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UNICEF'S spokesperson James Elder speaks to NPR's Leila Fadel about his recent trip to hospitals in Northern Gaza, where many are on the brink of starvation.

A clash between tribes in Papua New Guinea led to deaths of at least 49 tribesmen. Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Tim Swanston explains why tribal warfare has gotten more deadly recently.

A new vaccine for newborns could dramatically reduce hospitalizations this winter for RSV, a respiratory virus. But not every baby may get the shot.

Across the country, there are ongoing controversies over how and if Black history should be taught in classrooms. Protests have ensued after a Missouri based school board dropped elective Black history and literature courses at its high schools.

One of the winningest coaches in NFL history, six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick is leaving as coach of the New England Patriots after a 24-year tenure that made the team a football dynasty.

A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration will meet this week to make recommendations on whether specialized pharmacies should be allowed to make some popular wellness peptides.

http://petersagal.com/about-2/AboutA native of Berkeley Heights, N.J., Peter Sagal attended Harvard University and subsequently squandered that education while working as a literary manager for a regional theater, a movie publicist, a stage director, an actor, an extra in a Michael Jackson video, a travel writer, an essayist, a ghost writer for a former adult film impresario and a staff writer for a motorcycle magazine.

Bassist extraordinaire, composer, arranger, educator, curator and administrator, Christian McBride, has been one of the most important and most omnipresent figures in the jazz world for 20 years. Sometimes hard to believe considering this man just entered his 40's.

As supervising editor for Arts and Culture at NPR based at NPR West in Culver City, Ted Robbins plans coverage across NPR shows and online, focusing on TV at a time when there's never been so much content. He thinks "arts and culture" encompasses a lot of human creativity — from traditional museum offerings to popular culture, and out-of-the-way people and events.

Lisa Wozniak is President/CEO of the Michigan League of Conservation Voters and co-hosts "1st Friday Focus on the Environment" with Rebekah Warren.