'Fetal Heartbeat' Isn't A Clinical Term — But It's Still Used In Laws On Abortion The Texas abortion law that's gone into effect says a physician can't knowingly perform or induce an abortion if a fetal heartbeat is detected. But physicians say "fetal heartbeat" is a misnomer. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Sorry, Tom Cruise Fans — New 'Top Gun' And 'Mission Impossible' Movies Delayed Again The blockbuster movies have been pushed back once again — Top Gun: Maverick is now scheduled to hit theaters in the spring and Mission: Impossible 7 won't be released until next September. Scott Neuman
Kids In Illinois Will Soon Be Able To Take 5 Mental Health Days From School Starting in January, students will be allowed to use their five mental health days without needing to provide a doctor's note for their absence. Jonathan Franklin
Crowded U.S. Jails Drove Millions Of COVID-19 Cases, A New Study Says The U.S. jail population has a 55% weekly turnover rate, raising the risk of infections passing between communities, according to the study. Bill Chappell
CDC Recommends That Unvaccinated People Don't Travel Over Labor Day Weekend The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expressed concern about the further spread of the delta variant. Health officials have been concerned about holiday weekends during the pandemic. Scott Neuman
Joe Rogan Says He Has COVID-19 And That He's Been Taking Ivermectin Following his diagnosis on Sunday, the 54-year-old host of the Joe Rogan Experience said he "immediately threw the kitchen sink at it." That included a cocktail of unproven treatments. Vanessa Romo
Moderna Has Asked The FDA To Authorize A Booster Of Its COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna submitted data from 344 volunteers who got a third shot of the vaccine six months after their first two doses. The additional shot significantly boosted immunity, the company said. Jane Greenhalgh
Storylines Abound At Tokyo Paralympics NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Alex Azzi, editor of the NBC blog On Her Turf, about the Paralympics in Tokyo. Amy Isackson
Elementary School COVID Outbreak Shows Why Layers Of Safety Precautions Are Necessary A COVID outbreak in a California elementary school has highlighted how formidable a foe delta is in classrooms. That's why experts say it's vital schools deploy multiple strategies to curb cases. Maria Godoy
Health Supplies Land in Afghanistan, But Still Not Enough As Need Grows NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rick Brennan, the World Health Organization's regional emergency director of the office for the Eastern Mediterranean, regarding the humanitarian needs in Afghanistan. Mallory Yu