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Melissa, left, and Michael Richards watch through solar goggles as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Wooster, Ohio, Monday, April 8, 2024.

How people across the U.S. are making the most of the solar eclipse

NPR asked listeners to share what they're doing for the eclipse. Here are some memorable answers, from the new parents planning a themed baby shower to the mayor waving tourists off his small city.

This photograph provided by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) shows rescuers at a spot after a landslide in Wayanad, southern Kerala state, India, on Tuesday.

Landslides caused by heavy rains kill at least 70 in southern India

Officials said many others are feared to be trapped under debris.

A hairdresser straightens a woman's hair by applying a hair product. A delayed proposal by the Food and Drug Administration would ban the use of formaldehyde as an ingredient in hair relaxers and hair straighteners.

The FDA misses its deadline again to propose a ban on formaldehyde in hair products

The FDA's proposed rule would take a large step in shedding light on the potential harm that formaldehyde can cause to the many Black women who typically use hair straightening products.

Stranded Southwest Airlines passengers look for their luggage in Chicago last month.

Southwest promoted five executives just weeks after a disastrous meltdown

The airline has promoted some senior-level officials after a historic failure that affected hundreds of thousands of passengers during peak holiday travel.

The Food and Drug Administration has missed its own deadline to propose a ban on the use of formaldehyde as an ingredient in hair relaxers and hair straighteners on the market in the United States. The federal agency proposed the ban in October 2023 and was scheduled for implementation in April 2024.

The FDA misses its own deadline to propose a ban on formaldehyde from hair products

It is unclear why the suggested rule was not released by its intended deadline. But a spokesperson for the federal agency told NPR that its implementation "continues to be a high priority."

Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez studies past criminal cases his office has prosecuted, inside the county courthouse in Corpus Christi, Texas.

These Texas DAs refused to prosecute abortion. Republican lawmakers want them stopped

The Texas GOP is pushing a bill that would punish district attorneys who set a policy not to prosecute certain crimes. It comes after many said they wouldn't prosecute abortion cases following Dobbs.

When Victoria Ferrell Ortiz had her daughter in 2017, she was covered by a limited form of Medicaid in Texas — which ended just two months after she gave birth. Losing insurance so soon was stressful. She supports a push for Texas to extend Medicaid coverage for a full year after childbirth.

In Texas, Medicaid ends soon after childbirth. Will lawmakers allow more time?

In Texas, many uninsured people can access Medicaid if they get pregnant. But 2 months after giving birth, the coverage ends. Advocates say new moms need a full year, to improve maternal health.

A black dehorned rhinoceros is followed by a calf at South Africa's Bona Bona game reserve in 2012.

Could lab-grown rhino horns stop poaching? Why we may never know

When a group of startups set out to solve an age-old problem with new technology, they met unexpected resistance from conservationists who saw the idea as misguided at best — and dangerous at worst.

A law enforcement officer walks as people are evacuated from a shopping center where a shooting occurred Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas.

Authorities identify the shooter who opened fire at a Texas outlet mall on Saturday

Witnesses and video footage on social media have begun to paint a picture of the horror that transpired at the shopping center in Allen, a suburb of Dallas.

Immigrants seeking asylum wait to board a bus to a U.S. Border Patrol processing center, after crossing into Arizona from Mexico, on Thursday in Yuma, Ariz.

Fear and confusion, but not chaos, along the southern border after Title 42 ends

The pandemic-era policy nearly halted the processing of asylum applications. As Title 42 was lifted on Thursday, officials braced for an influx of migrants. But the reality was relatively calm.

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