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Agnes Igoye has a lot of gripes about the way women are treated in Uganda. But she has great hope that women will thrive — and that men will get with the program.

Supporters say a bill in the New York State legislature for adult survivors of sexual abuse that’s modeled after New York’s Child Victims Act has a good…

Last week, despite the threat of the Delta Variant and a rising number of coronavirus cases nationally, the New York State Department of Health announced it would not issue COVID-19 guidance for schools, leaving districts to develop their own strategies. WAMC's Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports.

The world's biggest snowboard maker, based in Vermont, is donating half-a-million respirator masks to hospitals across the Northeast.The chairwoman of…

This week in Arkansas a debate took place in the legislature over a law that bans mask mandates in schools. The law remains, but a judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing it.

Children's mental health experts have advice for how to help kids deal with masking uncertainty – and deal with peer pressure if their mask choice isn't popular at school.

The United States has decided Guatemala is not doing enough to fight the illegal drug trade and has decertified Guatemala from the list of countries deemed U.S. allies in combating drugs. But Washington has decided it won't waive penalties against the small Central American nation for national security reasons. NPR's Gerry Hadden reports from Guatemala City.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports thousands of Mexican guest workers who worked in the United States during World War II say they have never received the money that was set aside for their retirement. With interest, the retirement fund would be considerably bigger today. Class action suits and a new commission in Mexico are trying to find out what happened to the money.

Aristide Supporters March in Haiti Supporters of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide march peacefully through the streets of Haiti's capital. Port-au-Prince is calmer after a day of looting and unrest. But rebels are still pondering an attack and the political standoff is leaving Aristide increasingly isolated. NPR's Gerry Hadden reports.

As many as 2,000 people are feared dead in the wake of flooding and mudslides that devastated the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, divided between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Rescue workers are rushing food, water and medical supplies to flood victims. Hundreds of people are missing in the two countries. Hear NPR's Gerry Hadden.