Luxury dog hotels give some people pause amid the inequality of South Africa High-end accommodations for pooches are thriving in one of the world's most unequal countries. They have their defenders and their critics. Who's barking up the right tree? Tommy Trenchard
I wanted to know why my mom was so hard on us kids growing up. So I finally asked When she was a kid growing up in Kenya, Esther Ngumbi was mad at her mom for being so tough on her. Now she's grateful -- but she wanted to know, did her mother realize how her kids felt at the time? Esther Ndumi Ngumbi
Feeding the hungry will be harder than ever for the world's largest food aid agency The World Food Programme, a U.N. agency and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, is facing cuts in its budget that experts are describing as "unprecedented." Gabriel Spitzer
Why midwives are worried In Chad, they're a key force in addressing the country's high rate of maternal mortality. But U.S. aid cuts have affected their salaries. Ari Daniel
He let snakes bite him some 200 times to create a better snakebite antivenom Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself to deadly snakebites from black mambas, taipans, cobras and many others. Ari Daniel
What Trump's first 100 days has meant for these truck drivers and sex workers In Zambia, truck drivers and sex workers have high rates of being HIV positive —- and are at high risk of contracting the virus. Here's how they have been affected by the administration's policies. Gabrielle Emanuel
DOGE dismantling foreign aid agency started by George W. Bush The Millennium Challenge Corporation, focused on boosting economic growth abroad, could essentially shutter. Fatma Tanis
WHO countries finalize historic agreement to help prevent next pandemic World Health Organization member states agreed to the treaty after three years of talks. NPR speaks with Precious Matsoso, who served as co-chair of the group tasked with creating the treaty. Miles Parks
Melinda French Gates on what billionaires with 'absurd' wealth owe back to society In a new memoir, French Gates writes about the end of her marriage to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and her ongoing philanthropic work, directing funds and attention to women's health initiatives. Tonya Mosley
USAID enabled 208 Afghan women to defy the Taliban ban on college -- until now A USAID grant enabled them to either study online or enroll in college in another country. Now the grant has been terminated. Ruchi Kumar
