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A teenager enters a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine site earlier this month in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens in New York City.

Heart Inflammation In Teens And Young Adults After COVID-19 Vaccine Is Rare, CDC Says

The cases have been seen mostly in teens and young adults between 12 and 39 years old. No deaths have been associated with this side effect of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

The LeoMar preserve has been saved thanks to funding from the state and federal government, pictured here on Jun. 18, 2021

New Habitat Preserve In North San Diego County Helps California Gnatcatcher

79 acres of newly protected land will preserve habitat that used to cover Southern California.

Ari Blank got a comforting hand squeeze from his mom in May as he was vaccinated against COVID-19 in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of Pfizer's vaccine in even younger kids — ages 5-11. The next step: further guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, expected next week.

FDA authorizes use of Pfizer's COVID vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds

The agency acted after an independent panel of scientists strongly supported the move. Kids could start getting vaccinated within the week.

A cannabis bud on display at Hidden Leaf Collective, May 28, 2021.

San Diego Juvenile Drug Use Declines In 2020, But Still Second-Highest Rate Since 2000

Drug use among juvenile arrestees in the San Diego region was down slightly in 2020, according to a San Diego Association of Governments report released Thursday.

The FTC said the University of Phoenix's ads sought to mislead prospective students by suggesting the school had close ties to Twitter, MGM and other large companies.

University Of Phoenix Reaches $191 Million Settlement With FTC, Including Debt Relief

The school has 15 business days to inform eligible students, "You no longer owe any money to University of Phoenix. You don't have to do anything to get this relief."

The Carroll Independent School District in Southlake, Texas, is in the spotlight after an administrator reportedly instructed teachers to provide students with "opposing" views of the Holocaust when the subject of recent statewide legislation came up.

In one Texas district, teachers were told to give 'opposing' views of the Holocaust

An administrator with the Southlake School District reportedly made the statement during a meeting when a new state law came up. It says multiple perspectives should be presented on certain topics.

G. Ford Gilbert, the CEO and founder of Trina Health, is shown at the company’s Sacramento headquarters in February 2018.

Hustling Hope: Trina Diabetes Clinic Founder Sentenced To Prison For Attempted Bribery

The man who marketed a dubious treatment for diabetes internationally has been sentenced to 12 months in confinement – six of it in federal prison — stemming from a pay-to-play bribery conviction in Alabama.

Why low income countries are so short on COVID vaccines. Hint: It's not boosters

Wealthy countries keep buying way more doses than they need. New data shows just how much the stockpile of unused vaccine is growing.

'A Hero' tells the story of how complicated a good deed (and a small lie) can be

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Iranian director Asghar Farhadi about his new film, A Hero. The story examines the complexity of what appears to many to be a good deed.

This June 14, 2021, file photo shows a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vial that is being administered for flight attendants of Japan Airlines at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.

Japan Suspends 1.63 Million Doses Of Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Over Contamination

The health ministry said contamination was reported from multiple vaccination sites. The news raises concern of a supply shortage as Japan tries to accelerate vaccinations amid a surge in cases.

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