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25-year-old Fanoos Basir. She’s a civil engineer and former member of the Afghan women’s national soccer team. (Courtesy)

First Person: Former Afghan Soccer Player On Life As A Refugee, Her Country's Future

Former Afghan soccer player Fanoos Basir is living in a refugee camp. Yet Fanoos has not given up hope for the nation whose jersey she wore on the world soccer stage.

An Expo Center Outside Washington, D.C., Now Welcomes Airlifted Afghan Refugees

For the past two weeks, thousands of Afghans have arrived in the U.S. Many passed through an enormous makeshift processing center in Virginia. We get an exclusive look inside the Dulles Expo Center.

The Optimal Regimen To Fight COVID Will Be A 3rd Shot For A Boost, Fauci Says

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, about the current outlook for COVID-19 boosters, and who needs them most to get the surge under control.

Two firefighters from Cosumnes Fire Department carry water hoses while holding a fire line to keep the Caldor Fire from spreading in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Friday.

Responders Are Gaining On The Caldor Fire, But Now They've Got New Blazes To Battle

More containment on the fire near Lake Tahoe means that some residents have been able to return, but a rash of new "suspicious" fires erupted over Labor Day weekend, officials say.

Climate change is increasingly becoming a public health threat, experts warn. Thousands were displaced and dozens died during Hurricane Ida.

Climate Change Is The Greatest Threat To Public Health, Top Medical Journals Warn

With the global pandemic still in the spotlight, more than 200 leading health journals say climate change is an even more urgent threat.

Said Noor, a former U.S. Army soldier and interpreter in Afghanistan, in his apartment in Houston, Texas.

A Family's Escape From The Taliban Came Down To A Code Phrase: 'Tom Brady'

Said Noor was 11 in 2001, growing up in an Afghan village. He later served as a U.S. Army interpreter, moved to Texas and became a U.S. citizen. Then he had to help rescue his family from the Taliban.

Here are the key reasons to get a flu shot — now

A mild flu season last year means fewer folks are immune to strains starting to circulate now. Scientists predict 100,000 to 400,000 extra U.S. hospitalizations with the deadly flu virus this year.

A photo of Richard Guadagno hugging his dog Raven hangs in his sister, Lori's home. He was on on board Flight 93 and died when it crashed outside Shanksville, Pa., on Sept. 11, 2001.

Her Brother Died On Flight 93. She Still Sees Him Surfacing In Small Ways

Richard Guadagno died when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on 9/11. His memory is scattered through his sister Lori's house in items that continue a conversation between the siblings 20 years later.

For 8 Years, A 'Wall Street Journal' Story Haunted His Career. Now He Wants It Fixed

Former U.S. Education Department official Robert Shireman is asking The Wall Street Journal to correct a story from 2013 that continues to fuel false accusations. The paper has declined his request.

Equinox - 9/6/21

Equinox with Duante Beddingfield from 9/6/21, from WYSO Music On Demand.

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