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The little boy survived being held by a killer for nearly a week in an underground bunker. He's said to be acting "like a normal kid" now, and like most children he's likely to be resilient. But experts say he's likely to remember his ordeal for the rest of his life.

It's the first time the French government has used a measure that was approved in November to limit the number of French citizens joining Islamist groups in the Middle East.

The shooting set off a manhunt that ended when the suspected gunman killed himself as police were closing in on him. Three people were also injured.

Dominican Republic authorities say security video footage indicates a plot to kill the popular retired slugger. Ortiz is reported to be recuperating in a Boston hospital where he was flown.

A new study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital finds that women and people of Asian descent are the most at risk and that shellfish is the most common allergen.

Case in point: India, which reported 481,000 COVID-19 deaths in 2020 and 2021. The World Health Organization found 4.74 million deaths there either directly or indirectly attributable to the pandemic.

Four senators — all parents of young kids or teens — are pushing new legislation to set the minimum age to use social media platforms at 13, and require parental consent for teens signing up.

In Zimbabwe, getting paper currency can be a major problem due to a country-wide shortage. NPR looks at how that's playing out on the ground, and what it takes for people there to get their hands on cash.

We invited you to share acts of kindness. The topics include new shoes, a basket of berries that aren't very tasty and an unexpected twist for someone treating the person behind them in line.

Host Jacki Lyden and New York Times Magazine Ethicist Randy Cohen discuss the ethics of peddling memorabilia. They thrash out the dilemma of a listener whose friend works for a firm has been selling souvenirs with the image of the late Pope John Paul II. The friend wonders whether it's proper to sell such souvenirs for a profit.