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New U.S. Census Category Proposed For People Of Middle Eastern, North African Descent

The U.S. Census Bureau may add a new category to its 2020 form for people of Middle Eastern or North African descent. The category — called "MENA" for short — encompasses a broad range of identities.

From left: Cati Bennett, Frank Ruiz, Carla Stickler, Jack Elliot and Kristin Zawatski transformed their lives as a result of the pandemic.

The pandemic pushed people to reevaluate their jobs. Meet 5 who reinvented themselves

Morning Edition spoke with people who changed their jobs and transformed their lives as a result of the pandemic, from a Broadway actor who entered the tech world to a mom who set more boundaries.

Two women in foreground, one smiling, in red coats hold American flags. A few others can be seen in background. They are lining a two-lane road on what looks to be a fall day in Maine.

Wreaths Across America Encourages People To Wave Flags Tuesday In 9/11 Remembrance

The non-profit veterans remembrance organization is encouraging all Americans to join in a weekly 9/11 vigil ahead of the 20th anniversary of the deadly attacks.

Nearly half the people in Haiti don't have enough to eat and cholera makes it worse

NPR's A Martinez talks to Jean-Martin Bauer, the U.N.'s World Food Program Haiti representative, about what the country needs from the world to address the acute hunger.

It's unclear where unhoused people are ending up as authorities clear D.C. encampments

Federal authorities are clearing homeless encampments across Washington, D.C. as part of President Trump's efforts to crack down on crime and blight in the nation's capital. Where are the unhoused going?

Nathan Lane as F. Lee Bailey, Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran, John Travolta as Robert Shapiro, Cuba Gooding Jr. as O.J. Simpson, David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian in The People v. O.J. Simpson. (Ray Mickshaw/FX)

'The People v. OJ Simpson' Ends Tonight, Amid Critical And Social Media Buzz

One of the year's most critically acclaimed TV shows wraps up tonight on FX.

A Ukrainian hospital that treated people in the 1850s still has a vital role in current conflict

With some help from U.S. doctors, Ukraine’s neurosurgeons are conducting state-of-the-art operations with cutting-edge technology.

Antentor Hinton Jr., an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; and Melanie McReynolds, an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State.

Black, queer scientists, aware of the challenges they've had, try to help other marginalized researchers

A Black Queer Town Hall in STEM was one of the first steps taken.

Yeongin Kim, UC assistant professor of electrical engineering, created a novel wearable and wireless sensor.

This wearable health sensor could be a game-changer because it's chip-less

UC Assistant Professor Yeongin Kim describes his sensor as a second skin. It's flexible and has more applications than the Fitbit and the Apple Watch, he says

Christin Godale in her lab. She is now Director of Life Sciences for CincyTech, helping the public-private seed stage investor pick companies to invest in, including ones searching for a cure for epilepsy.

This Cincinnati neuroscientist is hoping to find a cure for the disease she has: epilepsy

CincyTech Director of Life Sciences Christin Godale, Ph.d., is now in a better place to either discover a cure herself or recommend investing in groundbreaking research others are doing.

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