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A poster for the film <em>Thirteen Lives</em>, now streaming on Prime Video, which re-creates the rescue of a soccer team of 12 boys and their coach who were trapped in a flooded underwater cave in Thailand in 2018.

Why the Thai cave rescue got a movie — but other crises with kids get ignored

The movie 'Thirteen Lives' tells the story of 12 boys trapped in an underwater cave in Thailand with their soccer coach. But millions of kids are struggling to survive — and don't get the spotlight.

The boutique health care provider allowed patients who were not eligible — and those with connections to One Medical's leadership — to skip the coronavirus vaccine line ahead of high-risk patients.

High-End Medical Provider Let Ineligible People Skip COVID-19 Vaccine Line

Concierge health care provider One Medical has been allowing ineligible people to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Staff questioned what they saw as inappropriate, internal documents obtained by NPR show.

Left: Jana De Brauwere, program manager at the San Francisco Public Library is now contact tracing through the State of California. Right: Rachel Saykpah, quality assurance officer for Last Mile Health in Liberia has overseen contact tracers in Africa since 2014.

6 Pieces Of Advice From A Veteran Contact Tracer And A Newbie

Get friendly with community leaders; be prepared to be judged by others. Disease detectives from California and Liberia share their best insights.

Security experts are urging U.S. political candidates to focus more on cybersecurity to avoid embarrassing or damaging hacks.

2020 Political Campaigns Are Trying To Avoid A 2016-Style Hack

Four years after Russians hacked the Clinton campaign's emails, political candidates are scrambling to beef up their defenses against cyberattacks. Many politicians haven't updated their security.

This image from the Twitter account of President Donald Trump shows a tweet he posted on Friday, May 29, 2020, after protesters in Minneapolis. On Tuesday, the Center for Democracy and Technology sued Trump over the president's executive order aimed at limiting a legal protection long enjoyed by tech companies like Twitter.

Lawsuit Says Trump's Order Against Tech Companies Will 'Chill Future Online Speech'

The Center for Democracy and Technology argues that Trump's executive order attempting to strip tech companies of a key legal protection was retaliatory and violates the First Amendment.

Founder Of Site Promoting Work Of Black Women Photographers Wants It To Impact Hiring

Though Polly Irungu is just starting her career as a professional photographer, she is already spearheading an organization — Black Women Photographers — that is pushing for change in the industry.

Hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison.

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK'S ILLUSTRATED: Spiced And Sweet

Airs Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

Sophie Avouris, 102, recently recovered from the coronavirus. She was a baby when the 1918 influenza pandemic spread across Europe. She lived through the Great Depression and World War II before emigrating from Greece to the U.S. in the 1950s.

102-Year-Old New York Woman Recovers From Coronavirus

When Sophie Avouris of New York came down with COVID-19, her family did not expect her to recover. Avouris' doctor is not sure how she beat the illness.

The Youngstown Vindicator published its last paper last August after 150 years in circulation. A new site, Mahoning Matters, has launched in its wake and hopes to be a home for local watchdog journalism.

Youngstown, Ohio, Lost Its Only Paper. A 'Zombie' News Site Wants To Fill The Void

Nearly one year since The Vindicator went out of business, the new site Mahoning Matters is hoping to become a destination for local watchdog journalism.

Bandcamp Will Again Waive Fees To Support Artists

The company generated $4.3 million for artists when it paused the collection of a percentage of sales for a day in March — which it will repeat on May 1, June 5 and July 3.

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