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A Cable Car Ride Gives Insight Into Rio's 'Pacified' Favelas

Brazil's favelas, or slums, are notoriously violent places, and in recent years, the Brazilian government has attempted to establish order through police-run "pacification" programs. A cable car ride above several favelas gives a clearer view of what's happened in the communities in recent years.

Chai Lorlam is a 9-year-old, 50-pound boxer in northeastern Thailand. The young fighters go through intense training for fights that are held for the benefit of gamblers who often wage large sums on the outcome. Chai is shown here at a recent match.

As Gamblers Gather, Thailand's Child Boxers Slug It Out

Child boxing in Thailand is denounced by human rights groups, but it remains popular in some rural areas where it attracts large crowds betting large sums on the young fighters. For fighters like 9-year-old Chai Lorlam, the pressure to win is intense.

Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace in Kabul on Sunday, after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. The person second from left is a former bodyguard for Ghani.

8 Paradoxes That Sum Up America's 20-Year Mission In Afghanistan

The U.S. government's goals frequently shifted, creating "20 one-year reconstruction efforts, rather than one 20-year effort," an inspector general's report says.

President Biden was ebulliant as he described the contents of the infrastructure bill and what it took to get it across the finish line.

Biden's infrastructure win gives him some momentum. Here's why he needs that

President Biden's polls have plunged. As his agenda stalled, his party lost the Virginia gubernatorial race. The infrastructure win gives him some lift as he now tries to pass a much-tougher bill.

A student attends summer classes at E.N. White School in Holyoke, Mass. In a new survey of school superintendents, 75% of respondents said they were using federal COVID-19 relief dollars to pay for summer learning and other enrichment activities.

Schools Are Getting Billions In COVID Relief Money. Here's How They Plan To Spend It

New staff, new technology and new classrooms are among the things superintendents are buying with this historic infusion of federal dollars. That's according to a new survey of district leaders.

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona accompanies North High School's marching band on the cowbell during a Monday pep rally in Eau Claire, Wis.

The Education Secretary Plays Hardball (And A Cowbell) To Push For Safe Schools

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has tried to balance optimism around safe, in-person learning with political pugilism aimed at officials who are making it hard for schools to require masks.

It's Been 5 Decades Since 'Soul Train' Was First Nationally Syndicated

NPR celebrates its 50th anniversary by looking back on moments of 1971. When Don Cornelius created Soul Train 50 years ago, it soon became a cultural institution — showcasing Black music and culture.

Mine Cicek, an assistant professor at the Mayo Clinic, processes samples for the All of Us program.

Researchers Gather Health Data For 'All Of Us'

Federal researchers are collecting blood samples from 1 million Americans as part of an effort called "precision medicine." But some critics worry that the path ahead is expensive and unclear.

Donavan Dunn is trained to drive fragile Medicaid patients like Maddie Holt of Everett, Wash., to health appointments.

No Car, No Care? Medicaid Transport Program Faces Cuts In Some States

For more than 50 years, the health program for the poor and sick has been required to ferry some clients to and from medical appointments. But a few states say transport is currently too expensive.

Sorting Through The Overhauled Tax Code

This week on the Call-In we wanted to know what questions you had about the tax cut President Trump signed into law on Friday. Now, we try to answer some of them.

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