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Power Outage In Puerto Rico Hits 337K Customers Amid Growing Outrage

The sudden power failure late Wednesday comes just days after another massive outage hit the U.S. territory.

A teen gets a dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine last month at Holtz Children's Hospital in Miami. Nearly 7 million U.S. teens and preteens (ages 12 through 17) have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine so far, the CDC says.

COVID Vaccines In Teens And Myocarditis: What You Need To Know

Health officials have been investigating an extremely rare side-effect of vaccination with the mRNA vaccines in young people: heart inflammation that's mostly mild and temporary.

Lordstown Motors shows off a model of its electric pickup truck, Endurance, in Lordstown, Ohio, on June 25, 2020. The auto maker is under pressure after saying it was running out of cash, raising questions about the future of the crop of startups that have entered the industry.

Startups Like Lordstown Wanted To Upend The Car Industry. It's Now Do Or Die For Them

The electric vehicle startup had a string of terrible news, capped by the abrupt departure of its CEO. Its troubles are raising questions about the startups that have entered the auto industry.

Some Bittersweet Code Switch News

We are thrilled (and, frankly, devastated) to announce that Code Switch host and senior producer Shereen Marisol Meraji will be leaving Code Switch in August for a couple of new opportunities.

An iPhone screengrab of Snapchat's speed filter, which allows users to record and share how fast they are moving. Snap told NPR that it is eliminating the tool.

Snapchat Ends 'Speed Filter' That Critics Say Encouraged Reckless Driving

The messaging app popular with teens is dropping a feature first launched in 2013. After several deadly car crashes involving the filter, Snap was the target of numerous lawsuits.

Former Zambian president, Kenneth Kaunda, attends the inauguration ceremony of the Patriotic Front's Edgar Lungu, in Lusaka. The country's first president, Kaunda, 97, was admitted to hospital on June 14, 2021, as the southern African country battles a surge in COVID-19.

Zambia's First President Kenneth Kaunda Dies At Age 97

Zambia's first president and champion of African independence Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age of 97, the country's president Edgar Lungu announced on Facebook Thursday evening.

A general view of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2013. The embassy is facing a coronavirus outbreak, according to the State Department.

A COVID Outbreak At The U.S. Embassy In Kabul Has Sickened 114 People And Killed 1

Military hospital ICU resources are at full capacity and the embassy has been forced to "create temporary, on-compound COVID-19 wards," according to a note sent to embassy staff.

President Biden signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act in the East Room of the White House on Thursday.

Juneteenth Is Now A Federal Holiday

June 19 is a commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States, marking the day enslaved people in Texas were finally freed — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

WISA Woodsat, seen in an artist's rendering, is billed as the world's first wooden satellite. It's set to be launched from New Zealand before the end of the year.

Where No Plywood Has Gone Before: A Space Agency Will Launch A Tiny, Wooden Satellite

In Europe, engineers are planning to send a plywood-sheathed satellite into orbit to test how well the venerable construction material holds up in space.

Sahr Tarawaly, 14, works several jobs to earn money to support his mom and two siblings. "I used to like mathematics," the round-faced teenager says. "Now I go down to the beach to fish, to have fish to eat."

This 14-Year-Old Family Breadwinner Is Part Of The Rise In Child Labor

His father left with their savings, and the mother isn't able to work. A new report points to an increase in child labor, with millions of kids working. And COVID has likely made matters worse.

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