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Open up any social media app on your phone and you'll see it: links to COVID-19 information from trustworthy sources. Here, a Twitter screen reads, "No, 5G isn't causing coronavirus."

WHO Is Fighting False COVID Info On Social Media. How's That Going?

A year ago, the World Health Organization declared war on misinformation by partnering with Big Tech, from Facebook to Twitter to ... Uber. They're sending out public health messages. Who's tuning in?

Members of Trump's inner circle gave bombshell testimony in 2nd public Jan. 6 hearing

The Jan. 6 panel heard testimony from former President Donald Trump's campaign manager in a hearing on Trump's awareness that he lost in 2020 and his effort to push the lie that he won in spite of it.

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., left, and Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind., speak during the vice presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Va.

WATCH: 5 Top Moments From The Vice Presidential Debate

Tim Kaine and Mike Pence sparred over Trump's comments about Mexican immigrants, the charitable work of both their running mates' foundations, Vladimir Putin and abortion.

Central Illinois corn farmer Jerry McCulley refills his sprayer with the weedkiller glyphosate on a farm near Auburn, Ill. A new assessment of the chemical finds that the (uncertain) risks mainly affect the people who work with it or who come in direct contact with areas where it's applied.

A Top Weedkiller Could Cause Cancer. Should We Be Scared?

A respected scientific group says that glyphosate, also known as Roundup, is "probably carcinogenic to humans." Yet the actual risks — which are mainly to farmers, not consumers — remain uncertain.

Political TV Ad Spending Expected To Top $1 Billion

Audie Cornish speaks with Elizabeth Wilner of Kantar Media about the landscape of political TV advertising in the run up to the 2014 election.

Omar Shakir, who oversees Israeli and Palestinian policy for Human Rights Watch, awaits a hearing in September at Israel's Supreme Court in Jerusalem. The court affirmed Shakir's deportation, a move that has prompted protests from members of the international community.

Israel's Top Court Approves Expulsion Of Human Rights Official

Omar Shakir of Human Rights Watch was ordered to leave the country for allegedly backing boycotts of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Aghast critics call it a blow to free expression.

A man who was at the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has sued Fox News for defamation. Here, a woman walks by the Fox News headquarters in New York in April.

Fox News hit with another defamation lawsuit — this one over Jan. 6 allegations

Trump supporter and Jan. 6 protester Ray Epps sued Fox News over statements by former star Tucker Carlson that placed Epps at the center of the violent siege on the U.S. Capitol.

What's next after Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Trump

The House Jan. 6th committee has subpoenaed former President Trump. NPR's Cheryl W. Thompson speaks with former deputy assistant attorney general Harry Litman about what could happen next.

Dr. David Muller, dean of medical education at Mount Sinai, believes that including in each medical school class some students who have a strong background in the humanities makes traditional science students better doctors, too.

A Top Medical School Revamps Requirements To Lure English Majors

Many of the students at Mount Sinai's medical school in New York majored in English or history, and never took the MCAT. The school sees that diversity among its students as a great strength.

Target's Top Executive Steps Down, Brought Low By Data Breach

Target is ousting its CEO, months after a massive data breach and amid some other business issues.

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