Teaching Kids In Vietnam To Avoid A Deadly, Everyday Legacy Of War
In Quang Tri Province, the most heavily bombed during the Vietnam War, 10 percent of the ordnance never detonated. A former U.S. military intelligence analyst is part of a group cleaning up the bombs.
Penicillin Shortage Could Be A Problem For People With Syphilis
The medication is the only one available to prevent an infected pregnant woman from passing the disease to a fetus. Pfizer says the shortage should be over in July.
Do Women Need Periods?
Long-lasting hormone contraceptives are now the most recommended form of birth control for young women. And many women say the fact that they can reduce or eliminate periods is a big plus.
Obama Lifts Arms Export Embargo On Vietnam
Obama is in Vietnam to support its resistance to China’s aggressive aims in the Western Pacific. He lifted the U.S. embargo on selling weapons to Vietnam, something former POW Sen. McCain supports.
Transportation Milestone: Last Leg Of LA’s Metro Expo Line Completed
After more than 30 years of planning, legal battles and cost overruns, passenger rail is once again connecting downtown Los Angeles to the ocean.
Communities Lack All The Funds Needed For Transit Repairs
Renee Montagne talks to transit expert Robert Puentes about infrastructure problems affecting rail systems across the country. Some of the repairs require entire lines of systems to be shut down.
U.S. Lifts Decades-Old Ban On Arm Sales To Vietnam
President Obama is in Vietnam as part of a 10-day trip to Asia. At a news conference in Hanoi, Obama announced he was lifting the arms export embargo. The president will be in Vietnam for three days.
Obama Announces U.S. Will Lift Arms Embargo Against Vietnam
During a visit to Hanoi, President Obama announced an end to the five-decade-old ban on selling arms to Vietnam.
Obama Looks To Bolster Vietnam By Lifting Arms Export Embargo
At a news conference in Hanoi, Obama said the move was intended a step toward normalizing relations with the former war enemy and to eliminate a “lingering vestige of the Cold War.”
During Obama’s Asia Trip, Expect To Hear A Lot About ‘Rebalancing’
President Barack Obama will spend three days in Vietnam on the the first leg of his Asia tour. Reporter Michael Sullivan breaks down the term “rebalancing,” as it relates to U.S.-Vietnam relations.
Teaching The Intangibles: How To Ingrain ‘Grit’ In Students
Author Paul Tough’s book, Helping Children Succeed, lays out what he calls the tools for helping children succeed, particularly through attributes like perseverance and grit.
Bethune-Cookman Students Still Reeling From A Year That Saw 13 Shooting Victims
Historically black colleges and universities have often been viewed as a refuge for African-American students. But at Bethune-Cookman University in Florida, 13 students have been shot this year alone.
Afghan Government Says Taliban Leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour Killed By U.S. Airstrike
The Afghan government says that a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan has killed the leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mansour.
How Effective Is The Peace Program That Pays Taliban To Leave The Fight?
A program in Afghanistan that was meant to promote peace is under review. NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to Douglas Keh of the UN Development Program about the success the program.
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