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Florida is counting more cases of measles as the state's surgeon general defies federal guidelines and declines to urge people to vaccinate their children.

In Alabama, a debate is happening over whether to invest in technology to guide long-term decisions on how to spend opioid settlement dollars or to focus on immediate needs of people in addiction.

In this leap year, experts and leap day babies weigh in on the pros and cons of adding a 29th day to February.

As Michigan primary voters head to the polls Tuesday, we hear from students at Wayne State University about their biggest concerns for this election year.

An airman who died after setting himself on fire wrote that he was protesting Israel's war in Gaza. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to scholar Michael Biggs about the history of self-immolation as protest.

Lindsay Lohan and other celebrities were tricked into calling for the ouster of Moldova's president. It's the latest example of the Cameo app being used for an apparent political propaganda operation.

In a German town of Halberstadt, an organ performance that began more than two decades ago is far from over. The piece is expected to be played for 639 years. (Story aired on ATC on Feb. 5 2024.)

A frugal Tennessee resident opted out of Medicare Part B, which carries $175 monthly premiums. Now her heirs face a huge bill for an air-ambulance ride.

Floods, wildfires and hurricanes can have long-term financial consequences for college-age people. As climate change makes disasters more common, more and more students are struggling.

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