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An aquarium said in February that Charlotte, a round stingray, was pregnant, drawing international headlines. But the facility near Asheville, N.C., now says the ray is sick, not pregnant. In this image from an April video update by the Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO, the ray has a noticeable bulge on her back.

After saying Charlotte, a lone stingray, was pregnant, aquarium now says she's sick

Charlotte the ray was touted as a case of asexual reproduction. Her aquarium now says she's actually sick with a rare disease — not pregnant. "This is a very weird story," an expert tells NPR.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens - Hour 1

Premieres Monday, April 29, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Head to Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron for treasures that include Fred Rogers postcards, ca. 1968, a 1966 Milton Glaser-signed Bob Dylan poster, and a Tiffany Studios special order tulip lamp, ca. 1915. One find is $150,000 to $375,000.

A coalition of advocates call for full Medicaid expansion in Mississippi at a rally at the State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The gathering drew supporters from throughout the state representing religious, social and human service organizations, medical professionals and legislators.

Here's what's holding back Medicaid expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states

More than a million people could get health care if these states would pass laws expanding Medicaid. Most residents want the expansion but entrenched politics stands in the way.

A photograph of <em>Hillbilly Elegy </em>by JD Vance.

'Hillbilly Elegy' is back in the spotlight. These Appalachians write a different tale

NPR spoke with Appalachian fiction and nonfiction writers about this moment and how they are building a tapestry of what they know as home.

Vanessa Hallett (left) appraises a 1931 Margaret Bourke-White USS Airship Akron photo, in Akron, OH. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Hour 2” airs Monday, May 6 at 8/7C PM on PBS.<br/><br/><br/>

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens - Hour 2

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Get wowed by treasures at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, including a 1953 Marilyn Monroe pin-up poster, a diamond and platinum ring, ca.1960 and a 1910 - 1911 Philadelphia Athletics trophy, card & pin. One has a value of $65,300 to $125,000!

Hulk Hogan, Linda McMahon and Dana White speak in support of Trump on the last night of the RNC

Hulk Hogan, the longtime pro wrestler whose real name is Terry Bollea, is on the recently released roster of speakers for the convention’s final night, slated to speak in the run up to former President Donald Trump’s address.

FILE - A U.S. Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey aircraft takes off after a rehearsal by special operations forces from Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon as part of Eager Lion, a multinational military exercise in Zarqa, Jordan, on June 17, 2013.

As Congress investigates the Osprey, families balance grief with pilots' love for the warplane

The V-22 Osprey that crashed off the coast of Japan last year brought the aircraft's safety record back under scrutiny.

Jerrian Reedy, left, a student at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, assists Dorothy Gray, a student at Northside High School in the Mississippi Delta, as she practices intubation in a simulation lab. Gray, who is interested in pursuing a career in the mental health care field, attended the University of Mississippi School of Medicine’s annual African American Visit Day in April.

Med schools face a new obstacle in the push to train more Black doctors

Schools like the University of Mississippi School of Medicine are trying to recruit more Black students. But they face a swell of Republican opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Not all Americans eat beef equally. Research finds the nation's biggest beef eaters are disproportionately men.

Eating less beef is a climate solution. Here's why that's hard for some American men

Climate researchers have long grappled with how to get Americans to eat less beef, a food with a huge global warming impact. Now some are thinking about it through the lens of gender.

Vice President Harris descends from Air Force 2 in Milwaukee ahead of a campaign event on Tuesday.

Poll: Presidential race hits a reset with Harris vs. Trump

More voters are now undecided after President Biden decided not to run for reelection, according to an NPR/PBS News/Marist survey. Vice President Harris has a brief opportunity to win them over.

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