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During her confirmation hearing to be the next Surgeon General, Dr. Casey Means said she wants to address the root causes of chronic disease instead of what she calls reactive sick care.

She says the nation needs dietary and lifestyle changes, echoing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,

NPR's Will Stone explains.

NPR's Will Stone reporting.

President Trump announced a war on fraud in his State of the Union address, and Vice President J.D.

Vance is leading the charge.

Vance says the administration is taking a specific look at Minnesota's

A state the administration has targeted recently on immigration and accusations of fraud in the Medicaid system.

NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports.

The U.S.

Embassy in Israel says it will be operating consular services for the first time in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Israel praised the move as historic.

NPR's Daniel Estrin has more.

NPR's Daniel Estrin reporting.

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Haiti's government has retaken control of a key area from powerful gangs as glimmers of life appear in the heart of Port-au-Prince.

Experts say the retaking sends a symbolic and hopeful message to Haitians and could be a positive hint of what's possible elsewhere in the capital.

A new study suggests AI models may reinforce stereotypes when asked to compare some locations.

NPR's Windsor Johnston reports chat GPT consistently favored wealthier western regions.

A new study uncovers why sneakers squeak on the basketball court.