Federal Health Officials Want The White House To Slow Its COVID Booster Shot Rollout The leaders of two federal health agencies are telling White House COVID advisors that there is not enough data right now to make a blanket recommendation on boosters. Joe Neel
Coronavirus FAQ: What's The Advice About Traveling In The Delta Variant Era? Here are questions to ask yourself — and databases to check — before making the decision to take off as the highly contagious coronavirus variant continues spreading. Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
Bumble And Match Leaders Set Up Funds For People Affected By The Texas Abortion Ban "I am shocked that I now live in a state where women's reproductive laws are more regressive than most of the world, including India," says Shar Dubey, CEO of the Dallas-based Match Group. Bill Chappell
Jasmine Crowe: What Can We Do To Tackle Food Waste And Hunger? Social entrepreneur Jasmine Crowe has one mission: feed more, waste less. Her company Goodr is tackling food waste and getting food to those who need it most. Manoush Zomorodi
6 Strategies To Make Classrooms Safer As The Delta Variant Spreads Research shows increasingly that layering one strategy on top of another can help minimize the spread of the coronavirus in classrooms. Maria Godoy
China Is Imposing Strict Lockdowns To Contain New COVID Outbreaks. But There's A Cost The severe restrictions on travel and movement are having a serious impact on citizens, international workers, students and more as China grapples with the pandemic. Emily Feng
As COVID-19 Inundates Hospitals, Staff Is 'Emotionally Pulverized' NPR's Mary Louise talk with Dr. Aharon Sareli of Memorial Healthcare System in Florida and Dr. Adriano Goffi of Altus Lumberton Hospital in Texas about how COVID-19 surges are affecting their staffs. Connor Donevan
As The Delta Variant Soars, The Airline Industry Descends Into Another Slump The EU is taking the U.S. off its COVID-19 "safe list," but airlines have already been cutting flights due to low booking rates. Some say vaccines should have been required for travel months ago. David Schaper
'Fetal Heartbeat' Isn't A Clinical Term — But It's Still Used In Laws On Abortion The Texas abortion law that's gone into effect says a physician can't knowingly perform or induce an abortion if a fetal heartbeat is detected. But physicians say "fetal heartbeat" is a misnomer. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Sorry, Tom Cruise Fans — New 'Top Gun' And 'Mission Impossible' Movies Delayed Again The blockbuster movies have been pushed back once again — Top Gun: Maverick is now scheduled to hit theaters in the spring and Mission: Impossible 7 won't be released until next September. Scott Neuman