Retiring Later in China; Getting a Driver’s License in Mexico
In China the government is raising the official retirement age to combat a rapidly shrinking workforce. We hear reaction from Chinese workers. And life in Mexico City presents many challenges for people there. But getting a driving license isn't one of them.
A woman sustains leg burns after straying from Yellowstone trail
The 60-year-old woman, who has not been named, was near the Old Faithful Geyser at the Wyoming national park this week when she stepped through a thin crust over scalding water, park officials said.
Retraining a brain addicted to cocaine, one prize at a time
Thirty years of research suggest rewards for patients who stay off cocaine and meth are the most effective treatment for an addiction to stimulants. Federal rules have discouraged use of this approach, but adoption is growing slowly in Massachusetts and some other states.
The wider implications of attacks in Lebanon
Lebanese officials say more than 30 people have been killed and hundreds injured. Israel has privately acknowledged responsibility for the attack.
Fear tightens in Lebanon after 2nd wave of device explosions kills dozens
Walkie-talkie explosions killed at least 20 and wounded hundreds more in Lebanon, after a pager attack injured nearly 3,000.
NASA’s ‘Hidden Figures’ awarded Congressional Gold Medals for pioneering space work
A group of Black female scientists and mathematicians known as NASA's “Hidden Figures” were honored Wednesday with Congressional Gold Medals, the highest award given to citizens by Congress.
