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Teri McKeever led the school to four NCAA team titles and is the first woman to coach the U.S. Olympic women's swim team. The school cited violations of anti-discrimination policies and verbal abuse.

The Minnesota Republican served three terms and championed health care reform and protecting rights for disabled people, including the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act.

As the U.S. government debates whether to require higher staffing levels at nursing homes, financial records show some owners routinely push profits to sister companies while residents are neglected.

Human Rights Watch suggests that Ukraine scattered so-called petal mines in and around the city of Izium. Petal mines are prohibited under the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, of which Ukraine is a signatory.

Nipah virus, which can rapidly infect and kill members of a community, is carried by bats. Exactly how does it cross over into humans? Researchers in Bangladesh are trying to find out.

Every couple of years, a deadly outbreak of Nipah virus terrorizes villages in Bangladesh. Scientists there are studying the virus, which is harbored in fruit bats, to stop the cycle of outbreaks.

During the pandemic, the cost to fill and transport a shipping container skyrocketed. Now, shipping rates have dropped by roughly 80% over the last six months.

The new weight-loss drugs can be life-changing for people facing health conditions worsened by obesity, but price and spotty insurance coverage may keep them out of reach.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with RaShall Brackney the former police chief of Charlottesville, Va., about the killing of Tyre Nichols, why incidents like this keep happening, and the role race may play.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Belgian director Lukas Dhont about his new film, "Close," which was nominated for an Oscar. The film traces the relationship between two 13-year-old boys.