wednesday.

Brittney Griner testifies about her medical marijuana prescription and chaotic arrest

The WNBA star took the stand in Russian court Wednesday to explain why she had vape cartridges in the first place, how they ended up in her luggage and what happened after they were discovered.

Snapchat is rolling out new parental controls that allow parents to see their teenager's contacts and confidentially report to the social media company any accounts that concern them. A child lies in bed illuminated by the glow of a cell phone.

Snapchat's new parental controls try to mimic real-life parenting, minus the hovering

Snapchat's Family Center lets parents see whom their teen is contacting, but not their messages. Parents can also confidentially report accounts that concern them, without their child's knowledge.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell maintains the central bank has the tools it needs to bring high inflation under control.

Another big Fed rate hike is here to battle inflation. Economy hangs in balance

U.S. Federal Reserve raises rates for fourth time in 2022, this time by another three-quarters of a percentage point to battle inflation. It's at a size and pace we haven't seen since the 1980s.

Bella DuBalle describes her drag persona as a combination of Miss Piggy, Dolly Parton and Mr. Rogers.

Drag queen (and ordained minister) Bella DuBalle won't be silenced by new Tenn. law

DuBalle says the legislators behind a new law criminalizing public drag shows don't understand the art: "They think that every drag performer is doing something hypersexual or obscene."

Lawmakers gathered at the the Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection for the dedication and unveiling ceremony of a statue in honor of Amelia Earhart, one of the world's most celebrated aviators and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, in Washington, Wednesday.

An Amelia Earhart statue joins the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall

A statue honoring the aviation pioneer is now part of the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall. Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

After a car crash, Peggy Dula was billed $3,606 in ambulance fees by a taxpayer-funded municipal fire department.

The ambulance chased one patient into collections

After a car wreck, three siblings were transported to the same hospital by ambulances from three separate districts. The sibling with the most minor injuries got the biggest bill.

Women in burkas sit outside a bakery in Kabul. Impoverished women from hilltop slums around Kabul have been flocking to bakeries in the city, silently waiting to see if someone will purchase bread for them.

In Kabul, a new ritual: Hungry women wait for bread outside bakeries

Since the Taliban came to power, food insecurity has risen. Women in blue burqas sit in front of the city's upscale bakeries, silently waiting for charitable passersby to purchase bread for them.

"Pass on gambling when you're feeling down, sad or bored. Avoid drinking alcohol or using other drugs when gambling. Plan gambling, so it doesn't interfere with schoolwork or other priorities. And the last safety tip is to set limits on the amount of time, money and other resources used for gambling in advance." ~ Kelly Gorman, Director, Office of Health Promotion at the University at Albany

March Madness means sports betting bonanza amid concerns young people are being targeted

March means the return of the NCAA Tournament — one of the most lucrative sports gambling events of the year. But it also comes with concern about the proliferation of sports betting advertising and problem gambling among young people.

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