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Swiss tennis great Roger Federer is retiring at 41

Tennis great Roger Federer is retiring. The Swiss 41-year-old dominated the sport for decades and won more than 20 Grand Slam singles titles — including eight at Wimbledon.

Tucker Salls, a member of the Connecticut National Guard, receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut, Jan. 2, 2021.

10% of National Guardsmen are unvaccinated. Some states say they should be allowed to serve anyway.

The Pentagon said unvaccinated guardsmen won't get paid and can't participate in federally-funded deployments, but some states are concerned that will affect the Guard's ability to do its job.

Military and community leaders, including Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (second from left), applaud new military recruits at a "Community Salute to Service" May 11 at Waynesville, Mo. High School.

Most military recruits come from families of people who served. Experts say that's not sustainable.

The military is having a tough time finding new recruits, and one factor may be its heavy reliance on families of those who’ve served.

People participate in the first annual Disability Pride Parade, in July 2015, in New York City. The parade calls attention to the rights of people with disabilities and coincides with the anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

How to talk about disability sensitively and avoid ableist tropes

When it comes to disability, a lot of ableist language and tropes are perpetuated by the media. Here's what experts have to say about how to talk about disability.

Nurse practitioner Carmen George conducts an ultrasound at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio Texas, March 11, 2022.

Most abortions are banned at military hospitals. Advocates want Congress to change that.

As states across the country restrict abortion, President Biden and some other Democrats want to ease federal restrictions on the procedure.

This photo taken at the Qinling Giant Panda Research Center, shows newly born twin panda cubs, male at left and female at right, in Xi'an, in northwestern China's Shaanxi Province.

Panda twins are born in China as the species struggles for survival

The male and female cubs, born Tuesday at the Qinling Panda Research Center in Shaanxi province, are the second pair of twins born to their mother, Qin Qin.

Geena Davis attends the Emmy Awards in Sept. 2022. This month, she spoke with NPR's <em>Morning Edition</em> about her movie career and upcoming memoir.

These are the life lessons Geena Davis learned from 3 of her most famous movies

Geena Davis' new memoir, Dying of Politeness, looks back on her life and career. In a conversation with NPR's Morning Edition, she reflects on some of those iconic roles and how they shaped her.

<em>Las Vegas Review-Journal</em> reporter Jeff German stands on the Las Vegas Strip on June 2, 2021. German was found dead on Saturday.

A Las Vegas official has been arrested in connection to a journalist's stabbing death

Police arrested a county administrator Wednesday in connection to the stabbing death of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, hours after they searched the county official's house.

Students With Special Needs Return To School, Making Up For Lost Time

Thousands of students in San Diego County are back at school making up for lost time in their learning. The challenge is especially difficult for children with special needs.

Weekly COVID-19 Deaths Nearly Double As Delta Variant Continues Surge

The 49 COVID-19 deaths reported in the past week nearly doubled the previous week's 25, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced Wednesday.

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