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'The Facemaker' profiles the British surgeon who treated WWI's disfigured soldiers

Lindsey Fitzharris' new book tells the true story of Harold Gillies, a British surgeon whose team worked to reconstruct the faces of some of the 280,000 men who suffered facial trauma during WWI.

President Biden speaks at the White House on April 20, 2021.

Biden Calls Slaughter Of Armenians A Genocide, Posing Test For U.S. Ties With Turkey

The designation, which came on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, reflects an effort by Biden to set a new tone on human rights, yet adds friction to an already strained relationship with Ankara.

The songs on Sylvan Esso's new album, <em>No Rules Sandy</em>, don't sound belabored; instead, they hold a weightlessness emphasized by a thematic interest in the present.

On 'No Rules Sandy,' Sylvan Esso finds freedom outside the formula

The duo's fourth album is marked by experimentation and a focus on living in the present moment. Relaxed and unselfconscious, it's a testament to the ease of collaboration between longtime partners.

Weeks after her miscarriage was confirmed, Christina Zielke started bleeding heavily while on a trip out of town. At an ER in Ohio, she was given tests but no treatment, and discharged soon after, still bleeding. She says she was told the hospital needed proof there was no fetal development.

Her miscarriage left her bleeding profusely. An Ohio ER sent her home to wait

State law at the time prohibited abortion after around 6 weeks. Legal experts say this kind of law leaves doctors uncertain of what's legal and can put patients in dangerous situations.

A room in a Planned Parenthood of Illinois clinic in Waukegan, where abortion providers from Wisconsin are helping to provide access to more patients from their home state now that abortion is nearly banned there.

Abortion is legal in Illinois. In Wisconsin, it's nearly banned. So clinics teamed up

After Wisconsin left an 1849 near-total abortion ban in place, some providers began commuting to Illinois to treat patients. These Planned Parenthood partnerships could be a model for the future.

Haitian soup joumou awarded protected cultural heritage status by UNESCO

A famed Haitian soup has been awarded "protected cultural heritage status" by UNESCO. Scott Simon talks to Dominique Dupuy, Haitian ambassador to UNESCO about joumou.

A study by the National Institutes of Health this week suggests people who got the J&J vaccine as their initial vaccination against the coronavirus may get their best protection from choosing an mRNA vaccine as the booster.

A study of COVID vaccine boosters suggests Moderna or Pfizer works best

Should people who get a COVID booster get a different vaccine from their original shot? The results of a highly anticipated study suggest that in some cases the answer may be yes.

A lingering "hot spot" on the McKinney Fire, which destroyed more than 100 homes and killed four people in California in August.

Why suppressing wildfires may be making the Western fire crisis worse

The U.S. is spending record money suppressing wildfires that are only getting more deadly and severe with climate change. But there are signs the needle is moving toward more upfront prevention work.

Flanked by Attorney General Merrick Garland, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta speaks at a press conference Monday to announce that the Justice Department was suing Texas over its recent redistricting map.

The Justice Department is suing Texas over the state's redistricting plans

The lawsuit says the redistricting disadvantages Black and Latino voters and does not reflect the outsize effect minorities played in the state's recent population growth.

A satellite image provided by NOAA shows a view of Hurricane Ida, on Aug. 28, 2021. Ahead of the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season this year, NOAA forecast 13 to 20 named storms. The newly formed Tropical Storm Wanda makes 21.

There have been so many Atlantic storms this year, forecasters have run out of names

A particularly active Atlantic hurricane season has left no more names on the official list for the year. Forecasters had expected between 13 and 20 storms, but the newly formed Wanda makes 21.

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