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Signs advertising free measles vaccines and providing information about measles are displayed at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y. The county in New York City's northern suburbs has had more than 200 measles cases since last fall.

How Public Health Outreach Ended A 1990s Measles Outbreak And What's Different Now

This year's measles outbreak is the largest in recent memory. But from 1989 to 1991, more than 55,000 people got measles. Federal funding and parents embracing vaccines halted the outbreak.

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Too Cozy for Comfort; Print and Eat Meat; Baseball Becomes Even More Boring-ball.

Gregory Curry has had almost all his belongings in boxes and in a storage locker since he was evicted in August. He spent more than seven months struggling to survive financially and unable to find another landlord willing to rent to him.

Evicted And Homeless Due To Pandemic — 'I Literally Had To Sleep In My Car'

Getting evicted during COVID can risk a person's health and doom their ability to find a home. The extension this week of a federal order preventing evictions could save many people from that fate.

Then Sen.-elect Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia, cut his 30th-birthday cake at a party in Wilmington, Del., in 1972 as their sons, Beau (left) and Hunter, look on. Neilia and their daughter, Naomi, died in a car crash that year. Beau and Hunter were seriously injured but survived.

Through Decades Of Addiction, Hunter Biden Says His Family Never Gave Up On Him

Hunter Biden's new memoir is a story of his years of alcohol and drug addiction. He tells NPR that the one constant was the love of his family: "Their light was never not seeking me out."

Muslims pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in the Saudi city of Mecca, during Ramadan in April. One million Muslims from across the globe made their way to Mecca for this years hajj. But a new set of travel rules for westerners left some frustrated about their pilgrimage experience.

This Eid al-Adha, the new rules for hajj have left many frustrated

The Saudi Arabian government's new rules for the pilgrimage left many Muslims frustrated and disappointed. Some couldn't make the journey, and others were shocked by the conditions upon arrival.

The Challenger moments before it disintegrated on Jan. 28, 1986. It was travelling at nearly 2,000 mph, at a height of 10 miles, when it exploded.

Challenger: Reporting a Disaster's Cold, Hard Facts

NASA marks a sad occasion this week, the 20th anniversary of the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. NPR's Howard Berkes remembers the rush to understand why the Challenger had exploded.

Fight Brewing in Nevada over Water Rights

The Southern Nevada Water Authority launches a plan to build a pipeline connecting Las Vegas with underground wells located 200 miles away. The move would provide Las Vegas with millions of gallons of water, but local farmers and ranchers argue the pipeline would dry up their water source, hurting their livelihood and the environment.

Waiting Game: A Reporter's First Launch

This is the first space shuttle launch I have ever covered. And it turns out that the trip to Kennedy Space Center isn't anything like I expected. In a world of contrasts, a horde of reporters rush past surf shops and ice cream stands to hear intricate analysis of the weather.

Keely Smith: A Swingin' Icon of Early Vegas

It took many sleepless nights to perfect the Las Vegas lounge act. Singer Keely Smith and husband Louis Prima put in many hours on the Strip in the '50s to do just that. Smith recalls her time at the Sahara. A new collection of her work is out on CD.

Ian just shy of a Category 5 hurricane as it nears Florida

Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified off Florida's southwest coast Wednesday, gaining top winds of 155 mph. Forecasters said the Fort Myers area could be inundated by a storm surge of up to 18 feet.

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