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With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is your best protection. And some adults vaccinated before 1968 may need a booster.

Foreign ministers from the world's top economies are meeting for the G20 in South Africa. But the U.S. is conspicuous in its absence.

According to a Gallup survey from 2022, Americans are reading fewer books per year than ever before. And the time that people spend reading has dropped over the years, too.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Athletic writer Dan Robson about Thursday's hockey faceoff between the U.S. and Canada — and whether the latter is losing its edge with its goalie crisis.

The head of a rebel group is now the head of Syria. How will he lead a country destroyed by civil war and sectarianism? NPR found clues in a region in northern Syria, where he governed for years.

Life expectancy for men lags five years behind life expectancy for women in the U.S. Some researchers and doctors say greater attention to men's health could bridge the gap.

Mexico braced for mass deportations after President Trump took office, setting up reception centers to provide shelter and services. But so far large scale deportations haven't materialized in Mexico.

The Pentagon announced it will cut its budget by some $50 billion each year for the next five years. But questions remain about where those tens of billions of dollars in savings will come from.